Women and Girls Health Emergency Officer

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.

The war in Ukraine has sparked significant displacement and movement of refugees escaping conflict into EU and non-EU border countries. From January 2023, over 8 million Ukrainian refugees have been registered across Europe, including over 1.5 million in Poland, making it by far the country with the highest number of refugees from Ukraine with 995,402 Ukrainian citizens have temporary protection status in Poland. Despite the swift access to legal documentation, newly arriving asylum seekers are facing multiple protection concerns during their journey and upon reception in Poland over 60% of Ukrainian refugees live in collective accommodations or are hosted by local families or friends/family2. Additionally, Refugees in Poland have been overwhelmingly women and children, who need specialized care and protection. Women and girls face multiple protection risks and barriers to accessing health services, including exposure to intimate partner violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, sexual violence, and economic abuse. Access to survivor-centered health services for post-violence care (including clinical management of rape and intimate partner violence services) must be available by trained providers, including safety referral to multisectoral support services. Women of reproductive age need sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care, and access to quality services must be available, including for maternal and neonatal health services, contraception, assessment and treatment of STI (including HIV), and management of other women’s health issues.

WHO Is committed to fulfilling its mandate on the protection from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassement (PSEAH) and to supporting Member States to build capacities for Essential Services For Women And Girls In Emergencies, including in humanitarian settings as outlined in the global plan of action on health systems response to violence against women and girls and against children (WHA resolution 69.5). Hence, ensuring coordinated coverage of high quality Essential Services For Women And Girls In Emergencies-related health services in humanitarian response operations is a critical aspect of and contributes to the comprehensive strategy and plan for the survivor-centered approach for PSEA as well as for responding to Essential Services For Women And Girls In Emergencies.

Under the overall supervision of the Country Representative Office in Poland, and technical guidance of the GBViE Specialist, The UNV will work in close collaboration with the Country Office Team, the GBViE Technical Advisors in the EURO region and in HQ, as well as with other health partners.

The UNV will undertake the following tasks.

1. Coordination and Partnership for Essential Services for Women and Girls In Emergencies Activities:

• Support the implementation of Essential Services for Women and Girls in Emergencies activities within coordinated interagency efforts to respond to the Essential Services for Women and Girls in Poland by providing support to WHO and the Health sector. • Support establishment and maintenance of strong collaboration with partners for coordinating the implementation of the approved activities, ensuring alignment of purpose with the WHO regional and HQ GBViE related activities. • Work closely with CMR-IPV Taskforce, protection, Academics, MHPSS, and PSEA coordination groups to support incorporation of Essential Services for Women and Girls in Emergencies into cross-sector discussions and strategic planning; Essential Services for Women and Girls in Emergencies information and WHO training modules to be used in intersectoral training, following the lead of the respective section leads. • Support greater integration of issues related to sexual and reproductive health and the health response to violence into health sector coordination mechanisms. • Seek new opportunities and entry points to mainstream the work on the health system response into other areas, including MHPSS, SRH, HIV and other areas as relevant.

2. Enhance the capacity of national health authorities and health partners to respond to Essential Services for Women and Girls in Emergencies.

• Support in the coordination and implementation of the health system strengthening pilot project with participating facilities, and partners. • Seek new opportunities and relationships to expand the work with health facilities on the health response to violence against women and girls and support strategic expansion to health facilities, institutions and other stakeholders in Poland. . 3. Reporting and enhance visibility WHO health emergencies response.

• Contribute to report writing, documentation of lessons learnt, Essential Services for Women and Girls in Emergencies activity planning for the WHO country office and any such report (talking points, briefs, euro-rap and sitreps related to Essential Services for Women and Girls in Emergencies. • Ensure proper visibility of WHO in all Essential Services for Women and Girls in Emergencies-related communications

[Any other Task as may be requested)

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; • Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers; • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Results/expected outputs

• As an active [World Health Organization] team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to World Health Organization and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: Results/Outputs can be modified as appropriate; should not entirely mirror the task description but serve as a basis for workplan and deliverables] o Strengthened collaboration and coordination among various stakeholders in addressing Essential Services for Women and Girls in Emergencies issues. o Integration Of Essential Services for Women and Girls in Emergencies perspectives into national and humanitarian coordination forums and country level work plans. o Facilitated collaboration among CMR-IPV Taskforce, protection groups, academics, MHPSS, and PSEA coordination groups and integrated approaches to addressing violence against women and girls. o Targeted capacity building efforts with partners and other stakeholders addressing identified needs and gaps. o Enhanced consideration of Essential Services for Women and Girls in Emergencies in Poland County Office strategies and workplans. • Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in, and capacities developed

• Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to World Health Organization; technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferrable to World Health Organization procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgement; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions; where appropriate, high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; resourcefulness and willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented; • Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN and World Health Organization in daily activities and behaviours while acting without consideration of personal gains; resist undue political pressure in decision-making; stand by decisions that are in the organization’s interest even if they are unpopular; take prompt action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behaviour; does not abuse power or authority; • Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, mixed-gender environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age; commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of UN operations; ability to achieve common goals and provide guidance or training to colleagues; • Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment. • Planning and organizing effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities; • Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups; • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards World Health Organization’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values.

the national and/or international level in Gender based violence response and prevention, sexual reproductive health, PSEAH ideally with some of this in humanitarian settings, and experience in training health organizations and health providers, experience working in the UN or other international development organization is an asset;

• Desirable: Proven work experience with proven knowledge of health and gender-based violence issues, a good understanding of survivor-centered approach and a good understanding of the humanitarian organizational and coordination structure. Other Skills -Good computer skills in Microsoft Office applications.

Living conditions The overall security situation in Poland is stable the threat against the international community and the UN is considered very low. The Security Level across the whole country is at SL1 – Minimal. Warsaw is a family duty station and safe from the security perceptive and offers wide opportunities for a good professional and social life. Living conditions in Warsaw are comfortable. All commodities are widely available. Shopping,Hospitals, schools, restaurants for daily needs is available. The city offers good public transport. The UN volunteer will be responsible for securing his/her accommodation during contract duration.

UN Volunteer entitlements and allowances: The purpose of the allowances and entitlements paid to UN Volunteers is to enable UN Volunteers to sustain a secure standard of living at the duty stations in line with United Nations standards without incurring personal costs. The allowances are in no way to be understood as compensation, reward, or salary in exchange for the UN Volunteer’s service. Contingent on specific eligibility criteria, location of the volunteer assignment and contractual type and category, the payment of allowances will begin from the date of Commencement of Service For more information on entitlements please read the Condition of Service (https://explore.unv.org/cos) and use the entitlement calculator (https://app.unv.org/calculator) for the most up to date information.

Monthly Living Allowance (Per month): PLN 6793.91 Entry lump sum (onetime payment): USD 400 Travel Ticket when moving to duty station: USD 200 at beginning and end of assignment if duty station is outside of commuting distance (as determined by UNV) Exit allowance (for each month served, paid on completion of contract): PLN 566.16

Leave entitlements: Annual leave: 2.5 days accrued per calendar month Certified sick leave: 30 days Uncertified sick leave: 7 days Learning leave: 10 working days per consecutive 12 months Maternity Leave: 16 weeks Paternity Leave: 10 days