Gender Protection Associate
democratic republic of the congo
- Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
- Location: democratic republic of the congo
- Grade: International UN Youth Volunteer
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Occupational Groups:
- Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
- Protection Officer (Refugee)
- Closing Date: Closed
Details
Mission and objectives
ONU FEMMES est l'Entité des Nations Unies pour l'égalité des sexes et l'autonomisation des femmes.
Context
The Democratic Republic of Congo, the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian, human rights and security crises of the twenty-first century. The country is currently experiencing the largest displacement crisis in Africa. Despite the establishment of an elected government in 2019, the country is still struggling to consolidate peace throughout its territory and the eastern region of the DRC is experiencing high levels of insecurity and repeated incidences of violence, conflict, and armed attacks. In this situation, women are the main victims of conflicts in eastern DRC, where systematic rape is used as a tactic of war, and the atrocities of the crimes perpetrated have a negative impact on communities, especially on women and girls who are exposed to sexual violence.
In the civil society space, there are women's organizations that are very active in the field of peace, women's security, and humanitarian issues. However, these organizations need to be technically strengthened to help them fully play their role in mainstreaming gender in humanitarian response, in the context of the implementation of the Triple Nexus, which links humanitarian, development, and peace interventions.
To do this, UN Women DRC is recruiting a Gender Protection Associate for Gender Protection activities.
In the civil society space, there are women's organizations that are very active in the field of peace, women's security, and humanitarian issues. However, these organizations need to be technically strengthened to help them fully play their role in mainstreaming gender in humanitarian response, in the context of the implementation of the Triple Nexus, which links humanitarian, development, and peace interventions.
To do this, UN Women DRC is recruiting a Gender Protection Associate for Gender Protection activities.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the Coordination Specialist (Normative and Humanitarian Action), the Gender Protection Associate will carry out the following specific tasks:
o Support the Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) inter-agency/inter-cluster working group, to understand and implement the framework for gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action.
o Participate in supporting the creation of GiHA knowledge products to inform inter-agency/inter-cluster response plans – including Gender analysis, Gender alerts, Civil Society Organizations surveys, etc
o Support the supervisor in building the capacity of clusters and other humanitarian actors on GiHA, to ensure that they have a clear understanding of GiHA needs and Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender policy standards.
o Support the Gender Localization Officer in the creation of a localized accountability framework based on the IASC Gender Policy standards, roles, and responsibilities.
o Support the participation of women in the different clusters, and support the clusters in the integration of Gender in their mechanism for coordinating strategic and action plans.
o Assist in the updating of a database of local women's organizations working in humanitarian action and provide technical support to these organizations.
o Support and provide technical support to local women's organizations that are members of the Humanitarian Working Group Coordination
o Support the development of a situation analysis of women's participation in humanitarian action and in the mechanism of the peace process in the DRC and develop a resource mobilization program.
o Contribute to the development of key messages and information dissemination programme related to the needs of the humanitarian community,
o Provide and make available the various activity reports.
o Any other related duties that may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
o Support the Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) inter-agency/inter-cluster working group, to understand and implement the framework for gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action.
o Participate in supporting the creation of GiHA knowledge products to inform inter-agency/inter-cluster response plans – including Gender analysis, Gender alerts, Civil Society Organizations surveys, etc
o Support the supervisor in building the capacity of clusters and other humanitarian actors on GiHA, to ensure that they have a clear understanding of GiHA needs and Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender policy standards.
o Support the Gender Localization Officer in the creation of a localized accountability framework based on the IASC Gender Policy standards, roles, and responsibilities.
o Support the participation of women in the different clusters, and support the clusters in the integration of Gender in their mechanism for coordinating strategic and action plans.
o Assist in the updating of a database of local women's organizations working in humanitarian action and provide technical support to these organizations.
o Support and provide technical support to local women's organizations that are members of the Humanitarian Working Group Coordination
o Support the development of a situation analysis of women's participation in humanitarian action and in the mechanism of the peace process in the DRC and develop a resource mobilization program.
o Contribute to the development of key messages and information dissemination programme related to the needs of the humanitarian community,
o Provide and make available the various activity reports.
o Any other related duties that may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
This vacancy is now closed.