GBV Coordinator

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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 04/11/2026
  • Location: Kenya
GBV / VAWG Health Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR)
The Position:
The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Coordinator position is based at the UNFPA Kenya Country Office (CO). The GBV Coordinator supports the CO by providing high-level technical expertise in managing, coordinating and supporting the implementation of the "Kenya CSEA and GBV Prevention and Response Support Program" Key responsibilities include managing the delivery of an integrated, survivor-centered response ecosystem, ensuring strict compliance with the project's Environmental and Social Plan (ESP), safeguarding vulnerable groups, and supporting the delivery of GBV prevention interventions to mitigate Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) and GBV across Kenya.

The GBV Coordinator works under the direct supervision of the Gender/GBV Advisor and in close collaboration with Programme teams, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and Operations teams to ensure timely, high-quality, and compliant programme delivery.

Job Purpose:
The GBV Coordinator will provide technical support, programme management, daily execution, and implementation monitoring of the Kenya CSEA and GBV Response and Prevention Support Program. S/he will lead efforts to expand survivors' access to the Essential Services Package, strengthen the capacity of local civil society implementing partners, and support the operationalization of a robust, community-facing Grievance Response Mechanisms (GRM). S/he will also coordinate and oversee efforts interventions aimed at preventing GBV and CSEA among target populations, while ensuring effective collaboration with government counterparts, implementing partners and other stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience: 
Education:  
  • An advanced university degree (Master’s level or higher) in gender studies, human rights, public health, social work, development studies, international relations, or a related social science discipline. 

Knowledge and Experience: 
  • A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience at the national or international level in results-based management, including designing, managing, and coordinating GBV prevention and response frameworks within development and/or humanitarian contexts. 
  • Technical knowledge of survivor-centered case management, the UN Essential Services Package framework, and global inter-agency child protection standards. 
  • Operational understanding of the Kenyan legislative landscape, including the Sexual Offenses Act, the national GBV policy framework, and county-level protection mechanisms.   
  • Knowledge of data protection protocols, maintaining information-sharing protocols, and interpreting analytical software and digital platform engagement metrics. 
  • Experience in multi-sectoral institutional coordination, with a background navigating high-level collaborations across government, UN entities, International Finance Institutions, development partners, CSOs. 

Languages
  • Fluency in the English language is required. 
  • Excellent working knowledge of Kiswahili is highly desirable. 

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