Child Protection Officer - Gender Based Violence (GBV)

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the Child Protection Specialist, the International UN Volunteer will carry out the following tasks:

The overall objective of the GBV Officer’s post is to support UNICEF Myanmar’s overall GBV prevention and response initiatives and programming, including but not limited to capacity building initiatives, case management and Psychosocial Support (PSS).

• Closely coordinate with CPWG and Case Management Taskforce at national and sub-national levels to ensure quality implementation of referral pathways to respond to GBV and child sexual abuse (CSA) cases. This also includes ensuring required capacity to respond is available amongst CP and GBV actors involved in GBV/CSA response through developing and implementing a national capacity building strategy;
• Support UNICEF Child Protection team and CPWG members to identify and support scaling up of community-based GBV/CSA preventive measures. This also includes working closely with C4D team;
• Support UNICEF Child Protection team and CPWG members to support strengthening victim assistance services for children and women who are survivors of GBV/CSA including women, child mothers and adolescent girls affected by conflict related sexual violence;

• Work in consultation with the Chief of Child Protection, Child Protection Manager and Child Protection Specialist Social Welfare, to strengthen GBV/CSA response component with the national child protection case management system. This also includes close coordination with actors leading relevant programming areas such as health, mental health, education and livelihoods;

• Work with CAAC/MRE team and partners to ensure better reintegration of women and girls who were associated with Government and Non-Government Actors and who have suffered conflict related sexual violence, through the provision of individual psychosocial support, empowerment/livelihoods, peer group support, family tracing, re-unification and reconciliation, and community dialogue to promote return and reintegration

• Build and sustain close working partnerships with counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge on GBV prevention and response, including case management, to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve and sustain results on child protection and GBV
• Contribute to the development of new programme cooperation agreements with international and national NGOs/CBOs, for GBV prevention and response as well as reintegration of girls and women affected by conflict related sexual violence. This includes partnerhips with ethnic service providers;
• Prepare donor proposals and resource mobilization materials on GBV prevention and response, manage implementation, monitoring and donor reporting
• Participate in inter-agency meetings/events on GBV, including GBV Working Groups at the State and sub-national levels with the aim to represent, integrate and harmonize UNICEF’s position and strategies on GBV

Educational additional comments

An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, social work, public health, gender, human rights, psychology, or another relevant social science field.

A first level university degree in combination with two (2) years additional qualifying experience (i.e. a minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience) may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

Experience remark

A minimum of three years professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas, at the international level, is required

Experience in design and implement community-based CP mechanisms and GBV preventive interventions;

Knowledge working on clinical management of GBV survivors;

Ability to mobilize and coordinate multiple sectors to mainstream GBV prevention and response activities beyond Protection sector;

Experience in implementing victim/survivor assistance programmes. Knowledge and experience on programming for girls and women associated with armed groups/victims of conflict related sexual violence is considered a strong asset;

Relevant experience in programme development in gender and/or child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset;

Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is considered an added advantage.

Language skills

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise details

Knowledge and understanding of the GBV response and prevention programming in low-resource settings, particularly in the context of complex emergency;

Ability to develop and coordinate GBV programmes that target IDPs/returnees and their host communities is considered a strong asset;

Competencies values

Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Commitment and Motivation, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Application procedure

• Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 25 July 2021