Programme Specialist, Humanitarian Coordination and Gender-Based Violence

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. The role involves managing a team to ensure quality GBV services and prevention, promoting access to SRH services during emergencies, and representing UNFPA in various coordination and partnership meetings.

Responsibilities

• Assume the overall coordination for planning, implementing, and monitoring of UNFPA’s humanitarian response, and remain flexible, adapting to changing political and funding contexts in Myanmar.
• Identify areas of UNFPA interventions and collaborate with humanitarian agencies and national partners to address the needs of the women and girls in Myanmar.
• Oversee the preparation of UNFPA inputs to coordination meetings and others, related to the humanitarian response, ensuring follow-up and attention to the organizational mandate.
• Undertake field visits, as required, to camps, settlements, and host communities to gather information on the immediate/emerging needs of those in need and the services to be provided and recommend strategic approaches for the delivery of quality SRH and GBV services.
• Ensure appropriate, timely liaison with the operations and program teams to monitor effective and timely procurement, distribution and utilization of emergency RH kits, dignity kits, clean delivery kits, essential women’s items, and other commodities that the Myanmar office has procured for the response.
• Participate in /ensure inclusion of UNFPA’s core Areas of Responsibility in rapid field/needs assessments of the crisis-affected populations.
• Coordinate and support the coherent and effective implementation of the SRH and GBV components of UNFPA’s humanitarian response, peacebuilding and development activities, using a results-based approach incorporating creativity, innovation, and responsiveness to the needs, and thorough monitoring and reporting.
• Provide programmatic coordination and guidance to strengthen the integration of gender-based violence prevention, response and coordination issues into humanitarian frameworks and other HDP nexus plans.
• Develop/strengthen Humanitarian SRH and GBV in the context of conflict recovery, peace building and development coordination mechanisms and ensure planning and monitoring linkages with provincial-level structures, and integration into relevant strategies, planning and programming frameworks.
• Provide technical support to the country office, the UN and other partners aimed at capacity building and institutional strengthening.
• Support and advise the country office management and build knowledge and programming practices in relation to Humanitarian, SRH and GBV programming.
• Support development of guidelines and strategies for UNFPA including partnership, localization and youth strategies and technical guidelines for the integration of GBV and SRHR as well as other relevant and pertinent guidance as requested and required.
• Lead and/or contribute in writing proposals and engaging in resource mobilization efforts to support joint programming.
• Lead development of SRH and GBV guidelines and standard operating procedures to support quality case management of SRH and GBV across the multi sectoral response areas.
• Provide strategic guidance for the implementation of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support strategy, inclusive of supervision and mentoring structures.
• Ongoing management of multiple implementing partners across social, health, security and justice services in both the humanitarian and development responses.
• Provide technical support to the development of relevant advocacy and policy documents to address SRH and GBV and broader gender equality issues through various key ministries and humanitarian partners.
• Lead and coordinate within UNFPA to support technical assistance for the development and implementation of the Action Plans under the SRH and GBV Technical Working Groups (TWGs) and ensure strong and effective UNFPA participation in all TWGs to ensure linkages.
• Work in close collaboration with the relevant counterparts, the chairs of the various working groups/clusters, and other stakeholders to strengthen and facilitate inter-agency, multi-sectoral SRH and GBV response interventions at national level.
• Represent UNFPA at the ICCG and liaise with other humanitarian cluster and sectors, Humanitarian Coordinators,  managers and gender advisers in other agencies and organizations (including governments, national and international NGOs and women’s groups)
• Work in close partnerships with other sectors to ensure GBV and SRH is mainstreamed across other areas of humanitarian intervention such as Shelter, Cash, WASH and Health sectors.
• 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 to ensure quality services across the humanitarian, peacebuilding and development nexus.
• Maintain coordination across both the humanitarian, peacebuilding and development structures to ensure that UNFPA programming is integrated across the sectors.
• Coordinate with the UNFPA regional office and HQ as and when needed for information sharing and channeling technical support to GBV field level coordination in Myanmar.
• Provide technical support to revise, develop and standardize contextualized training and IEC materials.
• Ensure case management assessments are conducted annually with all implementing partners with a view to support annual capacity building plans.
• Coordinate and facilitate training sessions on SRH, gender equality and GBV across humanitarian, peacebuilding and development areas of work
• Provide technical support to other sectors/clusters to ensure adequate mainstreaming and inclusion of GBV and SRH related issues.
• 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 in terms of achieving results.
• Development and improvement of using existing monitoring and evaluation tools and introducing new mechanisms and systems; identify constraints and resource deficiencies, and recommend corrective action.
• Supervise preparation by implementing partners of periodic workplans and monitors and evaluates progress according to the Project monitoring plan, including contracts with UNFPA partners towards projected programme results; and document and apply lessons learnt to close the gaps.
• Work in close collaboration with the Women and Girls First Programme Manager to monitor project expenditures and disbursements to ensure delivery is in line with approved project budgets and to realize targeted delivery levels; and coordinate timely delivery of quality project and financial reporting and ensures adequacy with finance and activities.
• Undertake regular monitoring missions and meetings with relevant actors including project partners in assessing the SRH and GBV trends, patterns and advise on the prevention and response strategies.
• Provide on-going technical support to SRH and GBV and Gender Programme Specialists and Analyst in the national office and field offices, if/as/where required.
• Provide guidance and inputs to supervision of field-based SRH and GBV staff and other professional and support staff in UNFPA field offices, ensuring close communication and liaison with partners.
• Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership.

Requirements

• Advanced University degree in Humanitarian Assistance, Gender Studies, Social Work or other Social Sciences, Public/Community health, Law or other related discipline.
• 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.
• Fluency in English is required.

Skills

• Humanitarian Coordination
• Gender Based Violence Coordination
• Programme Management
• Multi-sectoral Program Design
• Project Appraisal
• Partner Liaison
• Gender in Development
• International Human Rights Standards
• UNSC Resolutions Implementation
• Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Protection issues
• Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
• Gender and GBV Training
• GBV Standard Operating Procedures
• GBV Information Management System
• IASC Guidelines on GBV
• IASC Gender Handbook
• GBV Coordination Handbook
• Essential Services Package for GBV
• WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations
• IASC Mental Health Guidelines
• Policy Advocacy
• Humanitarian Emergency Response Coordination

Languages

English