Gender Disability and Inclusion Specialist

Contract

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Under the supervision of Deputy Representative Program or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the Gender, Disability, and Inclusion Specialist (P3) will provide technical guidance to achieve the integration of gender and disability into strategies and results across all programs at the scale of prevention, response, and mitigation of risks, and therein ensure that all programs generate meaningful and relevant results for girls, boys, women, and men, in accordance with their specific needs and priorities. The Gender, Disability and Inclusion Specialist will provide dedicated support to strengthening UNICEF Somalia Country Office’s strategy aimed at changing social norms through gender-transformative approaches, will have the responsibility to ensure clear disaggregation of beneficiary categories in the activity indicators across programs and all objective areas, and will ensure the integration and implementation of UNICEF’s gender vision into Somalia’s Interagency Strategy.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Deputy Representative Programme or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the Gender Disability and Inclusion Specialist .will: 1. Provide support across all sectors by ▪ Monitoring the implementation of the Country Office gender and disability action plan. ▪ Enhancing mainstreaming of gender indicators in all objective area; and introduce a clear disaggregation of beneficiary categories in the activity indicators with a focus on adolescents. ▪ Supporting project managers across all the sectors with taking a human rights-based approach (HRBA) in identifying and engaging local community members, people living with disability, minority, and other marginalized and vulnerable people in terms of their needs, concerns, roles, and opportunities associated with the concerned projects through close consultation with the Deputy Representative Program. ▪ Advising managers to design solutions which consider differences in ability, gender-based violence, gender-responsive approaches, and effective engagement of local stakeholders by exploring best practices and methodologies. ▪ Strengthening the strategy aimed at changing social norms through gender-transformative approaches to contribute to quality program results. ▪ Review Performance Documents from gender and disability angles.

2. Monitoring and Delivery of Results ▪ Monitor programme compliance with the Deputy Representative Program’s recommendations, gender-action plans, stakeholder engagement plans, and safeguard risk management plans during the project implementation phase to provide appropriate improvement recommendations under the supervision of the Deputy Representative Program. ▪ Engage in and contribute to the collective efforts in improving the Unit’s work strategy, process, teamwork, capacity, and client support. ▪ Undertakes other related or administrative tasks, when assigned. ▪ Represent UNICEF in multi-agency gender working group ▪ Review programme reports from gender angle

Critical Competencies Technical competencies must be demonstrated in the following areas: • Ability to research, analyse, evaluate, and synthesize information is required, proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel and data analysis. • Be enthusiastic, curious, and willing to learn more, with a problem-solving approach; Be confident to work well in teams and efficient in delivering work • Proven skills in effective communication and persuading diverse audiences, and working effectively with a wide range of clients • Ability to express clearly and concisely, ideas and concepts in written and oral form.

Core Values ▪ Care ▪ Respect ▪ Integrity ▪ Trust ▪ Accountability

relevant fields of which at least two years are in public participation and human rights development/ advocacy with technical and substantive knowledge in the developing country setting. Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills. Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development. Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines. Sound security awareness.

Somalia is a country that is characterized by terrorism and political instability in most areas, but UNICEF prioritizes the safety and security of its employees. It is however important for every staff member to keep themselves informed of the general security situation and take responsibility to follow the security advise and guidelines to ensure own safety.

The UNICEF Security team provides a thorough security briefing for all new staff upon arrival. Upon arrival, the security section will arrange for your SSAFE training, which is mandatory in Somalia, in case you have not yet done one. Movement within Somalia is restricted, and you must consult the Security team for advice and arrangements of any security escort that may be required. It is important to note that you must never travel without a security clearance approval.

Somali is the official language of Somalia. English language is in limited use throughout the country.

The office dress code is smart casual except if you are meeting senior government officials or donors and other key stakeholders, in which case you should dress more formally. However as cultural values must be respected, Somalia is a conservative country and men and women are advised to wear loose fitting garments, including dresses, skirts or pants that fall below the knee, and shirts or blouses that cover the upper arms. There is no legal requirement for women to wear a headscarf, but almost all Somali women do, and it is advisable for international staff to cover their hair with a scarf when outside UN bases to avoid negative attention.

Somalia is a unique (humanitarian) operation. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.