Gender and Local Community Specialist

Job Description - Gender and Local Community Specialist (2601629)

Job Description

2601629

Gender and Local Community Specialist

Job Posting: 31/Jul/2026

Closure Date: 14/Aug/2026, 9:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit : FAINS - FAO Representation in Indonesia

Job Type: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition : PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Primary

Location:

Home-Based

Duration : 8 Months (25 working days on When Actually Employed Basis)

Post Number : N/A

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FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

• FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
• Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
• Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
• FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

Organizational Setting

FAO in collaboration with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries is in the preparation stage to develop a full-pledge project document to be funded by GEF aiming to build a holistic model of ecosystem-based sustainable use and inclusive governance of fishery resources in the Inland Waters Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs) and to support livelihoods of small-scale and traditional fishers, improve food security, and mitigate threats to biodiversity.

Direct interventions of the project will restore the most degraded and exploited freshwater ecosystems ineach FMA, while developing sustainable small-scale fishery business enterprises

Reporting Lines

The Specialist will work under the overall supervision of FAO Representative in
-Indonesia and direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative (A-FAOR Programme), technical supervision of Lead Technical Officer of the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) and close coordination with the PDE and PPG Coordinator as well as collaboration with the national authorities.

Technical Focus

Provide technical and operational support to the FAO project team in compiling, organizing, and documenting information related to gender equality, social inclusion, and community livelihoods for the GEF Project Preparation Grant (PPG) in the target inland water fisheries management areas (FMAs)

Tasks and responsibilities

• 1. Gender:
  • Based on literature review and gender-specific stakeholder consultations including in project landscapes, conduct a gender analysis relevant to the project’s circumstances and targets. Support the compilation and organization of literature review, background information, and reference materials related to gender equality and social inclusion in project landsapes
  • Assist in developing a gender strategy for the project ensuring that women, men, youth and all relevant social groups can equally benefit from project interventions. Operationalize this through a detailed gender action plan, specifying entry points for mainstreaming gender into the project. Ensure that the gender action plan activities are fully integrated into project’s results framework and identify the specific budget requirements to implement these
• 2. Support the preparation, formatting, and consolidation of draft gender-related documents, including inputs to the Gender Action Plan, results framework, activity plans, and budget
  
  Local Community and Livelihoods:
• 3. Compile and organize baseline information related to community livelihoods in the target landscapes Support the consolidation of technical inputs and supporting documentation for livelihood-related component…