Research Analyst Social Science and Gender Equity

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Description

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• Provide Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) advice to WorldFish and Partner organisation staff working on the LIFT funded MYMarket project.
• Ensure that beneficiary groups understand why GESI is important in the small-scale aquaculture and fish value chain contexts.
• Provide social awareness training as required to farmer and value chain operatives.
• Interact with WorldFish and Partner organisations during climate smart aquaculture training sessions to emphasize the potential role of women.
• Assist with women and youths’ access to credit, either cash loans or in-kind, and examine the most effective financial services options for women.
• Advise local authorities about the importance of GESI and where necessary give training.
• Assist with the development of new WorldFish work proposals by incorporating GESI aspects.

• Bachelor’s degree in social science or related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience of which at least 1 year in an international non-profit organization.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Teams applications.
• High proficiency in written and spoken English. Excellent verbal communication and writing skills in Burmese.
• Strong sense of professionalism, business ethics and integrity.
• Dynamic, outgoing and confident personal qualities.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Has worked for or related to donor funded projects.
• Experience working with Government Institutions in Myanmar. 
• Ability to translate documents and conduct informal interpretation from Myanmar into English and vice-versa.
• Ability to multitask, work with limited supervision and take initiatives.

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