DAI is seeking to hire a qualified Gender Advisor for an anticipated $10-25 million USAID-funded activity to develop a fully digital, efficient and transparent land record. The activity will be implemented in select Newly Merged Districts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The land record will help improve land management and local planning, mitigate land disputes, support enabling conditions to access credit and improve the ability of the Government to provide services to its citizens.
Position description/summary:
We are looking for candidates with expertise in gender equity and empowerment issues in Pakistan, particularly the Newly Merged Districts. The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of statutory law governing women’s rights to inherit land, customary practices related to inheritance, constraints faced by women to inherit land and property in practice. Additional expertise includes:
- Developing strategies, approaches and communication campaigns to raise awareness and positively shift attitudes about women’s rights to property;
- Providing analytical and programmatic guidance to the project team to promote an equitable impact of all initiatives implemented by the activity; and
- Implementing grass-roots activities with local NGOs to promote gender equality.
Qualifications:
- More than five (5) years of relevant experience and skills related to area of specialization;
- Proven track record working effectively in multi- disciplinary teams on development projects and building counterpart capacity, preferably in the Newly Merged Districts;
- Fluency in English required, and Pashto language skills strongly preferred;
- University degree in relevant discipline, Master’s degree preferred;
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently to Peshawar and throughout the Newly Merged Districts; and
- Excellent strategic writing, editing, and speaking skills.