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Gender and Social Inclusion Officer HELVETAS Kyrgyzstan is looking for a Gender and Social Inclusion Officer for the Public Service Improvement project financed by the Government of Switzerland and implemented by HELVETAS Kyrgyzstan and Development Policy Institute Qualification requirements: • Higher education in sociology, management, public policy or other relevant field • Work experience in social and economic development, and international projects no less than 3 years • Work experience in gender research, analysis and gender mainstreaming tools • Knowledge and experience in working with local governance • Knowledge and experience in conflict sensitive project management • Experience in participating in elaboration of strategic project documents, and methodologies, guidelines • Work experience as a trainer • Possibility to travel to the pilot municipalities and regions in the country • Skills to work independently and as a team with others • Knowledge of Kyrgyz, Russian and English is mandatory Main responsibilities: Strategic guidance on Gender and Social Inclusion: • Implementation of the overall project’s strategy on gender and social inclusion in local governance processes • Advocacy and national and local policy formulation on gender and socially inclusive public services planning and budgeting • Development of tools as needed for crosscutting integration of women in decision-making on local self-government issues and service provision that is geared towards innovative gendered approaches • Gender and social inclusion assessment of public services Knowledge Management and Learning: • Document the good practices and lessons on gender and social inclusion from the implementation of the project’s public service improvement methodology and the experiences gathered during implementation in target municipalities • Provide input in designing and preparation of materials for dissemination (handouts, brochures, booklets, etc.) • Actively contribute to designing and updating of the project’s and national knowledge management and learning mechanisms • Represent the project in different learning events, regional workshops and online exchange platforms where applicable Project cycle management: • Ensure that M&E interventions and systems in service improvements reach women and disadvantaged groups as intended in the project plans • Design different project templates, follow up on tasks to the field, prepare general information for the reports • Provide inputs and feedback in preparation of reports and project overviews • Show readiness for frequent travels within Kyrgyzstan and to work outside office hours • Show good communication (oral & written) in Kyrgyz, Russian, and English languages • Perform other duties as required Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, detailed CV in Russian and English languages including list of publications (if available) and at least three contacts of former employers (mandatory) to: [email protected] no later than July 17, 2024 with the note PSI.