GBV Assistant

Grade

GS5General Service

Reason

Temporary > Temporary Assignment/ AppointmentBFamily<p></p><p></p> 2025-02-172025-12-31February 2, 2025

Standard Job Description

Senior GBV Assistant

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The Senior GBV Assistant supports the operations' efforts to fulfil UNHCR's mandate and associated obligations on GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response based on policy and guidance.

The Senior GBV Assistant works under direct supervision of a more senior GBV/Protection colleague who defines overall work objectives and provides regular advice and guidance. S/he collaborates closely with the UNHCR management and the Protection team in the country and strengthens working relations with other agencies involved in GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response.

The Senior GBV Assistant will focus on individual case management and provision of counselling to GBV survivors, while strengthening safe and ethical data collection.

S/he promotes alignment with GBV minimum standards and respect of GBV Guiding Principles.
S/he also ensures that persons of concern, women and girls, are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties
- Support activities in GBV prevention and response with implementing and operational partners
- Support the implementation of multi-sectorial response to GBV (including health, psychosocial support, case management, legal, and security).
- Contribute to measures to prevent and respond to GBV incidents.
- Contribute to safety audits and other relevant assessments.
- Support the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for GBV response as well as other protection/solutions activities.
- Support the provision of case management to GBV survivors (if relevant in operation) in line with GBV Guiding Principles;
- Liaise with other protection units for relevant referrals (including to the durable solutions unit).
- Assist in drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics for the protection unit / section.
- Ensure the wishes of survivors are prioritized as per the survivor-centred approach. Enforce compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures for GBV as well as the GBV minimum standards and Guiding Principles.

- Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).

- Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level
For G5 - 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education
Not applicable.

Certificates and/or Licenses
Human rights, Social Anthropology Social work,
Law, International Development, Social Sciences, or other relevant field.

HCR Gender Equality Lrng prg
HCR Gender-Based Violence
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience
Essential
2 years of previous work experience relevant to the function of GBV in a local context and having experience in the field of GBV prevention, mitigation 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. Knowledge of GBV minimum standards, Guiding Principles and GBV case management standards.

Desirable
Knowledge and experience of participatory approaches to engaging with and mobilizing communities. Good understanding of displacement and protection issues including, child protection, education and the application of the Age, Gender and Diversity Policy.

Functional Skills
IT-Computer Literacy
PR-Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD)
PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention programming
PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) response programming
PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) risk mitigation
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements
For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination, and abuse of power.

As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.

This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.

Colombia is the country most impacted by the outflow of over 7.7 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants, hosting nearly 2.8 million Venezuelans, the majority of whom in the process of regularization. In addition, and despite the 2016 Peace Agreement, conflict and armed violence continue to uproot Colombians (over 1.2 million people newly displaced by the internal conflict since 2016) and, in a growing and worrying trend, also Venezuelans and other nationalities. Afro-Colombians and indigenous people continue to be disproportionally affected by large-group displacement events and confinements, particularly in the Pacific Coast. UNHCR and partners work to strengthen preventive actions as well as to respond to emergencies, providing protection and solutions for the people with and for whom UNHCR works.

Over 2.4 million Venezuelans who live in Colombia have registered to benefit from the Temporary Protection Status (TPS), issued by the Government of Colombia in February 2021. The TPS provides a 10-year protection status and access to a full range of rights including healthcare, education, formal employment, and financial inclusion. More than 1.8 million permits have been delivered; however, challenges remain in terms of access to rights and services. Xenophobia against Venezuelans persists, as misinformation and the perceptions that Venezuelans will take away job opportunities from Colombians, fuel general discontent. UNHCR supports the TPS roll-out and believes it is a promising pathway for addressing the vulnerable situation of Venezuelan refugees and migrants and continues to work towards durable solutions.

Mixed movements of refugees and migrants continue to increase in the region, including more than 520,000 transiting the Darien Gap in 2023. UNHCR continues to advocate for the expansion of lawful pathways, including resettlement, that avoid the risk of irregular, dangerous journeys, while, at the same time, preserving the fundamental human right to seek asylum.
At UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency we are constantly looking for talented professionals, who are passionate about our mission and inspire others with their dedication and work ethic. UNHCR’s workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. We seek to sustain and strengthen this diversity and to ensure equal opportunities, as well as an inclusive working environment, for our entire workforce. This diversity will allow us continue building better futures for the people forced to flee.

UNHCR is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, socio-economic, religious and ethnic backgrounds, to apply to become a part of the organization. Furthermore, UNHCR Colombia strongly encourages persons living with disabilities to apply to this position.

Please take into account that this position will be GS4, and the duties are the following:
- Support activities in GBV prevention, mitigation and response with implementing and operational partners.
- Support the implementation of multi-sectorial response to GBV (including health, psychosocial support, case management, legal, and security).
- Contribute to measures to prevent and respond to GBV incidents.
- Contribute to safety audits and other relevant assessments.
- Support the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for GBV response as well as other protection/solutions activities.
- Support the provision of case management to GBV survivors (if relevant in operation) in line with GBV Guiding Principles;
- Liaise with other protection units for relevant referrals (including to the durable solutions unit).
- Assist in drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics for the protection unit / section.
- Ensure the wishes of survivors are prioritized as per the survivor-centred approach. Enforce compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures for GBV as well as the GBV minimum standards and Guiding Principles.
- Support and promote community-based networks and leadership, for prevention and response to GBV, including the dissemination of legal pathways and communication with communities regarding GBV, and new masculinities initiatives.
- Support the GBV partner net work in the field.
- Perform other related duties as required.

Desired Candidate Profile:

Knowledge and experience of participatory approaches to engaging with and mobilizing communities. Good understanding of displacement and protection issues including, child protection, education and the application of the Age, Gender and Diversity Policy, as well as the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) policies.
Experience in technical assistance to partners and strategic allies, and monitoring and accompaniment to the implementation of projects. Experience in technical assistance to authorities and state institutions, institutional strengthening, and advocacy with an approach on community-based protection, child protection and GBV. Experience participating and/or leading interagency and institutional GBV coordination mechanisms.

The grading (step calculation) of the appointed candidate will be based on the information you have registered in Workday. Please make sure to include all the relevant work experience you have (specify the relevant responsibilities) as well as educational qualifications necessary for the position. Any discrepancies or missing information could affect this step calculation.This position doesn't require a functional clearanceEnglish

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Skills

IT-Computer Literacy, PR-Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD), PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention programming, PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) response programming, PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) risk mitigation

Education

Certifications

Community Development/Social Work - Other, HCR Gender Equality Learning Program. - UNHCR, HCR Sexual and Gender_Based Violence - UNHCR, Human Rights - Other, Law - Other, Social Sciences - Other

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