Gender Equality Officer

The Gender Equality Officer supports the implementation of the Project’s GBV/PSEA Action Plan and promotes gender equality and social inclusion across project activities. The role involves monitoring GBV/PSEA measures, strengthening partner capacity, supporting survivor-centered services, and ensuring gender considerations are integrated throughout project implementation.

Responsibilities

• Support the project to roll out the Project’s GBV/PSEA Action Plan with government and implementing partners.
• Report on all GBV/PSEA Action Plan activities and monitor partners’ implementation of the Action Plan and Social Services work package.
• Oversee, monitor, and report on GBV/PSEA indicators in E&S safeguards instruments and follow up on mitigation measures.
• Conduct field monitoring visits and spot checks to verify mitigation measures are properly implemented.
• Contribute to general project reporting and ensure all project workers sign the Code of Conduct.
• Maintain an up-to-date map of GBV service providers and establish partnerships for referrals.
• Handle additional assignments as directed by the Supervisor.
• Monitor GBV/PSEA-related activities across all project sites.
• Provide inputs in preparing project reports and documents.
• Maintain project files and enter data into offline risk, lessons, and issues management sheets for GBV/PSEA CheckPoint Reports.
• Support data compilation and analysis for regular Unit reports and stage plans.
• Participate in periodic project site visits within Mozambique to review compliance with recognized procedures.
• Take minutes of regular meetings with Implementing Partners, GBV AoR, and PSEA network, and follow up on action points.
• Support project in ensuring UNOPS policies, procedures, and PSEA rules are followed for efficient project implementation.
• Monitor the unit work plan and flag activity end dates and reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with case management teams and psychosocial workers to ensure survivor-centered, protection-based case management.
• Follow up with partners to ensure GBV/PSEA cases receive quality multi-sectoral services from point of contact to discharge.
• Assist women’s safe spaces and communities in developing and disseminating service availability messages.
• Provide technical support for gender mainstreaming, develop training plans, and facilitate gender training and workshops for partners.
• Engage in gender equality and social inclusion networking, represent the project in relevant meetings, and support gender data analysis and knowledge management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Social Sciences, Human Rights, Gender Studies or other relevant disciplines with two (2) years of relevant professional experience is required; OR Master’s degree in International Relations, Social Sciences, Human Rights, Gender Studies or other relevant disciplines is an asset.
• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience in GBV/PSEA programming, project implementation, monitoring and reporting is required.
• Experience in the use of collaboration and productivity tools (e.g. MS Office, G-Suite, etc) and web-based management systems is required.
• Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
• Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
• Fluent proficiency in English is required.
• Fluent proficiency in Portuguese is desirable.

Skills

• GBV Programming
• PSEA Programming
• Project Implementation
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Collaboration Tools
• Productivity Tools
• Microsoft Office Suite
• G-Suite
• Web-based Management Systems
• Gender Equity Promotion
• Social Inclusion
• Partner Capacity Building
• Survivor-Centred Services
• Gender Integration
• Multicultural Environment Experience
• Development Context Experience
• Humanitarian Experience

Languages

English, Portuguese