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Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion / Indigenous Peoples Specialist - Integrated Land and Resource Governance II

DAI

Position: Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion/ Indigenous Peoples Specialist – Integrated Land and Resource Governance II

Location: Washington DC Metro Area

Position Status: Proposal, Full-time, Regular

About DAI

DAI works at the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence, professional project management, and exceptional customer service to solve the most complex development problems. Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing and transitioning countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in areas including crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance, public sector management, agriculture, private sector development economics and trade, land tenure and property rights, public health, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change.

About the Project

The purpose of the anticipated USAID-funded Integrated Land and Resource Governance II (ILRG II) Activity is to provide support to the Land and Resource Governance Division in USAID’s Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI) to develop, implement and assess interventions that secure land tenure and resource rights and strengthen land and resource governance systems. The anticipated $25M - $50M, 5-year Activity will help identify constraints and barriers to secure land and resource governance to support multiple development objectives, including combating climate change, promoting food security, supporting biodiversity conservation, enabling gender equality, empowering women, promoting social inclusion, facilitating private sector investment, preventing and mitigating conflict, supporting sustainable urbanization, and enabling localization, among others.

Position Summary

DAI seeks candidates for the Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI)/Indigenous Peoples Specialist position on the anticipated USAID-funded Integrated Land and Resource Governance II (ILRG II) Activity. The GESI/Indigenous Peoples Specialist will be responsible for providing technical gender and social inclusion input into the ILRG Activity, including supporting efforts to develop inclusive legal and policy frameworks as well as positive social and gender norms and practices related to land tenure, land use, land administration, land management, and resource use. The position will also support efforts related to Indigenous Peoples’ land and territorial claims, which provide opportunities for local people and communities to actively participate in, contribute to and benefit from investments on land over which they hold legitimate rights. This position will be based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of the gender and social inclusion strategy for the Activity
  • Conduct gender and social inclusion analysis
  • Provide gender and/or inclusive development support and capacity building for a range of stakeholders and sectors
  • Support participatory, actionable gender and social inclusion research and analysis, engaging with women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and other local actors, where appropriate.
  • Lead efforts to ensure women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and marginalized groups receive livelihood co-benefits associated with the strengthening and implementation of land and resource governance systems.
  • Ensure consistent consideration of gender issues throughout the project activities in alignment with USAID’s gender equality and women empowerment policy
  • Ensure gender and social inclusion analysis findings are incorporated in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) plans to inform gender integration in project activities.

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in gender equity, social sciences, international development, or related fields.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience on gender and social inclusion in implementing and managing development projects.
  • Proven experience serving as a Gender Advisor or in a similar role is required.
  • Experience providing social inclusion capacity building support focusing on Indigenous Peoples is required.
  • Experience integrating gender and inclusion into development programming in the land management setting is preferred.
  • Experience coordinating and overseeing gender and social inclusion experts in multiple countries is a plus.
  • Experience working on US government-funded programs/projects is preferred; experience with USAID projects is a plus.
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