Job Description

CHILD PROTECTION/GENDER SPECIAUST (REF NO. MMIP/SP/OO5/GS) 

Duties\ Responsibilities: 

• The focus will be on social safeguards and effective implementation of the gender equality and child protection strategy. Specifically, the child Protection and Gender Specialist will be responsible to: 
• Facilitate the implementation of the child protection and gender strategy in the MMIP implementation; 
• Facilitate the integration of child protection gender equality strategic objectives, results, indicators into the MMIP planning and reporting; 
• Coordinate child protection arid gender equality and social impact assessment as required and recommend actions for consideration; 
• Develop action plans, to sensitise various stakeholders, obtaining women's participation in project activities and decision-making, as well as ensuring that women's rights in the Artisanal and Small-scale mining sector and mining at large are acknowledged; 
• Use grievance mechanisms (ADR) for human rights complaints in the resolution of any land and related conflicts; and 
• Ensure a high degree of participation of key stakeholders including Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and several others in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of stakeholder engagement. 

Required Skills or Experience

• A Master's Degree in Social Science, Gender, Development Studies or relevant field with over five (5) years' experience in donor-funded Project. 
• Must have a good track record of performance and achievements. 
• Must have good communication skills and the ability to network vJith major stakeholders. 
• Proven capacity to think strategically, seize opportunities as they arise, work with a variety of stakeholders and promote their participation in the project implementation process. . . 
• Capacity to work under tight deadlines and to handle potentially controversial and/or very sensitive issues that require clarity, accuracy and speedy responses. 
• Familiarity with the child protection and gender-related issues in Ghana, existing policies, 
• Membership of a professional body. 
• Experience in working with CSOs in gender-related fields.