Overview
The Programme Specialist, Humanitarian Coordination and Gender-Based Violence provides technical, operational, and coordination support to UNFPA’s Humanitarian Response and GBViE programming in Myanmar.
Key Responsibilities
- Assume the overall coordination for planning, implementing, and monitoring of UNFPA’s humanitarian response.
- Identify areas of UNFPA interventions and collaborate with humanitarian agencies and national partners.
- Oversee the preparation of UNFPA inputs to coordination meetings.
- Undertake field visits to gather information on needs and recommend strategic approaches.
- Ensure appropriate liaison with operations and program teams to monitor procurement, distribution, and utilization of commodities.
- Participate in/ensure inclusion of UNFPA’s core Areas of Responsibility in rapid field/needs assessments.
- Coordinate and support the coherent and effective implementation of SRH and GBV components.
- Provide programmatic coordination and guidance to strengthen the integration of GBV prevention, response, and coordination issues.
- Develop/strengthen Humanitarian SRH and GBV in the context of conflict recovery, peace building and development coordination mechanisms.
- Provide technical support to the country office, the UN, and other partners aimed at capacity building and institutional strengthening.
- Support and advise country office management and build knowledge and programming practices.
- Support development of guidelines and strategies for UNFPA.
- Lead and/or contribute in writing proposals and engaging in resource mobilization efforts.
- Lead development of SRH and GBV guidelines and standard operating procedures.
- Provide strategic guidance for the implementation of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support strategy.
- Ongoing management of multiple implementing partners.
- Provide technical support to the development of relevant advocacy and policy documents.
- Lead and coordinate within UNFPA to support technical assistance for the development and implementation of Action Plans.
- Work in close collaboration with relevant counterparts, chairs of working groups/clusters, and other stakeholders.
- Represent UNFPA at the ICCG and liaise with other humanitarian cluster and sectors, Humanitarian Coordinators, managers, and gender advisers.
- Work in close partnerships with other sectors to ensure GBV and SRH is mainstreamed.
- Promote and facilitate the inclusion of GBV and SRH into all assessment tools, preparedness and contingency planning, the Humanitarian Response Plan and other appeal processes and documents.
- Support and lead implementation of integrated Gender Equality, SRHR, population dynamics programmes.
- Maintain coordination across humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development structures.
- Coordinate with the UNFPA regional office and HQ as and when needed.
- Provide technical support to revise, develop and standardize contextualized training and IEC materials.
- Ensure case management assessments are conducted annually with all implementing partners.
- Coordinate and facilitate training sessions on SRH, gender equality, and GBV.
- Provide technical support to other sectors/clusters.
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building to ensure integration of SRH and GBV programmes, advocacy and support in peace process initiatives.
- Work in close collaboration with the UNFPA Monitoring and Evaluation team to analyze and report on program and project progress.
- Development and improvement of using existing monitoring and evaluation tools and introducing new mechanisms and systems.
- Supervise preparation by implementing partners of periodic workplans and monitors and evaluates progress.
- Work in close collaboration with the Women and Girls First Programme Manager to monitor project expenditures and disbursements.
- Undertake regular monitoring missions and meetings with relevant actors.
- Provide on-going technical support to SRH and GBV and Gender Programme Specialists and Analyst.
- Provide guidance and inputs to supervision of field-based SRH and GBV staff and other professional and support staff.
- Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership.
Required Experience
Seven (7) years of increasingly responsible relevant professional experience, including experience on GBV related coordination, programme management, including large multi-sectoral projects, designing and appraising proposals and actively liaising with relevant and potential project partners required; Demonstrated experience working on gender issues in development, particularly Humanitarian Coordination, GBV, including relevant international human rights standards; and operational and advocacy experience implementing UNSC resolutions on Women Peace and Security (1325, 1820, 1888, 1889 and 1960) is required; Knowledge of sexual reproductive health and rights and protection issues across the development-humanitarian- and peace-building nexus including mental health and psychosocial support is required. Prior training in gender and GBV issues and their application in humanitarian, conflict, recovery and development settings is required; Experience in utilizing the following internationals tools: GBV Standard Operating Procedures; GBV Information Management System; IASC GBV Guidelines; IASC Gender Handbook; GBV Coordination Handbook; GBV Essential Services Package; and WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Researching Gender-based Violence in Emergencies; and the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support is required. Experience advocating for the development and implementation of gender and GBV-related policies at the national and sub-national levels is required. Field experience in complex emergencies, including humanitarian emergency response, is considered an asset.
Qualifications
Advanced University degree in Humanitarian Assistance, Gender Studies, Social Work or other Social Sciences, Public/Community health, Law or other related discipline.
