The Position:
Under the overall supervision of the Representative, the direct supervision of the GBV Sub-Cluster Coordinator, the GBV Specialist will be based in Kinshasa and will provide assistance of all UNFPA’s matters related to GBV Programme.
Job Purpose:
The GBV Specialist facilitates the rapid implementation of multi-sectoral, interagency GBV interventions in a humanitarian emergency. Comprehensive GBV prevention and response programming in humanitarian emergencies. The GBV Specialist will use the IASC’s Guidelines for Integrating Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action: Reducing Risk, Promoting Resilience, and Aiding Recovery, the GBV Area of Responsibility’s GBV Coordination Handbook, UNFPA’s Managing GBV Programmes in Emergencies Guide and Minimum Standards for Addressing GBV in Emergencies to facilitate planning, monitoring and evaluation of the UNFPA and GBV inter-agency GBV initiatives.
Education and Experience:
- Master’s Degree in social sciences, social work, public health, community health, international relations, international law, human rights or related field.
- 5 years’ of experience working on gender-based violence, of which 2 are at the international level, preferably in a humanitarian context.
Knowledge:
- 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 programme in an NGO (recommended).
- Professional experience with GBV or any other aspect of protection in emergencies,
- Knowledge of the Cluster Approach and the Transformative Agenda systems and procedures.
Languages:
● Fluency in French is compulsory, as well as a good level of English.
Disclaimer
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In accordance with the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, persons applying to posts in the international Professional category, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.
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