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• Conduct baseline assessment to establish
  the needs of target farmers in the area of human rights and gender
  mainstreaming and targeting, and propose appropriate actions.
• Build the capacity of Mukwano Company on
  business and Human rights (BHR) approaches and train farmer groups on
  gender and human rights.
• Build capacity of project staff, partners
  and other key stakeholders on gender and human rights mainstreaming.
• Support the implementation of Do No Harm
  and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human  Rights to  Mukwano operations including its own
  supply chain and the to the DFA
• Establish clear accountability and
  grievance mechanisms for all project partners aligned with the Core
  Humanitarian Standards.
• In conjunction with the field teams,
  monitor and report on emerging/changing gender and human rights related
  issues within the project operations.
• Stay abreast of political, social,
  economic and cultural developments that have an impact on gender and human
  rights.  

• The ideal candidate for the DanChurchAid
  (DCA) Gender and Human Rights Assistant job opportunity should a
  university degree in gender studies, social work, human rights, political
  sciences or relevant field.
• A minimum of three years of experience
  working with farmer groups on gender and human rights programming,
  preferably in fragile contexts.
• Previous experience working with private
  sector companies and good understanding of CSR approaches, including UN
  Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
• Familiarity with key international
  standards for humanitarian work (e.g. Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of
  Conduct and the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS)
• Previous experience in facilitating
  trainings with rural groups
• Knowledge of local language is an
  advantage.

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