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Position Vacancy Announcement (National)

Specialist on Gender and Social Development

Organization : Mekong Economics Co., LTD (MKE)

Position : Specialist on Gender and Social Development

Person-Months : 50+ person months, full-time

Location : Naypyitaw

Position Required : 1 Post

Mekong Economics Ltd. (MKE) is a leading economic and socio-economic development and
commercial consulting firm active in the Greater Mekong sub-region and Asia-Pacific region.
With our Head Office in Hanoi (Vietnam), we have expanded business operations to Cambodia,
Laos, Myanmar, China, East Timor, Indonesia, and other countries in Southeast Asia. MKE is
committed to producing the highest quality of research and consulting services, meeting
international standards for deadlines and quality assurance. For further information, please visit
our website (http://www.mekongeconomics.com)

Mekong Economics Myanmar is recruiting a Specialist on Gender and Social Development,

based in Nay Pi Taw (or willing to work fulltime in Naypitaw) for the Equipping Youth for
Employment Project funded by the ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) and implemented by
the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Industry (MOI), in cooperation with the Ministry
of Labour, Immigration and Population (MOLIP) and other agencies. For contact in Myanmar,
this is our office address in Yangon: No. 34 Ma Po Street 4th Floor Sanchaung Township
Yangon, Myanmar; email: info.myanmar@mekongeconomics.com

Brief Description

The Specialist on Gender and Social Development will be willing to learn and to support the
project team and Government Ministry.

Offered Salary: Negotiable.

Responsibilities:
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- Support the Project Management Unit (PMU) and various Implementing Units (IUs) to ensure
ongoing M&E of gender- and ethnic group-related aspects (including Gender Action Plan (GAP)
and Ethnic Group Plan (EGP)) of Equipping Youth for Employment (EYE) interventions,
including via periodic spot checks;

- Work with the PMU, Department of Basic Education (DBE), and other relevant units to develop
detailed protocols and capacity building for school management of dormitories (emphasizing
student security and well-being), and to ensure ongoing M&E of dormitory use and conditions,
including via periodic spot checks;

- Support or conduct training/orientation/capacity building related to the above for central and
local staff;

Requirements:

 Strong academic background (e.g., a bachelor’s degree or preferably a master’s or

higher degree) in a relevant field.
 Significant experience and demonstrated capacity in carrying out tasks related in
Myanmar’s education sector and/or relevant roles in other social sectors.
 Experience in 1 or more of the following areas: (i) secondary education subsector (SES)
curriculum development; (ii) technical and vocational education and training (TVET)
program development and delivery; (iii) Teaching and/or training teachers of SES and/or
TVET teachers; and/or (iv) Capacity development for education sector staff. (preferred)
 Experience working in relevant internationally supported education projects/programs
and/or demonstrated familiarity with education systems in other countries (preferred).
 Strong speaking and writing English skills.

DESIRED

 Able to work with Government Ministry office

 Self-directed and able to work with minimum supervision
 Ability to adapt to fast and dynamic changing context

 Team oriented, good inter-personal and cross-cultural communication skills and

outcome oriented

 Good communication skills (written and verbal)

 Good at planning and time management

Benefits or Allowances:

 Salary adjustment every 12 months in principle

 Daily per diem for the Field office work paid directly by the Client at a rate of MMK
27,280/day (covering subsistence allowance for food expenses, laundry,
communication, personal travel’s, taxi, etc.).
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 Hotel accommodation during field work in Myanmar including breakfast will be arranged
by the Client
 Travel cost for any travel required by the Consultant for any Field Work as identified by
the Client will be covered by the Client.

Application procedure

Applications Deadline: on first come, first served basis. For further information, qualified
candidates shall send their recent CV and contact details of two referees to the following
email addresses only:

E-Mail To: hang.dao@mekongeconomics.com

Cc: mayzin.thu@mekongeconomics.com

Notes

 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 Early submission is encouraged. Applications will be assessed on a “first come, first

served basis.”

 Good CVs of those not being selected would be kept in our database for possible future
vacancies. Applicants should inform if you do not want to be included in such a
database.

 Applications should be sent in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Applications with

download-links or Image files will not be considered.
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