Technical Officer (Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment)

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 113,168 USD and 148,184 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PRSEAH) Program at the Western Pacific Region (WPR) aims to help the Regional Office and the Country Offices in the Region, to undertake and coordinate action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, and rapidly respond to any SEAH and to advocate, draft and put in place strategies to ensure a zero tolerance to SEAH in the region.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the supervision of the PRSEAH Management Officer in WPR, the PRSEAH Technical Officer will:

1. Lead/contribute to Country Office focal points’ learning and development, and work towards identifying and mapping country and regional-level support and referrel services for SEAH survivours/victims, and identifying and addressing gaps in service provision. 2. Together with the regional and country office focal points, he/she will develop, implement, monitor and report on progress of implementation of the WHO SEA and SH action plans. 3. He/she will lead/contribute to SEAH risk assessment. He /she will contribute to advocacy and resource mobilization, including through developing communication tools, maintaining a central database on PRSEAH, and the organization of internal and external events.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: First university degree in law, political science, humanities, management, communications, international relations or related field. Desirable: Master's degree in law, political science, humanities, communications, management, international relations or related field.

Experience

Essential: Five years of experience in working on issues related to human rights, humanitarian law, gender, victim-centric or protection-centered work; Experience organizing regional or medium-scale events; Experience in developing materials for trainings and conducting trainings Desirable: Experience in developing communication materials, maintaining databases, undertaking risk assessments; Experience in cooperating with government authorities and other UN agencies.

Skills

Technical expertise in at least one of the following areas:

• Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH)
• Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)
• Protection
• Human rights or humanitarian law
• Gender-based violence/Victim assistance
• Staff misconduct and discipline
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)
• Risk communication, community engagement
• Training and capacity building
• Program management
• Communications

Skills and behavioral requirements

• Proven integrity, objectivity, and professional competence
• Strong communication, facilitation, and inter-personal skills
• Effective time-management skills
• Strong capacity to embrace cultural diversity and sensitivity to gender issues
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and ensure constant data protection
• Ability to interact in a sensitive manner with survivors
• Ability to work in a stressful environment

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Building and promoting partnership across the Organization and beyond Producing results Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Fluency in English Desirable: Knowledge of a language in one of the countries within WHO in WPR

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 64,121 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 2399 per month for the duty station indicated above. 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.

• *For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.