Job description
Job Title: Protection Officer (SGBV)
Location: Kibondo, Tanzania
Closing Date: 6 November 2017
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Sexual and Gender-based violence (SGBV) is a pervasive and life-threatening health, human rights and protection issue that affects women, men, boys and girls and their communities. The risks are exacerbated in conflict and displacement but stem from pre-existing gender inequalities. Addressing SGBV is therefore a global organizational priority for UNHCR. Establishing risk mitigation, prevention and response to SGBV in UNHCR's programmes must not be dependent on incident reports or data alone because of low reporting. It is essential that these programmes are initiated at the onset as core life-saving interventions, are strong through all phrases of displacement and cut across all sectors of programming. UNHCR¿s SGBV prevention and response work should be guided by the rights-based approach, the survivor-centred approach, community-based protection, and the Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) approach. These four approaches are founded on common principles of empowerment, participation, ownership and accountability. UNHCR aims to institutionalize and integrate initiatives that have shown to be most impactful in mitigating the risks and addressing SGBV.
Dedicated positions for Protection Officers addressing SGBV are needed to provide technical support to improve UNHCR¿s operational capacity to deliver effective prevention and response programs.
The Protection Officer (SGBV) is a member of the protection team in a Country or Sub-Office. He/she may report to the Senior Protection Officer, Senior Protection Officer (Community-based), and Head of Sub-Office or to the Assistant Representative for Protection. In smaller Offices, the post may report directly to the Representative. He/she provides functional SGBV guidance to other protection, information management and programme staff. The incumbent works directly with communities and persons of concern to identify the risks and ensure the implementation of a community and rights based approach. The incumbent also acts as an advisor to senior management in designing an SGBV strategy that fits within the broader Protection and Solutions Strategy by ensuring that it is based on consultation with persons of concern, partners and authorities. The incumbent plans and undertakes quality, timely and effective SGBV prevention and response in line with UNHCR¿s policy and guidance on SGBV, in an age, gender and diversity inclusive manner.
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Undergraduate degree (equivalent of a BA/BS) in International Law, Human Rights, International Development, International Relations, Anthropology, Social Work, Gender studies, Political or Social Science or other clearly related disciplines.
- Minimum 6 years (5 years with graduate degree (equivalent of a Master¿s)) relevant professional experience of which 2 years in the field. At least two years of progressively responsible experience in the field of SGBV prevention and response, broader protection or social work involving empowerment of women and girls, gender, child protection, mental health, counselling and working with survivors, humanitarian and development issues.
- Strong experience in interacting with and building partnerships and synergies with UN agencies, NGOs and civil society organizations.
- Excellent knowledge of English and working knowledge of another UN language.
(In offices where the working language is not English, excellent knowledge of working language of duty station and working knowledge of English.)
***For National Officer positions, very good knowledge of local language and local institutions is essential.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES
- Thorough understanding of SGBV prevention and response in displacement including development of standard operating procedures, conducting assessments, establishing and managing protection programs.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Training design and facilitation skills of SGBV, gender and protection related learning.
- Demonstrated capacities in monitoring and reporting on SGBV and or protection.
- Experience with Gender Based Violence Information Management System is an asset.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work independently with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully and effectively work and communicate with people in a multi-cultural environment.
- Demonstrated experience in inter-agency coordination and consensus building, in refugee and/or cluster contexts.
Application
Interested applicants should submit their application online here: http://www.unhcr.org/careers.html.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 6 November 2017 (midnight Geneva time)
The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
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