National UNV for Victims’ Rights

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Assignment is non family (GOMA)

Assignment until 30 June 2024, with possible extension until 30 June 2025, depending on the availability of funds and satisfactory of performance

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Victims’ Rights Officer (please complete with the function of the supervisor) the national UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Monitoring and update of the Victims’ Assistance Tracking System for adequate follow-up of victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, including access to services and referral • Identify gaps in service provision for the assistance to victims of SEA and identification of local partners to fill these gaps • Monitoring the projects dedicated to the assistance of victims of SEA, and ensure that victims of SEA are included in these projects, including victims of Agencies, Funds and Programs • Supports in the monitoring and follow-up of victims and their wellbeing. • Supports the Human Rights officer to work with the local authorities and strengthen its ca-pacity of assistance to vulnerable population, including victims of SEA. Assist and sup-port the HR Officer in identifying, establishing contacts with local government officials, NGOs, women associations, youth associations in his/her area of responsibility. • Assist and support the SVRO and HR Officer in organizing awareness raising activities for the rights of the victims • Supporting the SVRO in preparation of training modules and when required, deliver train-ings on victims’ centered approach and victims’ rights to the appropriate counterparts. • Support to core administrative tasks of the office, including missions’ preparation, budget-ing, processing of requests archiving and filling documents. • Perform other duties that might be required

Professionalism Communication Respect for diversity and gender Teamwork Integrity

• A bachelor’s degree in law, social sciences, psychology or any related field • 5 years of experience in community organizing • Social, cultural and linguistic knowledge and familiarity of the local community in the DRC • Reading, writing, reporting and speaking skills • Knowledge of the local languages/dialects and French are required; English knowledge is an advantage

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the second largest country in Africa, and as a result is quite diverse. Living conditions therefore vary between MONUSCO duty stations, with all usual amenities present in the capital Kinshasa, but only very basic conditions in remote duty stations in the provinces, where, for instance, there may be no guarantee of public power supply nor running water. The ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions of developing countries is essential. Accommodation is very expensive in both Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. Supermarkets exist in the large towns (e.g. Bukavu, Kisangani), but consumer items are generally very expensive (as everything is imported). For food, local markets offer a much cheaper alternative. All MONUSCO duty stations are considered non-family duty stations, except for Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Entebbe which are now considered family duty stations, and most are currently under UN Security Phase III (“relocation phase”: internationally-recruited staff are temporarily concentrated or relocated to specified sites/locations). In addition to insecurity related to the relatively volatile political situation as well as various conflict situations, certain places are subject to increasing street and residential crime, including in Kinshasa and Goma. Some degree of medical service is provided in all MONUSCO duty stations. Certain vaccinations are mandatory for MONUSCO personnel to enter the DRC, while others are compulsory for all other incoming persons. It is possible for incoming MONUSCO personnel, including UN Volunteers, to be asked to provide proof of some or all vaccinations, though this is unlikely. All UN Volunteers must ensure that they are up-to-date with all appropriate vaccinations, which should be clearly and properly endorsed in the International Certificate of Vaccination (“carte jaune”). Malaria is present virtually throughout the DRC, and it is therefore recommended to take prophylaxis. The unit of currency is the Congolese Franc. The US dollar is the other preferred currency. It may be impossible to exchange traveller’s checks away from the capital city. Credit cards are usually accepted in major hotels only in Kinshasa. In larger towns and cities (e.g. Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu,), UN Volunteers are recommended to open US Dollar bank accounts, while in other places, banks may be absent (including ATMs) and VLA payments will be processed in cash. UN Volunteers have the possibility to send part of their allowances to a bank account abroad. In addition to French, there are four major spoken languages in DRC, namely Lingala, Kikongo, Tshiluba and Swahili.