Gender Officer

Job Description

Title: Gender Officer

Company Name: Nature Conservation Management (NACOM)

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: Tk. 60000 - 65748 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor/Honors
• Masters

• Bachelor’s Degree in Gender Studies and a relevant subject

• Preferred Master`s Degree in Gender Studies, Development Studies, Public Health, Nutrition & Food Science, or any other relevant fields.

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience in:

• Gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment programming

• Conducting gender analysis, assessments, or studies in development projects

• Livelihood, nutrition-sensitive, fisheries, or rural development programs

• Community mobilization and field-based programming

• Designing, analyzing, and reporting on gender-responsive interventions

Core Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of gender equality, women’s empowerment, and social inclusion (GESI) concepts

• Practical experience in gender analysis, data collection, analysis, and reporting

• Ability to integrate gender considerations into livelihood, livestock, nutrition, and fisheries interventions

• Strong facilitation, training, and communication skills in Bangla and English

• Experience in developing gender-sensitive tools, guidelines, and action plans

• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret sex- and age-disaggregated data

• Case study documentation and report-writing skills

• Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork, adaptability, and problem-solving ability in field settings

Report To: Project Coordinator / Team Leader

Location: Cox’s Bazar (Five Upazilas: Cox’s Bazar Sadar, Ukhiya, Teknaf, Maheshkhali, and Kutubdia)

Contract Type: 12–14 months

The Fisheries Livelihood Enhancement Project (FiLEP) is implemented by the Department of Fisheries (DoF) with technical and financial support from JICA, aiming to enhance the resilience and livelihood security of artisanal fishing communities in Cox’s Bazar. The Livelihood and Nutrition Component (FiLEP-LNC), implemented by Nature Conservation Management (NACOM), NewVision Solution Limited (NVSL), and Mukti Cox’s Bazar, targets 1,500 fisher households with a focus on: Livelihood diversification, Nutrition-sensitive interventions, Women’s empowerment, and strengthened compliance with marine conservation measures

Within this framework, gender equality and women’s empowerment are critical cross-cutting priorities to ensure equitable access to project benefits and sustainable livelihood and nutrition outcomes. The Gender Officer will be responsible for mainstreaming gender and social inclusion across all FiLEP-LNC interventions, with particular attention to women’s participation in livelihood diversification, livestock- and fisheries-related AIGAs, including other trades, household nutrition, and decision-making processes. The position will support gender-responsive planning, implementation, monitoring, analysis, and learning to enhance women’s economic empowerment and household resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Mainstream gender and women’s empowerment across livelihoods, fisheries, and nutrition programs.

• Conduct gender analyses and assessments to identify needs, barriers, and opportunities.

• Design and implement gender- and nutrition-responsive strategies.

• Promote women’s participation, leadership, and decision-making in economic and community activities.

• Support safe and culturally appropriate engagement of women in AIGAs.

• Integrate gender in nutrition programming: maternal, child, adolescent nutrition, breastfeeding, dietary diversity, and hygiene.

• Facilitate nutrition counseling, advocacy, and awareness to empower women in household decisions.

• Mobilize communities on gender equality, nutrition, and food security.

• Build the capacity of staff, volunteers, partners, and beneficiaries on gender, GESI, safeguarding, and nutrition-sensitive practices.

• Integrate gender- and nutrition-sensitive indicators into M&E frameworks.

• Collect, analyze, and report sex- and age-disaggregated data.

• Assess impacts on income, nutrition, workload, resources, decision-making, and resilience.

• Track progress, identify gaps, and recommend improvements in gender and nutrition outcomes.

• Document case studies, success stories, lessons learned, and reports.

• Implement gender-responsive safeguarding, protection, and PSEAH prevention.

• Ensure safe spaces and strengthen accountability for gender-based concerns.

• Coordinate with government, NGOs, women’s groups, and community leaders.

• Support technical teams in integrating gender and nutrition considerations.

• Participate in planning, training, field reviews, and coordination forums.

• Perform other tasks assigned by supervisor, aligned with project objectives.

Salary Range: BDT 60,000 - 65,748 (Negotiable based on experience)