Ensure effective GBV program implementation and coordination

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Overview

Ensure effective GBV program implementation and coordination

You have:

  • 5 years of proven specialized experience in GBV prevention and response, and experience in this field at international level in a humanitarian context.
  • Demonstrated leadership and management experience within a multinational and multicultural environment.
  • Technical knowledge of current developments on GBV related morbidity and mortality reduction.
  • Ability to develop and coordinate GBV programs that target refugees, IDPs/returnees and their host communities.
  • Strong expertise in capacity development.
  • Exceptional interpersonal, communication, networking, and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral forms.
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS word, Excel, etc), experience in handling of web based management systems.
  • Fluency in English required.
  • Knowledge in other UN languages an asset.

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 74,649 USD and 97,747 USD.

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The Position:

The GBV specialist ensures timely effective and efficient implementation of GBV programming, manages the GBV Programme Unit, and actively participates and ensures UNFPA representation in sector working groups. He/She will develop strong, collaborative relationships across the organization to ensure an integrated response, and with external partners. The GBV Specialist will ensure the application of effective Programme planning, monitoring and evaluation principles; identify bottlenecks in GBV prevention and response across UNFPA response in the Country; devise strategies to address them and ensure application of a resilience approach in the humanitarian response while addressing the humanitarian-development nexus programmatic implementation; provide leadership to ensure that technical knowledge is updated and disseminated for effective implementation.

Experience:

  • 5 years of Proven specialized experience in GBV prevention and response, and experience in this field at international level in a humanitarian context
  • Demonstrated leadership and management experience within a multinational and multicultural environment.
  • Technical knowledge of current developments on GBV related morbidity and mortality reduction.
  • Ability to develop and coordinate GBV programs that target refugees, IDPs/returnees and their host communities.
  • Strong expertise in capacity development
  • Knowledge and understanding of the GBV in low resource settings, particularly in the areas of GBV.
  • Exceptional interpersonal, communication, networking, and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral forms.
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS word, Excel, etc), experience in handling of web based management systems.

Languages:

  • Fluency in English required.
  • Knowledge in other UN languages an asset.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a successful GBV program you led and what made it successful? This question assesses your practical experience and effectiveness in managing GBV programs. Discuss specific outcomes, stakeholder engagement, and strategies used.
How do you approach developing partnerships with external organizations for GBV programming? This question explores your collaboration and networking skills. Pro members can see the explanation.
What challenges have you faced in GBV prevention and how did you overcome them? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Explain a time when you had to lead a team through a difficult situation related to GBV. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you ensure your team's technical knowledge stays updated regarding GBV? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 4 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unfpa.org