Regional Researcher - Gender and Social Inclusion

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center is seeking a competent & multi skilled candidate to join its MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Office as a Regional Researcher - Gender and Social Inclusion.

This is a regionally recruited position; therefore, individuals with relevant abilities, from diverse locations in the MENA region are encouraged to apply. Please disregard the preferred geographic location indicated above, as this is a technical limitation of the Workable software. The successful candidate preferably should be based in Egypt. However, Jordan will be considered if the candidate is already legally entitled to work there.

The Regional Researcher - Gender and Social Inclusion will lead the planning, design, and implementation of gender-transformative, gender-mainstreaming, and social inclusion aspects of applied research for development projects focused on water and food security in the MENA region. Additionally, the incumbent will address key development and humanitarian-to-development challenges with a core focus on the implementation of gender transformative approaches. The position-holder will contribute to building core competency in the IWMI-MENA office, with partners, and stakeholders, on gender transformative and mainstreaming approaches. Also, the Regional Researcher will serve as a key expert on gender and social inclusion issues in research project development and implementation. During the initial contract term, the successful candidate will focus on MENA projects within the FCDO-funded PHENOMENAL program, including Al Murunah.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead delivery of the inception phase for gender transformative pilot projects in Al Murunah project communities, at least in Egypt, Jordan, and the Occupied Palestinian territories. This includes the development of the full project workplan and budget with support from the Al Murunah Project Lead and Project Coordinator.
• If the full project is approved, lead its delivery.
• Lead Al Murunah pilot project adoption readiness work with a focus on women and youth in the four project countries, which includes a strong oversight role of implementing partners and national consultants.
• Operationalize the Al Murunah gender action plans and mainstream gender issues across Al Murunah operations.
• Plan, design, and implement scientific methods assessing the effect of water and agricultural management technologies and practices on the livelihoods of women, youth, and small-scale producers.
• Support and lead stakeholder consultations at multiple scales and with diverse audiences including rural farmers, local and central government officials, community-based organizations, international institutions, research organizations, and donors.
• Lead cutting-edge intersectional gender integration, such as within water resource management, natural resource management, agroecology, migration, climate adaptation and resilience, and disaster risk reduction.
• Lead and substantially contribute to the authorship of key project outputs including but not limited to technical reports, research papers, communications content, presentations, policy briefs, and implementation guidance.