GEDSI Specialist – Climate Resilience Program

About the role

The GEDSI Specialist will support the Australia‑Cambodia Partnership for Climate Resilience (ACP4Climate) in embedding gender equality, disability inclusion and social inclusion across climate‑resilience initiatives in Cambodia. Working from Phnom Penh, you will provide technical advice, quality assurance and capacity‑building to ensure inclusive outcomes for diverse communities.

Key responsibilities

• Implement ACP4Climate’s GEDSI Strategy and Action Plan.
• Provide GEDSI technical advice across program activities, partnerships and grants.
• Conduct GEDSI assessments, capacity‑strengthening activities and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
• Review plans, tools, grants and technical products to ensure effective GEDSI integration.
• Build capability of staff, partners and stakeholders through training, coaching and practical guidance.
• Contribute to monitoring, learning, reporting and stakeholder engagement across the program.

Required profile

• Relevant qualification in gender, social sciences, development studies or a related field.
• Strong experience in gender equality, disability inclusion and/or social inclusion within development programs.
• Experience providing GEDSI technical advice, capacity strengthening and stakeholder engagement support.
• Knowledge of intersectional approaches, Indigenous Peoples’ participation and gender‑disability dynamics.
• Experience working with government, civil society or representative organisations.
• Excellent written and spoken Khmer and English.
• Experience on DFAT‑funded or international development programmes is highly regarded.