Part-Time Country Gender Specialist - LAOS

Part-Time Country Gender Specialist - LAOS
CORE International (CORE) is seeking to fill the position of part-time Country Gender Specialist in Laos to support the Enhancing Equality in Energy for Southeast Asia (E4SEA) Activity for the Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID/Thailand). This is an on-demand short-term consultant position until on or about August 2023.
Responsibilities include:

• Work closely with the Senior Gender Specialist based in CORE’s Bangkok Field Office
• Conduct field research and surveys, as required, and collect data on prevailing gender gaps and opportunities for education and training and internships for girls and women
• Identify stakeholders interested in coaching and training to transform to gender-inclusive approach to public sector governance and private sector corporate management
• Work with project staff to ensure gender is appropriately integrated in all trainings
• Strategize methods to monitor instances of gender disparities along the various domains used by USAID and defined under the Activity
• Coordinate closely with the Gender and Coaching Advisors (Short-Term Specialists)
and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist during Activity implementation
• Integrate gender analysis and propose additional or alternative measures of gender-related outcomes and impacts for all monitoring and evaluation work supported by the contract
• Document successful activities and methodologies for gender integration and success story reporting to RDMA/USAID
• Other tasks contributing to meeting gender equity and women’s empowerment targets and goals, equity and empowerment for marginalized groups, and other contributions as assigned by the Senior Gender Specialist and Activity Director

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in social science, development studies, gender, or related field; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working on gender issues
• Experience working in Southeast Asia
• Demonstrated experience in gender data collection and analysis; survey design and surveys; stakeholder engagement with universities, government agencies, and energy industry; and gender integration in development programming
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of donor programs
• Prior experience with international donor programs, experience with prior USAID or other donor programs highly preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills

It is anticipated that all work will be conducted in Laos, however some travel may be required if the regional situation in Southeast Asia relative to the COVID-19 pandemic improves.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. CORE International is an equal opportunity employer.

Please submit a CV with cover letter describing directly relevant experience to [email protected] with the subject line “Laos Gender Specialist – E4SEA”. In the cover letter please also confirm your ability to travel if required.

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.