The Position:
Under the overall supervision of the UNFPA CO Representative and/or Head of Office, the incumbent facilitates and coordinates the rapid implementation of multi-sectoral, inter-agency GBV interventions of the humanitarian emergency in the Tigray region. Comprehensive GBV prevention and response programming in humanitarian emergencies requires skilled coordination of a range of organizations and actors from the displaced and host communities, NGOs, government partners, UN agencies, and other national and international organizations. The GBV AoR Tigray Coordinator’s duties include: building and sustaining partnerships, strategic planning, capacity development, advocacy, and information management.
The GBV AoR Tigray Coordinator will use the GBV Area of Responsibility’s Handbook for Coordinating Gender-based Violence Interventions in Emergencies (2019), the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Prevention and Response to GBV in Emergencies and the IASC’s Guidelines for Integrating Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action: Reducing Risk, Promoting Resilience, and Aiding Recovery, to facilitate planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of inter-agency GBV initiatives.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
- Master’s Degree social work or other social sciences, public health, community health, international relations, international law, human rights or related field
Experience:
- At least 7 years of experience working on gender-based violence, of which 4 are at the international level, preferably in a humanitarian context. Experience leading inter-agency coordination mechanisms with a wide range of stakeholders. Demonstrable knowledge of the critical components to facilitate effective inter-agency coordination.
- Awareness and demonstrable knowledge of how GBV manifests in humanitarian settings and ability to describe context-specific prevention and response actions.
- Demonstrable knowledge of humanitarian emergency operations, including the Cluster System and HPC, and roles/responsibilities of key humanitarian actors.
- Experience designing and managing GBV programmes in an NGO (recommended).
Language:
- Fluency in English required.
- Working knowledge of other UN languages an asset.
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