Job Description

We are seeking a motivated NRLM Technical Expert: Gender Integration, Centre for Excellence for Women’s Economic Collectives (CEWEC) for the Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (“IWWAGE”) at IFMR LEAD. The objective of this Initiative is to create a platform to promote, synthesize and generate evidence on “what works” for women’s economic empowerment. Under IWWAGE, we have set up a Centre of Excellence to drive Women’s Empowerment Collectives. CEWEC is a learning platform on evidence-based empowerment approaches and models of institutionalized gender and empowerment social infrastructure at multiple levels of governance in the livelihoods mission, and as a hub or resource base of SHG institutions and their approaches.

Position Summary

The NRLM Technical Expert – Gender Integration will be responsible for providing clear technical expertise on strengthening and driving the gender integration agenda/efforts being promoted by NRLM. She/he will work at the national level to provide capacity and technical assistance and knowledge management and evaluation support to NRLM’s gender strategy. At state level, the focus will be on developing state strategies& building their capacities.

Responsibilities

1. Technical support to NRLM and SRLMs for strengthening their strategic framework for gender integration

2. Support the states in the preparation of the Annual Action Plans and strategies

3. Build a resource pool at the state; district and block levels who support and drive the gender mainstreaming efforts

4. Provide technical support for the development of integrated modules; IEC material; and documentation efforts

5. Support in the development and implementation of a gender road map, which is supplemented with standard operating procedures and modules

6. Lead Capacity Building efforts with frequent travel to SMMUs,DMMUs and BMMUs and federation level staff for improved functionality and efficiency

7. Build partnership with NRLM to ensure learning and scale up of gender integrative and transformative models

8. Collaborate with National and State Rural Livelihoods Missions, National Resource Persons to set up monitoring and learning frameworks on gender integration

9. Work closely with the Ministry of Rural Developmentand NIRD across a spectrum of areas related to the women’s self-help groups and federations platform

10. Expected travel- Upto 40-50% of time

11. Perform any other duties assigned by the project management unit as per the need of the programme

Application Instructions:

Deadline: Applications are being accepted until position is filled. Please send your queries to IWWAGE_hr@ifmr.ac.in.

Interested candidates can submit their Resume and a cover letter to: IWWAGE_hr@ifmr.ac.in

Eligibility Criteria

• Required around minimum15years of experience in gender focused programmes, Self-help group initiatives and projects; • M.A. in social work, development studies; gender studies; public policy or related subjects;

Desired Candidate Profile

Post Graduation - MSW

1. Should have experience of havingworked on large scale, complex gender based programmes across different geographies and with different donors;

2. Experience of working with SHGs federations and institutions and other regulatory/government bodies is a must.

3. Experience with NRLM/SRLMs is highly desirable;

4. Experience in conducting capacity building workshops, providing technical support, developing strategy/IEC material is needed;

5. Excellent networking and relationship-building skills and the ability to interact with stakeholders and partner, both public and private.

Organization Details

• Organization Name:IFMR Lead
• About Organization:

  IWWAGE (Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy) is an evidence-generation to action-use program that aims at building on existing research and generating new evidence on women’s economic empowerment. The program is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and is housed at IFMR LEAD. Its vision is to invest in women’s economic empowerment to enable gender equity, poverty reduction, and inclusive economic growth. IWWAGE has set up a Centre of Excellence to drive Women’s Empowerment Collectives. The Centre of Excellence for Women’s Empowerment Collectives (CEWEC) is a learning platform on evidence-based empowerment approaches and models of institutionalized gender and empowerment social infrastructure at multiple levels of governance in the livelihoods mission, and as a hub or resource base of feminist and SHG promoting organizations and their approaches.

  
  
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