Overview
Provide strategic leadership and senior technical oversight in mainstreaming gender equality and women's empowerment across ADB's corporate policies, strategies, operations, knowledge, and partnerships. Ensure effective implementation of bank-wide standards for gender mainstreaming and support knowledge building through research and thought leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in advancing ADB's policy and strategic commitments on gender equality.
- Provide technical advice to mainstream gender equality across ADB operations.
- Lead monitoring and reporting systems for gender equality results.
- Lead mainstreaming gender equality in project design, implementation, and completion.
- Lead development and implementation of technical assistance projects on gender issues.
- Act as a CCGE focal for sectors, themes, regions, or the private sector.
- Lead, participate in, and contribute to knowledge events and capacity development on gender equality.
- Build and maintain partnerships and networks focused on gender equality and women's empowerment.
- Provide technical support to the Director, Gender Equality in corporate initiatives and coordination.
Required Experience
- At least 10 years work experience in gender and development.
- Field-level experience of mainstreaming gender equality and women's empowerment into country/regional and/or sector operations.
- Demonstrated expertise in building capacity for implementing gender equality initiatives with stakeholders from the public and private sector and other development partners, including CSOs.
- Demonstrated experience in leading innovative knowledge products or initiatives in gender equality and women's empowerment (including events).
- International experience working in several countries with a multilateral development bank or other international development organization.
- Proven experience in effectively managing budgets and teams.
- Proven experience in donor relations and partnership development.
Qualifications
• Master's degree or equivalent in social sciences, international development, public policy or other related fields, including an emphasis on gender and development; or University degree in relevant fields and at least 5 years of specialized experience relevant to the position.
