Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Technical Expert (Gender, Climate Change, and Biodiversity)

GeneralPosted 1 mo ago

Location

Phnom Penh

Job Type

FULLTIME

Experience

1+ Years

Experience level

Entry Level

Work Mode

On-site

Industry

International Organization

Languages

English, Khmer

About the role

Provide technical assistance to relevant government institutions, particularly the Ministry of Environment and its Gender Mainstreaming Action Group (GMAG), in strengthening gender-responsive climate and biodiversity policies, monitoring frames, and institutional capacities.
Refine and validate the review of national climate change and biodiversity policies, including the NDC 3.0, NAP, NBSAP, and CCCSP, from a gender equality and social inclusion perspective.
Contribute to the policy brief development summarizing key findings and recommendations for strengthening gender mainstreaming in climate change, biodiversity, and agrifood sectors.
Support the Programme Advisor to give inputs to the Gender Mainstreaming Action Group (GMAG) on gender-responsive methodologies, indicators, and data requirements for monitoring climate change actions.
Review existing gender-sensitive methodologies, indicators, and data collection tools developed by FAO and other partners and indicate how these may be used by the government partners.
Refine the capacity needs assessment and identify institutional capacity gaps related to gender-responsive climate action.
Review and strengthen training materials on gender, climate change, biodiversity, and agrifood systems.
Contribute to the capacity development approaches and learning mechanisms.

Requirements

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supports the transformation of agrifood systems to be more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable, contributing to better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all.
Under the project “Scaling up Mainstreaming Gender and Social Inclusion under UNFCCC Processes”, FAO is supporting Cambodia to strengthen the integration of gender equality and social inclusion into climate change and biodiversity policies, strategies and planning processes.
The project focuses on strengthening the evidence base, promoting gender-responsive methodologies and indicators, enhancing institutional capacities, and supporting the implementation and monitoring of gender-responsive actions under national frames, including the NDC 3.0, National Adaptation Plan (NAP), and National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP).
Ability to independently and in multidisciplinary teams Cultural and gender sensitivity, especially in national/local contexts.

Required Skills

Gender EqualitySocial InclusionClimate ChangeBiodiversityPolicy DevelopmentStrategic PlanningProject ManagementMonitoring and EvaluationEvidence-Based ResearchMethodology DevelopmentIndicator DevelopmentCapacity BuildingTeamworkIndependenceCultural SensitivityGender SensitivityCommunicationAdaptability