Gender & Social Norms Program Specialist

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Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 21/10/2025
  • Location: Egypt
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.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. 

Job Purpose:

In the UNFPA country office in Egypt and in the context of the implementation of the 11th Country Programme for Egypt, you will play a pivotal role by providing programmatic and technical leadership, guidance and advice in all matters related to gender & social norms, all forms GBV against women and girls, including in humanitarian responses and women’s empowerment.  You will be an agent of change in comprehensive multi-sector gender programming and have strategic oversight of gender activities in the Egypt CO, with responsibility for leading the team in the CO and collaborating with all units in the organization.

You will build close relationships with the programme team at national, regional and global level, as well as consultants, advisers, and experts and establish and maintain collaborative relationships with counterparts in government, multi-lateral and bilateral donor agencies and civil society to address emerging gender issues. You will effectively advocate and influence counterparts from diverse backgrounds to contribute to achieving UNFPA’s mandate. 

The Position:

The Gender & Social Norms Program Specialist is responsible for the delivery of UNFPA’s programmes in the area of gender & social norms, gender based violence against women and girls including in humanitarian settings, and Women’s Empowerment in Egypt.  You will ensure that the Country Programme is duly executed with quality outcomes in gender and social norms mainstreaming and GBV against women and girls in this area, in accordance with international standards and human rights principles and in line with corporate strategies and policies.

Qualifications and Experience: 
  • Advanced degree in health, population, demography and/or other related social science discipline.
  • At least 5 years of increasingly responsible relevant professional experience, including experience in the field of development and population activities, programme management, including large multi-sector projects, designing and appraising proposals and actively liaising with relevant and potential project partners; 
  • Experience in drafting and implementing legislation, in particular, related to gender and social norms issues; 
  • Proven experience in coordinating/managing a multi-disciplinary team of staff, experts and  consultants;
  • Knowledge of gender issues in humanitarian context, including relevant international human rights standards; 
  • Prior training in gender and social norms and their application in development and humanitarian settings; 
  • Experience in utilizing the internationals tools to implement conventions such as the CEDAW; 
  • Fluency in English and Arabic are essential; 

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