Policy Specialist – Prevention of VAWG

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UN Women

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 19/03/2024
  • Location: Kenya
Gender-based violence (GBV)
1.    Provide policy advice and technical support to UN Women country and regional offices and partners in the area of violence against women, and particularly in the area of prevention:
  • Lead the development of tools and guidelines on EVAW for use by UN Women field offices, the UN system, and other entities;
  • Identify and catalyze work in new/cutting edge areas in the area of VAW prevention and identify funding sources;
  • Provide technical support, including through technical inputs and support to intergovernmental processes, to the development of new global normative and intergovernmental standards;

2.     Provide capacity building support to country offices/ multi country offices in close collaboration with regional teams and external partners:
  • Provide capacity building and technical advice to country offices and multi-country offices in developing and strengthening policies and programmes on EVAW and VAW prevention with impact indicators and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms in place;
  • Manage the identification of knowledge and implementation gaps and possible solutions;
  • Develop, implement and monitor capacity building initiatives;
  • Identify spaces for mutual learning and sharing across offices, regions and divisions.

3.     Research, analyze and manage knowledge on ending violence against women, particularly in the area of prevention:
  • Conduct on-going research and analysis of global, regional and national trends and promising strategies related to prevention to support the development of policies and innovative programming;
  • Establish global communities of practice that promote collaboration, innovation and exchange of good practices;
  • Maintain, update and oversees the EVAW Global Knowledge Platform, including the Virtual Knowledge Centre, to strengthen the knowledge and evidence base on EVAW;
  • Lead and coordinate the design and dissemination of the quarterly editions of the EVAW Newsletter;

4.      Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders, regional/ international actors in the area of EVAW, particularly in the area of prevention:
  • Build and strengthen strategic partnerships for the advancement of innovative prevention strategies and programming;
  • Engage actively in existing thematic and gender equality networks and cultivate new partnerships with other relevant interdisciplinary networks (e.g., academia, private sector, information, communication, technologies/innovation) to include a focus in their work on prevention of VAW;

5.      The incumbent will perform other duties within their functional profile as requested by the Supervisor and deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Required Skills and Experience
  • Master degree (or equivalent) in international development, social sciences, gender/women’s studies, law, public policy or other related social science field;
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced university degree.
  • At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in designing and managing programmes, in addition to undertaking policy advocacy, on the elimination of violence against women, especially in the area of prevention;
  • Experience of working with and building partnerships with governments, donors and civil society organizations internationally and in the field;
  • Fluency in English is required;

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