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Gender and Climate Specialist

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Yayasan Inisiatif Perubahan Akses menuju Sehat (IPAS) Indonesia, is a local foundation works as affiliation of Ipas global so that women and girls have improved sexual and reproductive health and rights through enhanced reproductive justice and access to care for women and girls in Indonesia

Position Purpose

The Gender & Climate Specialist works with other staff in Program team to establish and to assist the implementation of a project focusing on climate resilient community and climate resilient health system to address climate loss and damage. S/he is responsible to provide technical support/assistance to Program team and local key stakeholders, to successfully implement project that address the need to establish and strengthen the local health system and community action and resiliency to address the women and girls vulnerability to climate change and to support local climate adaptation strategy. S/He needs to work collaboratively with various stakeholders of the project.

With the support of his/her supervisor, S/He will lead Yayasan IPAS Indonesia’s climate actions strategy and plans. The Gender & Climate Specialist contributes to enriching CAM Unit’s learnings and innovation on education, awareness raising, social support building, and community mobilization related to intersections of climate change, women and girls’ reproductive health and rights. The competencies required to be successful in this position also include a strong portfolio in climate change and gender project approach and implementation as well as practical understanding of community access and mobilization related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Ability to translate those into actionable intervention is a must, to guide staffs and inform other units in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia project design and implementation. To be successful in this position, the candidate must deeply engage in project co-creation with women and girls, climate change experts/partners and local government, and ensuring participatory lesson documentation across the life of the project.

This position reports to Community Access and Mobilization (CAM) Advisor/Team Leader and works closely with other projects and units in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia to ensure quality implementation and accountability of the Climate Change and reproductive health/rights Project.

Summary Of Responsibilities

Planning

  • Support CAM Advisor/Team Leader to develop Yayasan IPAS Indonesia’s Climate adaptation strategy to reduce vulnerability of women and girls in relation to their reproductive health and rights, and to support local resiliency to climate loss and damage
  • In close collaboration with Yayasan IPAS Senior Management Team and CAM Advisor, develop plans and execute implementation to respond to climate-induced disasters as its emerges

Project and Program Management:

  • Ensure IPAS Indonesia’s strategy integrate climate change into other cross-cutting technical areas (gender equality, health system strengthening, and community engagement) and priorities are effectively integrated into program implementation.
  • Maintain high quality partnership with climate change actors and/stakeholders both at project sites and also at national level the Project Steering Committee at provincial and district level.
  • Lead Yayasan IPAS Indonesia team for the emergency response and humanitarian works following a climate-induced disaster event.
  • Represent IPAS Indonesia in the climate change related coordination with key stakeholders in Central Sulawesi Province

Technical Assistance:

  • Under the supervision of the Community Access and Mobilization (CAM) Team Leader/Advisor and coordination with other units, ensure technical advice and support are implemented for local stakeholders and sub-grantees to ensure quality delivery of program implementation.
  • Build the capacity of Yayasan IPAS Indonesia team to better understand climate adaptation and mitigation strategy, and to support inclusion of climate justice into IPAS Indonesia’s reproductive justice works

Reporting:

  • Support Project Coordinator to produce regular project report for donors and other stakeholders with quality data and narrative
  • Conduct regular project update meetings with government counterparts in project areas.

M&E

  • Collaborate with Project Coordinator and MEL Specialist in co-creating and implementing participatory MERLA activities.
  • Ensure that the program has appropriate, relevant, and up-to-date materials, tools, resources, and templates for documenting and monitoring its activities

Finance:

  • Understand the overall Finance regulation in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia
  • Ensure all activities comply with Yayasan IPAS Indonesia’s financial regulation which includes but not limited to completion of receipts and timely reporting

HR & Administration

  • Understand and comply with the HR regulation in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia
  • Ensure all activities comply with the regulation in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia

Ethics

  • Understand and practice ethical process and behavior as per the organization's standard
  • Contribute to safe working environment where every team member is treated equally and respectfully
  • Ensure external consultant understand and practice ethical process and behavior while in partnership and implement program with Yayasan Ipas Indonesia

Other

  • Perform other related duties as required

Internal & External Customers / Suppliers as well as Third Parties

  • Collaborate with other unit advisors, managers, project coordinators and officers for successful project implementation.
  • Ensuring all project activities and its external partners comply with Yayasan Ipas Indonesia's branding strategy and design.
  • Maintain mutual relationship with partners and other stakeholders through representation of Yayasan IPAS’s mission to uphold women’s and girls’ rights to quality SRH.
  • When deemed necessary, represent the project at provincial and district level coordination meeting with relevant stakeholders to ensure incorporation of Ipas objectives into the discussion.

Position Requirements

  • Bachelor Degree in relevant field (environmental science, development studies, public health, social work) with at least 8 years of experience in development work. Having a master degree is an advantage
  • Experience in working in climate change and gender issues is a must, with at least 3 years senior technical roles
  • Deep knowledge on Climate adaptation and mitigation strategy, humanitarian response, and gender with orientation towards improving the space for protection towards women and girls and their reproductive health and rights.
  • Fluent in Indonesian and English (speaking and writing)
  • Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
  • Ability to travel when needed.

Knowledge & Skills

  • Demonstrated strong writing, editing, and communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills: able to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to visualize, articulate, conceptualize or solve complex solutions. Proven organizational skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks successfully under tight deadlines. Strong interpersonal, communication and troubleshooting skills.
  • Works independently; is an active participant in meeting project and organizational goals
  • Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with partners, stakeholders, and other staff
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated project and organizational skills
  • Ability to motivate and work well with others
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based, global environment
  • Ability to create a supportive working environment amongst all country staff

Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequity. We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our personnel without regard to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, citizenship, caste, ethnicity, regional identity, tribal identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy. Ipas acknowledges that these personal characteristics may differ in different contexts.
Yayasan Inisiatif Perubahan Akses menuju Sehat (IPAS) Indonesia, is a local foundation works as affiliation of Ipas global so that women and girls have improved sexual and reproductive health and rights through enhanced reproductive justice and access to care for women and girls in Indonesia

Position Purpose

The Gender & Climate Specialist works with other staff in Program team to establish and to assist the implementation of a project focusing on climate resilient community and climate resilient health system to address climate loss and damage. S/he is responsible to provide technical support/assistance to Program team and local key stakeholders, to successfully implement project that address the need to establish and strengthen the local health system and community action and resiliency to address the women and girls vulnerability to climate change and to support local climate adaptation strategy. S/He needs to work collaboratively with various stakeholders of the project.

With the support of his/her supervisor, S/He will lead Yayasan IPAS Indonesia’s climate actions strategy and plans. The Gender & Climate Specialist contributes to enriching CAM Unit’s learnings and innovation on education, awareness raising, social support building, and community mobilization related to intersections of climate change, women and girls’ reproductive health and rights. The competencies required to be successful in this position also include a strong portfolio in climate change and gender project approach and implementation as well as practical understanding of community access and mobilization related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Ability to translate those into actionable intervention is a must, to guide staffs and inform other units in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia project design and implementation. To be successful in this position, the candidate must deeply engage in project co-creation with women and girls, climate change experts/partners and local government, and ensuring participatory lesson documentation across the life of the project.

This position reports to Community Access and Mobilization (CAM) Advisor/Team Leader and works closely with other projects and units in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia to ensure quality implementation and accountability of the Climate Change and reproductive health/rights Project.

Summary Of Responsibilities

Planning

  • Support CAM Advisor/Team Leader to develop Yayasan IPAS Indonesia’s Climate adaptation strategy to reduce vulnerability of women and girls in relation to their reproductive health and rights, and to support local resiliency to climate loss and damage
  • In close collaboration with Yayasan IPAS Senior Management Team and CAM Advisor, develop plans and execute implementation to respond to climate-induced disasters as its emerges

Project and Program Management:

  • Ensure IPAS Indonesia’s strategy integrate climate change into other cross-cutting technical areas (gender equality, health system strengthening, and community engagement) and priorities are effectively integrated into program implementation.
  • Maintain high quality partnership with climate change actors and/stakeholders both at project sites and also at national level the Project Steering Committee at provincial and district level.
  • Lead Yayasan IPAS Indonesia team for the emergency response and humanitarian works following a climate-induced disaster event.
  • Represent IPAS Indonesia in the climate change related coordination with key stakeholders in Central Sulawesi Province

Technical Assistance:

  • Under the supervision of the Community Access and Mobilization (CAM) Team Leader/Advisor and coordination with other units, ensure technical advice and support are implemented for local stakeholders and sub-grantees to ensure quality delivery of program implementation.
  • Build the capacity of Yayasan IPAS Indonesia team to better understand climate adaptation and mitigation strategy, and to support inclusion of climate justice into IPAS Indonesia’s reproductive justice works

Reporting:

  • Support Project Coordinator to produce regular project report for donors and other stakeholders with quality data and narrative
  • Conduct regular project update meetings with government counterparts in project areas.

M&E

  • Collaborate with Project Coordinator and MEL Specialist in co-creating and implementing participatory MERLA activities.
  • Ensure that the program has appropriate, relevant, and up-to-date materials, tools, resources, and templates for documenting and monitoring its activities

Finance:

  • Understand the overall Finance regulation in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia
  • Ensure all activities comply with Yayasan IPAS Indonesia’s financial regulation which includes but not limited to completion of receipts and timely reporting

HR & Administration

  • Understand and comply with the HR regulation in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia
  • Ensure all activities comply with the regulation in Yayasan IPAS Indonesia

Ethics

  • Understand and practice ethical process and behavior as per the organization's standard
  • Contribute to safe working environment where every team member is treated equally and respectfully
  • Ensure external consultant understand and practice ethical process and behavior while in partnership and implement program with Yayasan Ipas Indonesia

Other

  • Perform other related duties as required

Internal & External Customers / Suppliers as well as Third Parties

  • Collaborate with other unit advisors, managers, project coordinators and officers for successful project implementation.
  • Ensuring all project activities and its external partners comply with Yayasan Ipas Indonesia's branding strategy and design.
  • Maintain mutual relationship with partners and other stakeholders through representation of Yayasan IPAS’s mission to uphold women’s and girls’ rights to quality SRH.
  • When deemed necessary, represent the project at provincial and district level coordination meeting with relevant stakeholders to ensure incorporation of Ipas objectives into the discussion.

Position Requirements

  • Bachelor Degree in relevant field (environmental science, development studies, public health, social work) with at least 8 years of experience in development work. Having a master degree is an advantage
  • Experience in working in climate change and gender issues is a must, with at least 3 years senior technical roles
  • Deep knowledge on Climate adaptation and mitigation strategy, humanitarian response, and gender with orientation towards improving the space for protection towards women and girls and their reproductive health and rights.
  • Fluent in Indonesian and English (speaking and writing)
  • Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
  • Ability to travel when needed.

Knowledge & Skills

  • Demonstrated strong writing, editing, and communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills: able to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to visualize, articulate, conceptualize or solve complex solutions. Proven organizational skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks successfully under tight deadlines. Strong interpersonal, communication and troubleshooting skills.
  • Works independently; is an active participant in meeting project and organizational goals
  • Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with partners, stakeholders, and other staff
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated project and organizational skills
  • Ability to motivate and work well with others
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based, global environment
  • Ability to create a supportive working environment amongst all country staff

Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequity. We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our personnel without regard to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, citizenship, caste, ethnicity, regional identity, tribal identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy. Ipas acknowledges that these personal characteristics may differ in different contexts.