Gender Equality Advisor, Democratic Govenance Advisor - Indonesia

Cowater International Inc. is a well-established international development and management consulting firm based in Ottawa, Canada with experience in more than 60 countries worldwide.

Cowater is preparing a tender for a Canadian International Development Agency funded project in Indonesia.
The project will improve the capacity of government and civil society in Indonesia to develop and implement polices and Projects that are consistent with democratic governance principles and in support of decentralization service delivery. The project purpose is to build the capacity of Islamic universities and institutions' community outreach functions with local communities, as well as the capacity of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) in order to effectively integrate democratic governance practices and issues in their strategies programs and budgets.

Short Term Gender Equality Advisor - Indonesia

We are currently recruiting a Gender Equality Advisor for short term inputs on the project.
The position will require up to 130 days each year.

Areas of specialization include:

• international development experience, preferably field experience in developing countries;
• experience in project planning, implementation and performance monitoring and assessment, including management tools or approaches used;
• experience in capacity development in the education sector with a focus on gender mainstreaming in tertiary education curriculum development; and
• knowledge of and demonstrated experience in gender analysis, training and research.
  

Qualifications:

1. a bachelor's degree and ideally a Master's or PhD and professional development (include research and publications and work with community based organizations) related to social sciences and/or related gender equality
   

Please send your CV and a cover letter to jobs@cowater.com as soon as possible, with the subject title “Gender Equality Advisor - Indonesia” by October 23rd, 2009.

Candidates are encouraged to apply before the deadline as the positions may be filled before the closing date.

Short Term Democratic Governance Advisor - Indonesia

We are currently recruiting a Democratic Governance Advisor for short term inputs on the
project. This position will involve up to 130 days per year.

Candidates should demonstrate:

• experience in governance initiatives related to democratic processes and practices at the community level within developing countries;
• a comprehensive understanding of governance issues, and more specifically in an Islamic context;
• capacity building experience, including types of initiatives/ approaches used; and
• experience integrating gender equality issues as part of democratic governance practices and processes.
  

Qualifications:
1. minimally a bachelor's degree and ideally a Master's or PhD and professional development (include research and publications) related to international development in areas such as democratic governance, Islamic studies, human rights and community development.

Experiencein mediation and/or conflict prevention and resolution in plural ethnic/religious contexts; performance monitoring and assessment; and developing countries, South East Asia and/or Indonesia Sulawesi, and particularly residence in Sulawesi, will be an asset.

Please send your CV and a cover letter to jobs@cowater.com as soon as possible, with the subject title “Democratic Governance Advisor - Indonesia” by October 23th.

Candidates are encouraged to apply before the deadline as the positions may be filled before
the closing date.