National Professional Officer– Gender, Equity&Human Rights

Contract

This is a NO-A 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 1 years of experience, depending on education.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

WHO is the specialized agency of the United Nations with the mission to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. The WHO Indonesia Country Office directs and coordinates the authority for health by supporting the Indonesian Government in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of national health policies, strategies and plans and through WHO's technical cooperation programmes, including by integrating gender-responsive, equity-enhancing and human rights-based approaches. WHO seeks to address the pledge of leaving no one behind in the programme areas to achieve the national health goals by providing needs-based technical assistance in national level policy formulation, setting norms and standards, improving knowledge dissemination, monitoring country health situation and building sustainable institutional capacity, to play a greater leadership role in different national technical forums as well as contribute to regional and global public health platforms. The objective of the planning unit is to strengthen the WCO and enhance collaboration with national health authorities and partners by providing technical support and assistance in health planning, resource mobilization and management of WHO collaborative programmes, and by providing increased interface through advocacy and documentation.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the direct supervision of Planning Officer and overall supervision of the WHO Deputy Representative, the incumbent performs the following duties:

1. Works with the technical teams to integrate gender, equity and human rights (GER) into their programmes, and address violence against women and girls (VAW), and monitors and reports on the progress.

2. Supports the technical teams on the integration of GER in national health policies, strategies, and plans and supports policies and programmes to estimate, prevent and respond to VAW, as well as in research and data related work.

3. Analyzes data on gender, equity and human rights activities for relevant programme areas based on specific indicators in the country to identify and advise on entry points for new initiatives in GER mainstreaming and to address VAW.

4. Conducts/facilitates research and presents evidence to document trends and patterns of current gender and inequality concerns and provides strategic advice to programmes to advocate for addressing the underlying issues.

5. Ensures knowledge sharing, documentation and dissemination of good practices on GER mainstreaming in health and ending VAW.

6. Works with the GER focal points of other WHO country offices and the regional office to discuss challenges and lessons learned or promote replicable best practices in the area of GER and ending VAW.

7. Supports WHO staff with training sessions and workshops for capacity building of stakeholders in GER mainstreaming in their respective programmes.

8. Writes a variety of reports, communications, briefings, factsheets, statements, etc. linked to his/her areas of responsibility.

9. Supports solicitation of national and international experts for specific GER related expertise needs.

10. Ensures that the WHO country office in Indonesia utilizes the key tools and processes (e.g. the Gender Score Card, SWAP analysis, etc.).

11. Maintains an active relationship/partnerships with national government counterparts, UN agencies, international community, institutes and academia (especially for research), inter-government and non-governmental organizations working on GER in health to enhance collaboration and strategic partnership.

12. Performs any other duty assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: First university degree in human rights, gender, law, social sciences, international development, international relations, public health or other development-related fields. Desirable: Master's degree First university degree in human rights, gender, law, social sciences, international development, international relations, public health or other development-related fields. Specialized training on gender and/or equity and/or human rights and/or VAW.

Experience

Essential: At least one year of experience in strategic advocacy and implementing gender, equity and human rights mainstreaming agendas across a variety of programmes and/or addressing VAW. Desirable: •At least four years of experience in strategic advocacy and implementing gender, equity and human rights mainstreaming agendas across a variety of programmes and/or addressing VAW.•Experience writing analytical documents and reports.•Experience with coordination and advocacy in gender, equity and human rights and/or ending VAW at policy and programming levels.

Skills

•Familiarity with relevant national laws and regulations•Ability to conceptualize ideas and take new initiatives•Excellent writing skills

WHO Competencies

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

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Indonesian language. Desirable:

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at IDR 415,186,000 (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.

• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.

• 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 towards 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.