Especialista en Masculinidades para la gestión e impartición de Talleres en Oaxaca

Organizational Context

UNESCO, in collaboration with Fundación Banorte, is expanding a successful model from Yucatán to Oaxaca. This initiative aims to strengthen the link between cultural heritage, economic autonomy, and community social development. The project focuses on the unique textile art associated with the purple sea snail (Plicopurpura pansa), promoting inclusion and sustainability within local communities.

Job Purpose

The consultant will contribute to strengthening social and family development in Oaxacan communities involved in the textile art of the purple sea snail. This will be achieved through the design, adaptation, and implementation of training activities focused on promoting co-responsibility, valuing the contributions of both men and women in preserving living cultural heritage, and fostering more equitable relationships free from violence. The work will draw upon UNESCO's established experiences and tools, adapting them to the specific social, cultural, and community context of Oaxaca and the nuances of the purple sea snail textile practice.

Responsibilities

The consultant will conduct a diagnostic assessment to identify perceptions, roles, gender dynamics, community collaboration methods, and opportunities related to the textile practice involving the purple sea snail in participating municipalities. They will adapt UNESCO Mexico's "Guide on Masculinities with a Gender Perspective" to the social, cultural, and community context of Oaxaca, integrating elements specific to the purple sea snail textile practice and local communities. Furthermore, the consultant will design and implement three participatory workshops aimed at fostering co-responsibility, valuing community work, promoting reflection on masculinities, gender equality, and preventing violence against women within the framework of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. Finally, they will systematize the results, lessons learned, and recommendations from the workshop implementation to inform future community social development and living cultural heritage safeguarding initiatives in Oaxaca.

Work Experience

At least five years of proven experience in processes related to sensitization, training, or capacity-building on masculinities, co-responsibility, gender equality, or human rights. Experience in designing and implementing participatory workshops, community methodologies, or institutional strengthening processes with a gender perspective is required. Experience working with communities and governmental or social entities in gender equity is also necessary.

Skills

Key competencies include responsibility, communication, innovation, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement, planning and organization, results-orientation, teamwork, and professionalism. Desirable skills include experience with gender mainstreaming in cultural policies, knowledge of cultural heritage and/or textile art in Oaxaca, and familiarity with Mixtec language and/or culture.

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