The position:
Under the overall guidance of the Representative and the direct supervision and guidance of the Deputy Representative, the Gender-based Violence in Emergencies Specialist provides leadership and advice on all aspects related to planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of UNFPA Central African Republic Office’s GBV interventions, including identifying opportunities for partnerships and resource mobilization. In a complex operating environment, you will play a vital role in supporting the UNFPA Country Office’s response to the health and protection needs of women and girls. You will ensure timely effective and efficient implementation of GBV programmingTo ensure an integrated response, you will develop strong, collaborative relationships across the organization and with external partners. You will guide the application of the international standards for GBV programming in humanitarian settings, adapting them to the CAR context; identify bottlenecks in GBV prevention and response within UNFPA’s humanitarian response; devise strategies to address them and ensure application of a resilience approach in the humanitarian response while addressing the humanitarian-development nexus programmatic implementation; provide leadership to ensure that technical knowledge is updated and disseminated for effective implementation.
Key Profile Information:
The incumbent is expected to support quality and timely implementation of UNFPA GBViE programme. GBV programming in humanitarian emergencies is multi-sectoral and involves organizations and actors from the displaced and host communities, NGO and government implementing partners, UN agencies, and other national and international organizations that engage in comprehensive prevention and response initiatives. Key duties include: assessment and planning; partnership development; training and sensitization; and monitoring and evaluation. Planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of GBV initiatives will be conducted through the use of available global guidelines and standards, and will be in line with the Interagency Minimum Standards for Addressing GBV in Emergencies and the GBViE Coordination Handbook.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2022-2025), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Qualifications and Experience
● 7 years of specialized experience in GBV programming, 5 of which should be at the
international level.
● Experience in managing GBV programmes in a complex humanitarian context.
● Strong record of coordination and management of GBV programmes, including large multi-
year and multi-sectoral projects, designing and appraising proposals and actively liaising with relevant and potential project partners.
● Experience in utilizing the following internationals tools: Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for GBV in Emergencies Programming; Essential Services Package for women and girls subject to
violence; Inter-Agency GBV Case Management Guidelines; GBV Information Management System; IASC GBV Guidelines; GBV Coordination Handbook; WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Researching GBV in Emergencies; and the IASC Guidelines on Mental
Health and Psychosocial Support.
● Demonstrated experience in leading capacity building initiatives in GBV programming and their application in humanitarian settings;
● Demonstrated leadership and management experience within a multinational and multicultural
environment.
● Strong expertise in capacity development.
● Exceptional interpersonal, networking and negotiation skills.
● Fluency in French is compulsory, as well as a good level of English.
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