Gender Equality Advisor

Closing date 23 October 2009

Cowater International Inc. is a well-established international development and
management consulting firm based in Ottawa, Canada with experience in more than 60 countries worldwide.

Cowater is preparing a tender for a Canadian International Development Agency funded project in Indonesia.
The project will improve the capacity of government and civil society in Indonesia to develop and implement polices and Projects that are consistent with democratic governance principles and in support of decentralization service delivery. The project purpose is to build the capacity of Islamic universities and institutions' community outreach functions with local communities, as well as the capacity of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) in order to effectively integrate democratic governance practices and issues in their strategies programs and budgets.


Short Term Gender Equality Advisor - Indonesia
We are currently recruiting a Gender Equality Advisor for short term inputs on the
project. The position will require up to 130 days each year. Areas of specialization include:

· international development experience, preferably field experience in developing countries;
· experience in project planning, implementation and performance monitoring and assessment, including management tools or approaches used;
· experience in capacity development in the education sector with a focus on gender mainstreaming in tertiary education curriculum development; and
· knowledge of and demonstrated experience in gender analysis, training and research.

Qualifications:
1. a bachelor's degree and ideally a Master's or PhD and professional development (include research and publications and work with community based organizations) related to social sciences and/or related gender equality

Please send your CV
and a cover letter to jobs@cowater.com as soon as possible, with
the subject title “Gender Equality Advisor - Indonesia” by October 23rd,
2009. Candidates are encouraged to apply before the deadline as the
positions may be filled before the closing date.