Specialist in Gender and Social Development at the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC)

The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) was established on 22nd of May 1964 by the four countries that border Lake Chad: Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad. The Republic of Central Africa joined the organization in 1996, Libya was admitted in 2008. Observer status is held by Sudan admitted, Egypt, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. N'Djamena, Capital of Chad hosts the Headquarters of the Commission.

The mandate of the Commission is to sustainably and equitably manage the Lake Chad and other shared water resources of the Lake Chad Basin, to preserve the ecosystems of the Lake Chad Conventional Basin, to promote regional integration, peace and security across the Basin. The LCBC is a basin organization, member of both the African Network of Basin Organizations (ANBO) and the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO). The Commission if funded by contributions of Member State, but there is reflection for an autonomous financing of the Organization.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Specialist in Gender and Social Development

Direct Hierarchy: Regional Coordinator
Location: N'Djamena, Chad
Duration: Five (5) years

Brief Presentation of the Programme

• The ecosystems of the Lake Chad are of important natural variability and are more and more exposed to different stress that climatic changes and anthropic factors might accentuate them. On the economic standpoint, in spite of the improvement of the size of the water (14,800 km2 in 2013 against 2,500 km2 during the 1980s-90s), as a result of more favourable rainfalls, the situation of the Lake is well below its “normal” Lake level of the 70s with a size of 25,000 km2 . The strong growth and concentration of populations in the Lake and in its zone of affluence (13.3 million in 2013 and a projection of 18.3 million in 2025), has exacerbated the pressure on the natural resources whose exploitation generates reoccurring serious social conflicts
• The gravity of the situation requires a regional intervention approach of which for the rehabilitation and reinforcement of resilience of socio-ecological systems would constitute a stage of rapid and visible impact. It is in this context that the African Development Bank (AfDB) proposes to support the implementation of a programme of rehabilitation and reinforcement of socio-ecological resilience systems as part of the Five Year Investment Plan (2013-2017 FYIP) of the LCBC with a view to enhance the resilience of the vulnerable populations, of the Lake Chad Basin.
• The PRESIBALT also represents the commitment of the African Bank to assist the LCBC in the implementation of its Five Year Investment Plan (2013-2017 FYIP. It aims at achieving important investments necessary for the rehabilitation and reinforcement of socio-ecological, economic and institutional resilience systems at the regional level, an optimum valorization of the available water resources, as productive potentials of the fluvial and lakeside systems which are capable of enabling rapid economic and social development of the populations of the region.

Objectives of the Programme

• The objective of the programme for the rehabilitation and reinforcement of socio-economic resilience systems in the Lake Chad Basin (PRESIBALT), is to reduce the poverty of the populations living on the resources of the Lake Chad Basin. Specifically, the programme aims at (i) reinforcing the resilience of the socio-ecological systems, (ii) preservation of the ecosystems and the valorisation of the main productions in the context of adaptation to climate changes, (iii) reinforcement of social peace through good governance of common resources.

Components of the Programme

• The programme is made up of three components: (i) preservation and valorisation of the water resource; ((ii) development of resources, ecological services and value chain; (iii) institutional reinforcement and programme management.
• The Programme is planned to last for five (5) years starting from the entry into force of the grants.
• The African Development Bank (AfDB) through the African Development Fund, supports the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) in its implementation of the PRESIBALT which comprises many stakeholders, namely technical ministries, national parastatal establishments, specialized international institutions, the civil society, local bodies and organisations of the rural sector, vulnerable groups, etc.
• To stay in the course of the objectives of the programme, to measure the results and the effect of the impact, the programme must equip itself a competent personnel to coordinate the implementation of the programme.
• The terms of dereference will serve as a basis for the recruitment of the cadres on a competitive basis.

Job Description

• Under the authority of the Regional Coordinator of the Programme the Specialist in Gender and Social Development shall undertake an evaluation of the strategies and activities oriented towards issues related to gender and based on the analysis of the situation of gender.
• He/she will develop a specific plan for the integration of gender considerations in the execution of the projects.

Functions, Tasks and Responsibilities
Functions:

• The Specialist in Gender and Social Development shall be in charge of issues of gender and social activities of the vulnerable groups in the Programme zone.
• He/she shall support the Regional Coordination, the National Coordinations and the Technical Departments of the Commission in implementation of the programme and achievement of the SAP (Strategic Action Plan) for the Chad Basin.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Make a documentary review on developing social statistics in order to ensure a good follow-up the OMD indicators;
• Write a methodological note on the formulation and production of social indicators in general and indicators on health, education and environment in particular in the Member States of the Regional Coordination;
• Provide tools and supports for collection of harmonized social statistics;
• Develop a training manual on social statistics comprising all the pedagogical tools;
• Organize an awareness/sensitization programme on issues related to gender ;
• Ensure incorporation and taking consideration of gender concerns in the planning of the Programme;
• Defining follow-up indicators specific to gender concerns and related sex equality factors in collaboration with the Follow-up and Evaluation Specialist;
• Evaluate the impact of actions related to gender questions ;
• Annually implement the gender integration plan comprising the activities, the indicators and the means of verification, and the timetables of each activity;
• Produce periodical reports on gender activities and social development of the riparian communities of the Lake Chad.

Required Qualification and Experience

• The candidate must have an educational qualification equivalent to A level + 5 years of studies in the fields of social sciences, economic sciences, rural development or in a similar domain (training or experience)
• Advanced knowledge of rules and modalities of projects and programmes management is required.
• He/she should have at least 10 years of extended general professional experience of 5 years in the field of evaluation of gender aspects, social development and participative planning in development projects and programmes.
• Should an experience of at least two (2) years in the Coordination, in the implementation gender aspect and social development, participative planning in development programmes;
• Capability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and a relevant experience in the Member States of the Basin as well as in a trans-boarder project is required ;
• Confirmed experience in advocacy and sensitization on the issue of access to and right of women to land;
• Advanced knowledge on gender issues;
• Confirmed experience in concepts, framework and tools for internationally renowned analysis of gender will an added advantage;
• Perfect mastery of written and spoken skill of one of the working languages of the LCBC namely French and English. A good written and spoken knowledge of the other language is and added advantage.
• Mastery of the currently most used software and word procession systems (MS Office) is requirement.
• Capable communicate clearly, work in multidisciplinary team, coordinate and ability listen in multicultural environment;
• Capable of prioritizing and organizing work, meet and make to meet deadlines.
• Female applications are strongly encouraged.

Duration of Contract

• The duration of the contract for the Regional Coordinator is five (5).
• However, it shall be evaluated annually and renewal of the contract shall be subject to performance evaluation considered acceptable by the host institution of the programme in agreement with African Development Bank.

Application Closing Date
14th August, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates must provide evidence of their qualifications for this service (application signed and dated, CV duly signed, letter of interest, etc) Applications bearing the wording "Expression for interest for the recruitment of Consultant for PRESIBAL" must be forwarded to the Executive Secretary of LCBC at the address below:
P.O.Box 727,
N'Djamena,
Chad.
Or
Send an Email to: [email protected] or [email protected]

The recruitment process shall comply with AfDB procedures edited in May 2008 and reviewed in July 2012. An interest expressed by a consultant does not give the right to be shortlisted automatically.

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For any further details regarding job descriptions and profiles, please visit the "LCBC Headquarters in N'Djamena (Chad)". Working hours are from Monday to Friday: 8:00am to 3:30pm.