Gender Policy and Strategy Expert – Aquatic Environmental Management at African Union - InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources

We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates. Job Description Summary Under the direct supervision of the Project Team Leader at AU-IBAR, the incumbent will undertake the following targeted areas of work so as to achieve the objectives of the Project ‘Conserving Aquatic Biodiversity in African Blue Economy’:

• Contribute to the identification and mainstreaming of gender related issues across the project’s activities relevant to aquatic biodiversity and environmental management.

• Participate in analysis of, from a gender perspective, existing national, regional and local policies, strategies and action plans and elaborate on the added value of gender mainstreaming into national and regional conservation policies.

• Support the operationalization of the AU endorsed continental strategy for gender mainstreaming in aquatic biodiversity conservation and environmental management in the continent.

• Contribute to the implementation of the Continental strategy on Nature-based solutions for sustainable aquatic biodiversity conservation, and environment management - ensuring effective community, private sector, women and youth, participation in climate change mitigation efforts, conserving and restoring aquatic ecosystems and fish stocks.

• Strengthen inclusive Regional Blue Value Chains in selected fisheries and aquaculture undertaken: including actors, enablers, drivers and develop mechanisms for enhancing effective private sector, women and youth engagement.

• Promote the operationalization of WION-SOF (West Indian Ocean Network for Small-scale Octopus Fisheries (development of strategic plan and annual workplan; and to coordinate support to stakeholders along the value to enhance capacity for improved market access for Octopus).

• Enhance mechanisms to promote the Private sector and Women’s representation in climate change decision-making institutions at national, regional and continental levels.

• Identify partners (including NGOs, regional and national institutions) for collaboration to support gender and climate actions in coastal communities.

• Any other duty as may be assigned by the Project Team Leader.

Academic Requirements The incumbent should have a Minimum of a Master’s degree in the field of Gender Studies and/or Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Social Science, International Policy Development Studies with focus on Gender considerations. General Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of combined relevant work experience in development-oriented institutions, NGOs, UN, AU member states or related international development aid projects in Africa.

• A Minimum of 3 years of experience in at least one of the sectors (e.g., gender and climate change mitigation programmes; conservation of aquatic ecosystems, integrating gender consider...