National Professional Officer (Gender & Advocacy)

Contract

This is a NO-B contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 6,150 USD.

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Position Number: 436027

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The position aims at strengthening the health system response to GBV il Libya, through implementation of specific GBV activities, and integration of GBV into Mental Health and other relevant programs.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Conduct a country need assessment of the health sector response to GBV to verify needs and gaps and draft a workplan based on the identified priorities Work with national counterparts and relevant international stakeholders and provide technical support to strengthen the health system response to GBV at all level, including policies, national guidelines, and tools.

2. Work with the health cluster, to make sure GBV activities are appropriately reflected in the Health Cluster plans, and relevant documentation (Humanitarian Needs Overview and Humanitarian Response Plan).

3. Support linkages and coordination between the health cluster (including Sexual and Reproductive Health and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support working groups as relevant), the GBV sub-working group, and Clinical Management of Rape task force.

4. Identify training needs for respective target audiences and participate in development of comprehensive plans for capacity building.

5. Contribute to the preparation and adaptation of training materials tailored to the specific needs and guidance on GBV in Libya.

6. Arrange for capacity building activities for health personnel in health facilities, and community health workers and conduct analysis on the WHO training workshops' impact on GBV topics for different health care providers.

7. Identify the priority of GBV related issues among the affected population to ensure that these are properly addressed through awareness raising and other community-based initiatives.

8. Participate in meetings (including field meetings) with the national counterparts and UN stakeholders for planning, conducting, and reprogramming of collaborative actions.

9. Prepare reports, recommendations and lessons learnt based on these meetings.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: First level university degree in one of the following fields: public health, women or gender and development studies, social sciences, or related field. Desirable: Specialized training in women health, epidemiology or social sciences.

Experience

Essential: At least two (2) years of relevant professional work experience in non-communicable diseases focusing on the area of violence against women/gender-based violence. Desirable: Previous relevant work experience in humanitarian setting, and experience in training health organizations and health providers.

Skills

Proven profound knowledge of GBV issues at the Country Level- Interpersonal skills e.g. tacks, patience and curtesy- Experience with scientific and technical approaches to promotion of GBV programmatic issues- Excellent drafting skills.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Producing results Moving forward in a changing environment

Enhanced WHO global Competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Arabic. Desirable: Knowledge of another WHO official language.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 38,658 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

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• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.

• WHO has zero tolerance to wards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment, and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.

• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line. For assessment of your application, please ensure that your profile on Stellis is updated; all experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time. Kindly note that CV/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are not accessible.

• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line through Stellis. For assessment of your application, please ensure that: (a) Your profile on Stellis is properly completed and updated; (b) All required details regarding your qualifications, education and training are provided; (c) Your experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time.