Gender Assistant for Mine Action
Assist in gender mainstreaming for mine action projects
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Overview
Assist in gender mainstreaming for mine action projects
You have:
- Up to three years of experience supporting humanitarian, development or peacebuilding activities.
- Demonstrated interest in gender and diversity.
- Prior experience as a volunteer or cultural immersion (studies, volunteer work, internship).
Contract
This is a UNV International Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Youth contracts.
The UNOPS Peace and Security Centre (PSC) is a principal service provider in the field of mine action with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), UNDP, UNICEF, Governments of mine-affected countries and other mine action partners. The Centre is responsible to administer, provide support and oversight of the day-to-day management of the Project Field offices, both according to the client requirements and in line with UNOPS rules and regulations. It is headed by the Centre Director who has the overall authority and accountability for the performance of the Peace and Security Centre on behalf of its clients.
In Colombia, UNOPS implements an UNMAS Programme aiming to support the Colombian Directorate for Humanitarian Mine Action (Oficina del Alto Comisionado para la Paz - Descontamina Colombia). The goal of this Programmet is to provide technical assistance to the humanitarian mine action sector in Colombia in order to deliver a more robust and holistic response to affected communities and contribute to broader protection, security and peace-building objectives. UNMAS Colombia’s technical assistance also includes coordinating the humanitarian mine action sub-cluster of the humanitarian architecture, supporting the socio-economic reintegration of former FARC-EP combatants through employment in humanitarian mine action, and supporting the coordination and integration of humanitarian mine action matters at the regional level.
Within the limits of delegated authority, the Gender Associate will be responsible for assisting the programme in the different tasks for gender mainstreaming as part of the programme team. Under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
-Assists and support UNMAS Colombia on gender issues -Contributes to gender analysis for projects. -Participates in the development of social and gender inclusion strategies for projects -Review and/or support the development of gender-sensitive project proposals -As part of the team, the volunteer will develop action plans to incorporate gender aspects in ongoing projects. -Support the HPU to ensure project support services are gender-sensitive -Provide support to project managers/ client representatives on gender and social inclusion aspects -Support the development and delivery of capacity-building activities and technical assistance. -Assists and deliver scoping missions to support the project outcomes. -Contribute to the continued development and incorporation of good practices and lessons learned in the projects. -Any other duties tasked by the Programme Officer or HoPU.
Accountability Adaptability and Flexibility Commitment and Motivation Communication Creativity Ethics and Values Integrity Judgement and Decision-making Respect for Diversity Technological Awareness Working in Teams
(up to three years) and/or demonstrated interest in gender and diversity, general programme support in an office environment, supporting humanitarian, development or peacebuilding activities, social and inclusive development. -Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded;
Bogotá is the capital of the Country. Full public and health services are available in the duty station as well as cultural and other recreational activities. Missions and official movements should be reported to UNDSS. The host institution is located in the city centre with access to all public transportation facilities. As Bogotá is the capital of the country and one of the most populated cities in the country, living expenses (including housing expenses) will be higher than other minor cities.
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time you contributed to a gender-sensitive project proposal. | This question assesses your practical experience with gender considerations in project proposals. | Highlight specific examples of your contributions to gender analysis or proposal development. |
| How do you ensure that your work respects diversity and inclusion? | The interviewer wants to understand your approach to inclusivity in your work environment. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you have supported capacity-building activities? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies would you use to assess gender needs in a project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Tell us about a time you had to adapt to working in a team with diverse perspectives. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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