Technical Officer Gender Based Violence (GBV)

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 135,454 USD and 174,640 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Program is to build the capacity of Member States to prepare for and manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations. The programme works in close collaboration with technical departments within WHO and partners to ensure the most up-to-date, effective, and relevant health standards are applied to ensure appropriate response to different types of emergencies. Within this frame, the programme is committed to ensure gender-based violence (GBV) issues are appropriately addressed and responded to in the emergency context. The Health Cluster is also hosted within this programme, further facilitating the interaction with partners through the cluster mechanism to implement relevant health strategies in emergencies.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

To provide technical support and assistance on violence against women/gender-based violence in emergencies.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Within the framework of the delegated authority, the incumbent is assigned the following responsibilities:

1. Provide timely and sustainable technical support on GBV in emergencies in WHO AFRO and Country Offices and Health Clusters in the region, ensuring close linkages with ongoing GBV and other related WHO work.

2. Facilitate program activities related to building capacity on GBV of WHO health officers and partners in emergencies through active dissemination of existing interagency and WHO guidelines and other online learning tools and through organizing and ensuring delivery/delivering trainings at regional and national level including:

• Support national health cluster programme planning processes to ensure the reflection of GBV related health activities in the plans
• Support regional-level webinars and workshops for health cluster coordinators and partners on the health response to GBV.
• Support linkages and coordination between the health cluster (including SRH and MHSPSS working groups as relevant) and the GBV sub-cluster, including through trainings and technical support on GBV coordination.

3. Support IASC GBV guidelines rollouts with a focus on the health cluster in their region through collaboration with UNICEF and the GBV Area of Responsibility (AoR).

4. Participate in inter-agency initiatives and inter-cluster coordination, including the GBV AoR, at the regional level.

5. Provide input and contribute to the updating of existing guidelines and development of new training materials.

6. Produce quarterly reports on activities and other activities as required

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Advanced University Degree in one of the following fields: Public Health, women's or gender and development studies, social sciences; or first health science degree with advanced degree (at least at master level) in a related field.

Desirable: Training in public health, epidemiology or social sciences.

Experience

Essential: At least 7 years' work experience in violence against women/gender-based violence some of which in emergencies. At least five years of field experience, ideally in a range of settings in Africa.

Desirable: Some training and experience in public health, Experience in UN organizations or agencies, or non-governmental organizations providing technical assistance and support to humanitarian settings.

Skills:

• Proven experience of violence against women/gender-based violence in emergencies, with proven knowledge of health and gender-based violence issues, a good understanding of gender equality and survivor-centred perspectives and a good understanding of the humanitarian organizational structure.
• Demonstrated capacity to work in challenging circumstances, administer projects and build partnerships involving technical and political elements
• Demonstrated ability to work in multicultural settings and excellent inter-personal 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: Excellent knowledge of English Desirable: Immediate knowledge of French or another WHO language

REMUNERATION

WHO offers staff in the Professional Category an attractive remuneration package, which for the above position includes an annual net base salary starting at 75.602 USD (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable).

Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

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.
• WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/ Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.
• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.