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Duties of a Gender Officer

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JOB DESCRIPTION OF A GENDER OFFICER IN AN ORGANIZATION

The Gender Officer is responsible for gender mainstreaming and proactive technical support to the organization. S/he will work with all departments and partners to ensure that gender equity principles are incorporated into all policies and activities. S/he will plan, implement and follow up on gender-related activities and provide support to Counterpart staff, partners and grantees on mainstreaming gender in their programs and activities, including design and implementation of trainings on gender-related topics.

* Provide support, training and technical assistance to the partners on gender and related topics.
* Ensure gender integration in the day-to-day activities
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROGRAMME FOR EACH STAFF MEMBER

The competence development programme involves three elements at divisional level:
1. A meeting (approximately 1 hour) of the whole division, led by the Director, to introduce the competence development programme - objectives, structure, expected staff participation and anticipated outcomes - and present basic concepts. The facilitators are also introduced at this meeting. The meeting provides an opportunity for the senior management to show commitment to gender mainstreaming and the competence development programme and for staff to raise concerns and provide concrete suggestions on the development of the programme.
2. Small-group meetings (2-3 hours) with the facilitators to discuss the work of the division (priorities, past work on gender equality issues, day-to-day challenges, current work-tasks / assignments, etc.). Staff receive advance notice of when they should participate and specific questions to think about before this meeting.
3. A one-day workshop tailored to the specific work of the division. (The larger divisions have more than one workshop in order to keep the number of participants to around 20 in each specific workshop). The workshop methodology should

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