Programme Specialist, Humanitarian Coordination and GBV

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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 03/09/2026
  • Location: Myanmar
GBV / VAWG Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI) Peace and Security
The Programme Specialist, Humanitarian Coordination and Gender-Based Violence Further, will assume overall responsibility for ensuring effective and efficient coordination, and programmatic and operational leadership to UNFPA humanitarian programming in Myanmar. The incumbent will manage a team that will ensure the provision of quality Gender Based Violence (GBV) services and GBV prevention and will work with the Team Lead, SRH, to promote access and availability to quality SRH services and response during emergencies and through early recovery phases. The incumbent will represent UNFPA during implementing partner, donor and inter-agency meetings, and will ensure strategic vision, rational decision-making and collaborative partnerships are prioritized, with the health and protection of women and girls remaining at the center of all activities and will oversee the provision of technical support and institutional and programmatic capacity building to partners. Further, the incumbent will support UNFPA to develop strengthened capacities to formulate and implement multi sectoral, rights-based interventions that prevent and mitigate the impact of gender-based violence across the humanitarian, peacebuilding and development nexus

Qualifications and Experience: 
Education:  
  • Advanced University degree in Humanitarian Assistance, Gender Studies, Social Work or other Social Sciences, Public/Community health, Law or other related discipline.

Knowledge and Experience: 
  • Seven(7) years of increasingly responsible relevant professional experience, including experience on GBV related coordination, programme management, including large multi-sectoral projects, designing and appraising proposals and actively liaising with relevant and potential project partners required;
  • Demonstrated experience working on gender issues in development, particularly Humanitarian Coordination, GBV, including relevant international human rights standards; and operational and advocacy experience implementing UNSC resolutions on Women Peace and Security (1325, 1820, 1888, 1889 and 1960) is required;
  • Knowledge of sexual reproductive health and rights and protection issues across the development-humanitarian- and peace-building nexus including mental health and psychosocial support is required.
  • Prior training in gender and GBV issues and their application in humanitarian, conflict, recovery and development settings is required;
  • Experience in utilizing the following internationals tools: GBV Standard Operating Procedures; GBV Information Management System; IASC GBV Guidelines; IASC Gender Handbook; GBV Coordination Handbook; GBV Essential Services Package; and WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Researching Gender-based Violence in Emergencies; and the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support is required. 
  • Experience advocating for the development and implementation of gender and GBV-related policies at the national and sub-national levels is required.
  • Field experience in complex emergencies, including humanitarian emergency response, is considered an asset.
Languages: 

  • Fluency in English is required

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