08._Director,_Gender_and_Social_Inclusion.docx

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Gender and Social Inclusion Director

Position Objective

The Director, Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI), leads the Gender and Social Inclusion Unit, and under the guidance of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Programs, provides technical leadership to the MCA, implementing partners, and project stakeholders to ensure social inclusion and gender analysis are integrated across all program functions.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Serves as the main counterpart and technical lead for all MCA staff, implementing entities, and project stakeholders on all gender and social inclusion issues for the Compact.;

· Strengthens the impact of Compact benefits by Pprovideing technical guidance to the MCA, implementing entities, and project stakeholders to strength the impact of Compact benefits by ensuringe that social inclusion, gender, and poverty reduction considerations are effectively integrated in accordance with MCC policies and procedures across all stages of program development and implementation;

· Monitors and addresses social and gender based risks in the compact’s infrastructure works, and identifyies additional opportunities to proactively maximize project benefits, coordinating with the ESP Director as appropriate;

· Leads the development and implementation of the Social and Gender Integration Plan (SGIP) which incorporates relevant poverty, social, and gender analyses and inputs across all projects and activities, with particular attention to sustainable, equitable water service provision;

· Leads the development and implementation of the equity-focused components of the compact’s policy and institutional reform activities including, but not limited to:

· Ensuring that social equity is addressed in studies, recommendations, and design related to water tariffs and overseeing or contributing to these issues in implementation;

· Ensuring development and overseeing implementation of technical assistance to strengthen the ability of the water sector regulator and utility to plan and implement policies, procedures, and resource acquisition to effectively serve diverse socioeconomic customer groups, including the poor.

· Securing resources and appropriate expertise to ensure mechanisms for identifying and providing all currently available socioeconomic/poverty, gender, and location-specific data with respect to water service access, quality, usage, as well as water service impacts on customers and customer satisfaction. Working with the MCA Sustainability Manager and implementing entities to identify and ensure the use of this data.;

· Monitors the quality of integration of gender, social inclusion and poverty analysisreduction and considerations in all project activities and identifyies areas where integration can be strengthened or modified;

· Develops and manages program budgets, work plans and contracts, and manages and oversees technical analysis on gender, social and poverty issues in project design, procurement, and contract documents, prepares TORs and oversees their implementation.

· Directly supervises staff and consultants providing social and gender integration services for Compact activities.

Requirements (Education, Experience, Technical Competencies)

· Advanced University Degree in social sciences or a related discipline (e.g. anthropology, sociology, women’s studies, public policy, community development, developmental economics, etc.)

· Extended experience (minimum 10 years) leading the integration of social inclusion, gender, and poverty reduction efforts in programs of a similar nature, in an international development context.

· Demonstrated understanding of and experience with collecting or supervising collection of quantitative data and its analysis and experience presenting it in formats understandable and useful to policy-focused users. Extensive experience in this field at a senior level a plus.

· Experience working closely with civil society, government, and other stakeholders active on gender and social inclusion in Mongolia required.

· Fluency in English and Mongolian.

· Prior experience with issues related to access and social equityand gender inclusion in the water sector and with, policy and institutional reforms. , and social and gender Experience integratiintegrating gender and social inclusion analysis on into infrastructure projects is a plus.

This Position Description is subject to revisions/updates as necessary to ensure alignment to the organization’s strategic direction and structure. Revisions to the description are subject to applicable Human Resources policies and procedures, and official versions of each Position Description are maintained by Human Resources.

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Position Objective

The Specialist, Gender and Social Inclusion, under the supervision of the Director, Gender and Social Inclusion, is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of social inclusion, gender and poverty reduction efforts, across project activities, ensuring consistency with established policies, operational requirements, and work plans.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Under the supervision of the Gender and Social Inclusion Director, provides technical input to the MCA, implementing entities, and project stakeholders to ensure that social inclusion, gender, and poverty reduction considerations are effectively integrated in accordance with MCC policies and procedures across all stages of program development and implementation;

· Assists the Gender and Social Inclusion Director with the development and implementation of a Social and Gender Integration plan (SGIP) that incorporates relevant poverty, social and gender analyses, and inputs into projects and activities;

· Monitors and reports to the Gender and Social Inclusion Director on the quality of integration of gender, social inclusion and poverty reduction efforts in all project activities and identifies areas where integration can be strengthened or modified;

· Provides technical oversight for consultants and/or contractors providing social and gender integration services for Compact activities.

Requirements (Education, Experience, Technical Competencies)

· Advanced University Degree social sciences or a related discipline (e.g. anthropology, sociology, women’s studies, public policy, community development, developmental economics, etc.)

· Experience supporting the integration of social inclusion, gender, and poverty reduction efforts in programs of a similar nature, in an international development context

· Experience with social and gender integration in [fill in sectors here]

This Position Description is subject to revisions/updates as necessary to ensure alignment to the organization’s strategic direction and structure. Revisions to the description are subject to applicable Human Resources policies and procedures, and official versions of each Position Description are maintained by Human Resources.

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