The Position:
Under the overall direction of the UNFPA Representative in Jordan and direct supervision of Humanitarian Coordinator, the incumbent will be working closely with the GBV Programme Analyst to coordinate Gender/ GBV prevention and response programme coordination & monitoring including GBV IMS. The GBV Specialist works in close collaboration with Programme Officers and Operations staff. The GBV Specialist works in an integrated manner with other UN Organizations, technical staff in the government and civil society organizations to ensure successful implementation of UNFPA- supported Gender/ GBV prevention and response programmes. GBV Specialist works in partnerships with other cluster coordinators and chairs the GBV Inter-Agency Working Group, and ensures the learning from the humanitarian intervention feeding the strategic development of the regular programme. The GBV Programme Specialist post is located in UNFPA Jordan Office in Amman
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. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Advanced degree in social work or other social sciences, public health, community health, international relations, international law, human rights or related field;
Knowledge and Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in gender issues and their application in international humanitarian or development settings;
- Practical experience in GBV programme development and management and technical knowledge and experience in GBV prevention and response using a survivor-centered approach highly desirable
- Experience in humanitarian coordination particularly in area of GBV is required;
- Previous experience with the GBV IMS is highly desirable
- Knowledge of the humanitarian reform process and roles/responsibilities of humanitarian actors;
- Awareness and demonstrable knowledge of gender issues and their relevance in humanitarian emergency settings;
- Demonstrable knowledge of reproductive health issues and/or protection issues in humanitarian settings, and of humanitarian emergency operations and roles/responsibilities of humanitarian actors;
- Experience working directly with survivors of GBV is recommended
- Experience in program management;
- Field experience is a strong asset
Languages:
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Proficiency in English. Advanced Arabic is an asset
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