NATIONAL POST: GBV National Manager for Emergencies (NOA)

  • Level: NOA
  • Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
  • Closing date: 23 Feb 2023 06:00 AM (America/New_York)
  • Duty station: Caracas, Venezuela

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Please note that funding for this position is secured until 31 December 2023 – extensions may be foreseen but cannot be guaranteed at this time.

This is a recruitment in the national officer category, as such, applicants must be nationals of Venezuela in order to be considered.

The GBV National Manager for emergencies assists in the design, planning and management of GBV Program in humanitarian context, analyzing relevant political, social and economic trends and providing inputs to project implementation and monitoring. The GBV National Manager for emergencies assists with program / project implementation by using and developing appropriate mechanisms and systems and ensuring compliance with established procedures, as well as by monitoring results achieved during implementation. Specialization in Gender and Violence will facilitate the development of UNFPA program interventions in Venezuela to prevent and respond to Gender Violence, according to its mandate.

You would be responsible for:

  • Participate in design, planning and management of GBV programme, specifically in the identification, formulation and implementation of GBV interventions in humanitarian context, with special attention to local context.
  • Ensure that prevention strategies and response to gender violence are aligned with the humanitarian response of UNFPA at all levels.
  • Provide technical support and strategic guidance to field coordinators and local counterparts on issues related to gender violence and crisis response.
  • Monitoring project and programme activities, establishing and implementing mechanisms to systematically assess the achievement of results, conducting field visits, participating in review meetings and missions and preparing regular inputs to status and progress reports.
  • Analyze factors affecting the achievement of results, recommends corrective actions and follows up on recommendations.
  • Contribute to advocacy with different actors to local and national level that enhance the implementation and achievement of project products.
  • Contribute to creation and sharing of knowledge by synthesizing and documenting findings and lessons learned, success stories and best practices and drafting relevant materials for dissemination.
  • Develop additional actions related to its functions that  required by UNFPA CO

Qualifications and Experience

Education: 

  • University Degree related to social science field, with specifics high level training and knowledge in gender approach and gender based violence.

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Minimum 8 years of professional experience in the areas of Gender Equality, Sexual and Reproductive Rights and gender based violence.

Languages:

Fluency in oral and written Spanish and English; knowledge of other official UN languages, is desirable.

We are no longer accepting applications for this position.

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