Economic Participation of Internally Displaced Population (IDP) and vulnerable population of selected host communities in the South Caucasus

 

Job Title : (Junior) Expert on Gender, Peace and Dialogue (Employment Contract)

 

Location of the project office – Baku, Azerbaijan

Duration: 15th August, 2021 – 31th October, 2021; an extension till 31th of December 2022 is envisioned and pending on commission.

 

The Economic and social participation of vulnerable displaced and local population in the South Caucasus - EPIC - is a regional South Caucasus programme, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ), that has been launched in 2017. 

 

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a service enterprise for development cooperation with international operations and global experience. Owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, the organisation operates as a private-sector enterprise with a development-policy mandate: to make sustainable improvements to the living conditions of people in partner countries world-wide. 

 

EPIC’s social component has started in October 2018 with a focus on the improvement of social participation of displaced in selected host communities, with focus on Azerbaijan and Georgia. In Azerbaijan, the project activities will be implemented in Mingachevir city, Barda and Aghdam districts with the support of the field offices and from the central project staff in Baku and Tbilisi.

 

To reach its aim of improving the economic and social participation of vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDP), refugees and members of the local population in the South Caucasus EPIC project intervenes in the following 5 fields of action:

1. Capacity development of state and non-state actors, in particular of host communities, to promote the economic and social participation of vulnerable internally displaced persons, refugees, refugee-like population, and the local population;
2. Fostering income opportunities of vulnerable internally displaced persons, refugees, refugee-like population, and members of the local population, especially women and young people;
3. Improvement of economic perspectives of vulnerable internally displaced women, refugee women, refugee-like women, and women of the local population, with and without disabilities;

 

• Increasing the opportunities for participation of vulnerable internally displaced persons, refugees, refugee-like population and members of the local population, especially young people and women, and their organizations in their communities;

• Improvement of capacities for dialogue among state and non-state actors and vulnerable internally displaced persons, refugees, refugee-like population and the local community.

 

 

Throughout all project activities, participation and empowerment of women and youth is a priority which is also reflected in the programme’s indicators. This is both applicable to the economic and social empowerment, giving it a cross-cutting character of great relevance across all project’s components. Therefore, activities under the social participation component of the project will be implemented in close cooperation with the implementation of economic activities.

 

The project is looking for a (junior) expert to support the mainstreaming of gender topics into the project implementation; to significantly contribute to the implementation of EPIC’s third component that focuses on improving the economic perspectives of vulnerable women as well as to support the dialogue process envisioned under the fifth component. The successful candidate is expected to conduct frequent duty trips to Barda, Aghdam and Mingachevir city and support the development, implementation and monitoring of project activities in these municipalities.

 

Responsibilities:

The (junior) expert based in Baku, with monthly travel to Barda, Aghdam districts and Mingachevir city, will support the project team in the implementation of activities in all five components, particularly in the components three and five. These include but are not limited to

• General support to the project team (gender mainstreaming): Conducting gender needs assessment across all components, identifying gender-related issues and addressing them with adequate gender-focused measures, and mainstreaming gender transformative approaches into all project activities.
• Under component 3 (improvement of women’s economic perspectives): Supporting project advisors in working with women groups, especially in developing women cooperatives and cooperation-based production and services’ development for improvement of women beneficiaries’ economic conditions in Aghdam and Barda districts.
• Design and implement networking and organisational development activities in support of current and potential female project beneficiaries.
• Design and implement gender-transformative approaches in the work with women groups and female beneficiaries.
• Reaching out to potential partners from the public and private sector as well as from the international cooperation.
• Carry out independently all assigned task relevant for the achievement of the component’s aim and support the project advisor in the design, implementation and steering of the component.
• Under component 5 (strengthening dialogue capacities and promoting dialogues): Developing, conducting and coordinating project activities designed in cooperation with the project advisor, including formulation of activity implementation plans. Activities include, but not limited to:
• Identification and selection of project beneficiaries.
• Design and implement trainings and other capacity development measures for the project beneficiaries in peace and conflict resolution.
• Management of workshops events, fairs, and similar initiatives for promoting dialogue, peaceful coexistence and conflict sensitive awareness and approaches amongst the target population.
• Advising and mentoring to the beneficiaries on the development and implementation of dialogue-promoting measures.
• Monitoring and reporting on the progress achieved.
• Managing short-term consultants in implementation.
• Participation at workshops and trainings with the GIZ Baku team, including at regional events (requires travel abroad).
• Support project activities across all components in all districts upon request.

 

Required qualifications, competences, and experience:

 

Qualifications:

• A university degree in gender, women studies, sociology, anthropology, education, conflict resolution or related social sciences fields.
• Qualifications/trainings in gender mainstreaming and dialogue instruments.
• advanced (graduate) degree in the relevant fields is an asset.

 

Professional experience:

• At least 2 years in a similar position focusing on gender equality, women economic empowerment and/or dialogue promotion.
• Experience with vulnerable population groups, especially IDP and refugees is considered an asset.

• Experience related to sustainable development or development management.  
• Experience in designing and conducting qualification and skills development activities, with a focus on women empowerment and gender equality. 

• Working experience with vulnerable population groups, especially with IDP and refugees is considered an asset. 

 

Other knowledge, additional competences:

• Excellent command of Azerbaijani and English; knowledge of German is an asset. 
• Willingness to travel regularly within the country, including to rural districts, and occasionally abroad.  
• Work experience in rural districts.
• High working level knowledge of MS Office programs. 
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team. 
• Good knowledge of rural Azerbaijan.
• Strong ability for self-motivation, self-organization, priority-setting.  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 

 

Qualified candidates are kindly asked to send their CV/Resume and motivation letters by e-mail to: [email protected]

 

Please indicate the name of the position (IDP – Junior Expert Gender and Dialogue -  Baku ) you are applying for in the subject line of the email.

 

Application deadline: 14.07.2021

 

Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be invited to the further stages of the recruitment process.