Gender Specialist

2.   Provide cross cutting support to the eight Child Projects of the MedProgramme, and the interlinkages with the activities executed by all its Executing Partners, focusing on achievement of the following results:

1. Delivering concrete inputs (materials) to gender balanced trainings, meetings, events and publications for the 8 Child Projects of the MedProgramme.

2. Preparing terms of reference (TORs) for national experts for gender mainstreaming in the Countries. Coordinate, support and monitor implementation and delivery of assigned tasks.

3. Coordinating, supporting and monitoring implementation and delivery of assigned tasks under the 8 Child Projects.

4. Coordinating with the knowledge management/ communications expert for dissemination of gender material prepared for the 8 Child Projects.

3.   Provide input at important milestones to be integrated into the Child Projects’ execution and in the delivery of their outputs, focusing on achievement of the following results:

1. Facilitating MedProgramme’s contribution on gender aspects to IW:LEARN activities (including participation to International Waters Conferences and twinning, preparation of Experience Notes, relevant trainings and workshops among others) and other GEF relevant initiatives and events.

2. Providing summary consolidated reports based on agreed templates every quarter and annual assessment on the progress on implementation of the gender action plans of the CPs.

3. Reviewing, updating, and as appropriate, populating the programmatic indicators for gender.

4. Submitting a report on the deliverables realized in accordance with the planned tasks in the approved action plans and Gender Strategy. Report to be submitted at the end of assignment.