Gender and Gender-Based Violence Specialist

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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • 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: 25/12/2024
  • Location: Moldova
Gender-based violence (GBV) Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
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.  

You would be responsible for:

A. Program Development, Implementation and Monitoring

  • Lead the review and development of a comprehensive Gender and GBV program and oversee the program budget allocation and utilization of funds.
  • Strengthen the partnership and program management mechanisms to ensure that UNFPA activities are regularly tracked and updated, funding status and allocation of budget to IPs is tracked, and work plan and indicators development and monitoring and reporting requirements are met.
  • Document project development and knowledge for future replication and expansion.

B. Resource mobilization

  • Ensure GBV programs are prioritized in resource mobilization efforts and proposals.
  • Participate in meetings with in-country donors to discuss resource mobilization for GBV programming.
  • Leverage resources for UNFPA to support inter-agency GBV activities under the GBV sub-working Group.
     
C. Capacity development

  • Provide overall technical leadership on GBV in emergency programming ensuring a humanitarian-development nexus approach and developing the capacity of UNFPA and IP staff.
  • Prepare and conduct training, including but not limited to, GBViE Minimum Standards, GBV Case Management,, Safe Spaces setup and management, Psychosocial Support service provision and others as identified by regular capacity assessments.
 
D. Advocacy and awareness raising

  • Provide technical support to the development of relevant advocacy and policy documents and promote awareness on GBV issues.
     
E. Coordination

  • Actively participate and ensure UNFPA representation in sector working groups.
  • Maintain a strong working relationship with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Education and Research to support the provision of quality care to all survivors and target groups including youth.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders.

In collaboration with UNHCR:

  • Coordinate and strengthen the GBV sub-working group.
  • Collaborate with other sectors/working groups such as the Health Working Group, Child Protection sub-working Group, Accommodation, CASH, Youth working group, etc. to ensure GBV and youth mitigation within the sectors.
  • Facilitate the review and implementation of the Standard Operating Procedures for GBV, support mapping of services and regular updating and dissemination of referral pathways.

Qualifications and Experience: 

  • Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Business and Administration (MBA), Finance, Economics, social sciences, human rights, humanitarian / development studies or other related field is required. A first-degree level university degree in combination with two additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
  • 5 years of experience working on gender and gender-based violence, of which 3 are at the international level, preferably in a development and humanitarian context.
  • Proven experience in programme management, including planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation ensuring results based management
    principles and alignment with organisational objectives.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of development and humanitarian operations, including the ERP and Quantum System, and roles/responsibilities of key humanitarian actors.
  • Fluency in English is required.

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