Overview
The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Sub-Cluster Coordinator facilitates and coordinates the rapid implementation of multi-sectoral, inter-agency GBV humanitarian and basic human needs interventions at national and sub-national level. The incumbent supports the GBV workstream led by UNFPA and works within the umbrella of the Protection Cluster.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate the overall coordination of the GBV coordination forum in Afghanistan.
- Provide technical support to development of advocacy and policy documents addressing GBV.
- Represent the GBV Workstream and GBV issues in Protection Cluster/Protection Coordination Group and other inter-d cluster/sector meetings.
- Support and facilitate the inter-agency, multi-sectoral GBV coordination mechanism (GBV workstream) at national level.
- Lead/support GBV workstream participation in inter-sector assessments and ensure adequate GBV integration within humanitarian response planning processes.
- Collaborate with partners to develop and implement an inter-agency GBV capacity development plan.
- Conduct quality assurance activities and prepare information for strategic decision-making.
- Submit monthly progress reports against workplan outputs and key coordination deliverables.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in programme/project development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and administration, including in countries experiencing and/or emerging from protracted crises is required.
- Experience developing and facilitating specialized GBV trainings is required.
- Experience supporting or leading GBV coordination mechanisms with multiple stakeholders; demonstrable understanding of effective inter-agency coordination is required.
- Demonstrable knowledge of GBV in humanitarian settings and context-appropriate prevention and response actions is required.
- Demonstrable knowledge of humanitarian operations, including the Cluster System, Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC), and roles/responsibilities of key humanitarian actors is required.
- Experience designing and/or managing GBV programmes in an NGO setting is an asset.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in social sciences, public administration, law, public health, international relations, gender studies or related disciplines.
