UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

You would be responsible for:

The consultant will work under the technical supervision of the GBV Sub Cluster Coordinator at the National level and will be reporting for administrative purposes to the Head of Offices in Herat

Building and Sustaining Partnerships

• Facilitate inter-agency, multi-sectoral GBV Sub-Clusters at sub-national levels.
• Engage with all relevant stakeholders to ensure coordination bodies reflect the range of actors addressing GBV, including across multiple sectors.
• Represent the GBV sub-national cluster in sub-national Protection Cluster meetings, OCHA-led meetings, and other relevant meetings and report to the National GBV Sub-Cluster on the outcomes.
• Plan and organize GBV trainings as needed by humanitarian actors

Support service delivery

• Map response capacities, including facilitating the mapping of GBV-specific 3Ws at the sub-national level.
• Support the establishment of referral pathways and Standard Operating Procedures, and support the update of the referral pathway at sub National level
• Work with other clusters and GBVSC members to undertake periodic GBV risk assessments.

Strategic Planning

• Work with partners to continually identify and prioritize response gaps at the sub-national level in line with the proposed work plan (including geographic coverage and programmatic scope) and seek solutions to fill gaps.
• Contributes sub-national GBV-related inputs to national inter-agency contingency plans.
• Contribute to the selection of priority areas for AHF allocations

Capacity Development

• Support sub-national efforts to strengthen the capacity of sub-cluster members in planning and responding to GBV in emergencies and on safe and ethical GBV information management.
• Ensure all sub-national GBV sub-cluster partners are aware of relevant policy guidelines, technical standards, and other resource materials (go to www.gbvaor.net for the latest information).

Advocacy

• Provide inputs to the development of relevant advocacy and policy documents, and program prioritization exercises to address GBV in emergencies, in the context of broader gender inequality issues. 

Information Management

• Support the collection of data at the sub-national level in line with the requirements of the Humanitarian Response Plan and for evaluating the subcluster’s performance.
• Ensure partners regularly and accurately contribute to the 3/4/5Wsand FTS, and other required cluster data collection mechanisms.
• Support the analyses of available secondary data to ensure readily available information on known trends and patterns on GBV for inclusion at relevant points along the Humanitarian Programme Cycle.
• Undertake assessment missions as appropriate to identify strategic approaches for addressing it.
• Work with the national GBV Sub cluster to adopt a standardized GBV incident report/intake form and other relevant forms as necessary. Train partner organizations and other sectors in the use of this form with particular emphasis on the Guiding Principles for Working with GBV Survivors and in line with the GBV Information Management System (GBVIMS), where applicable.
• Prepare regular analytical reports on emerging issues.
• Set standards for inter-agency safe and ethical use of GBV data and monitor the implementation of these standards by sub-cluster members to ensure compliance. 

Monitoring

• Facilitate and, where possible, participate in regular inter-agency joint field monitoring missions in support of GBVSC Coordination and provision of GBV services in emergencies (GBViE);

Programme management [10%]

Support UNFPA programming related to GBV, as requested by the head of sub-offices. 

Education:

• Advanced (Master's) degree in Social Sciences, Gender, or other related fields.

Knowledge and experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience preferably in GBV and emergency and humanitarian programming;
• Experience with research and data collection and analysis.
• Proven management, coordination, and program development skills;
• Strong English language drafting skills;
• Strong communication and networking skills;
• Experience in developing and/or contributing to the development of training materials, and experience in facilitation and conducting training;
• Excellent organizational skills; 
• Excellent English, Dari, and Pashturequired; knowledge of Uzbek and other local languages an asset.

Language requirements:

● Fluency in English is required. Dari and Pashto are necessary as the working language in Afghanistan.

● Knowledge of other official UN languages would be an asset.

Required Competencies:

Functional competencies:

• Analytical and Strategic thinking;
• Knowledge sharing;
• Results-based program development and management;
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches;
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/building strategic alliances and partners.

Core Competencies:

• Values: Integrity/Commitment to mandate, Knowledge sharing/Continuous learning, Valuing diversity;
• Managing Relationships: Working in teams, Communicating information and ideas, Conflict and self-management;
• Working with people: Empowerment/Developing people/Performance management;
• Personal Leadership and Effectiveness: Strategic and analytical thinking, Results orientation/Commitment to excellence, Appropriate and transparent decision making.
   

Inputs/services to be provided by UNFPA or implementing partner (e.g. support services, office space, equipment), if applicable: 

The consultant is expected to provide all necessary equipment to complete the assignment (computer, software, phone, access to internet, etc.). 

UNFPA will provide all relevant background information and documentation regarding the regional and country contexts, as well as play a coordinating role in facilitating the onboarding meetings for the consultant. 

UNFPA will only accept properly completed job application forms in Quantum before the closing date & will not consider late submissions after the closing date. Any information provided on the Quantum job application form will be considered binding.

Important Note: Applicants must accurately complete/draft their Job Application Form (Candidate Profile) in the below-given link and submit it before the deadline, kindly note that you will need to upload P11/CV.

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