Sr. Advisor for Gender - GTZ

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes.
Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis. GTZ has been working in Indonesia since 1975 on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

GTZ is seeking 1 (one) qualified Indonesian candidate for the position of Sr. Advisor for Gender. This position will be under Fixed-Term Contract for 1 year with possibility of prolongation. Please find job descriptions below:


JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Advisor for Gender will assist the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment to strengthen the rights of women in the frame of the Indonesian-German Cooperation project “Strengthening of Women’s Rights”, scheduled to start in January 2010.

Tasks
The Senior Advisor will support the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment in policy development related to the goals of the project, coordination and cooperation with other related ministries and with relevant government stakeholders from the sub-national level, as well as establishing networks with non-governmental organizations and civil society. S/he will support the development of awareness campaigns and contribute to the establishment of efficient networks with other relevant actors. S/he will also support sub-national institutions such as Boards for Women’s Empowerment and Women’s Study Centres to contribute to more gender sensitive policy making at municipal, district and provincial level in the selected regions of Indonesian-German cooperation.

Requirements

• The applicant holds a University Degree in Political Science, Law, Sociology, Anthropology or a field related to the issues of the project, and has a minimum of 7-10 years professional experience.
• The applicant shall have strong professional background in at least two of the following fields: women’s issues and women’s rights in Indonesia; gender mainstreaming; civil rights and human rights.
• S/he should have intimate knowledge of political and socio-cultural factors that contribute to women’s disadvantage in Indonesia, knowledge of the implications of family law and marriage law on women’s rightsin Indonesia, and experience with campaigning for women’s issues and rights.
• S/he has experience with legal drafting, multi-stakeholder process facilitation, development of awareness/ socialization campaigns and capacity development measures, and establishment of effective networks between government and non-government actors. Further, s/he has previously worked with Government institutions, NGOs in the field of women’s rights and donors and has solid knowledge of project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation inthe context of development work. Some background in the development of gender related studies is desirable.
• Further, s/he is a team player with excellent communication skills and good writing/ presentation skills (both Indonesian and English). The applicant has a high level of integrity and is committed to the goals of Good Governance.
  

Interested candidate should submit the application letter, CV with latest photograph and list of references to Ibu Sulianti atsulianti.adisusan to@gtz.de by the latest 20.12.2009

-Only short-listed candidates will be notified for interviews -

Thank you for your attention.

Carolina Asti
HR Officer
GTZ Office
Jakarta