UN WOMEN Jobs - 51340- UN Women: Coordinator, Protection from Sexual Expl

UN Women: Coordinator, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)

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UN WOMEN

Location :

Mogadishu, SOMALIA

Type of Contract :

TA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

24-Nov-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-3

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

364 days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The UN Women (UNW), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnership with civil society and other relevant actors.

The Secretary General’s Bulletin on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, 2003 (SGB) calls on the UN system to protect affected populations from sexual exploitation and abuse by personnel of the UN and its partners. The IASC’s Six Core Principles Relating to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, 2002, calls on the humanitarian community to do the same. Many humanitarian entities have also signed onto the Statement of Commitment on Eliminating Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN and Non-UN Personnel, 2006.

In 2006, UN and non-UN entities signed the "Statement of Commitment on Eliminating Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN and Non-UN Personnel," in which all agreed to implement the six core principles relating to sexual exploitation and abuse adopted by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) in July 2002. In 2010, the IASC undertook a Global Review of Protection from SEA by UN, NGO, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Personnel, which concluded that 11 out of 14 agency headquarters were not giving clear directives on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) to the field; effective personnel awareness raising and complaints mechanisms were not in place; and the monitoring of activities and sharing of good practices was not occurring.

The position will be supervised by the Country Programme Manager with close links to the Gender Theme Group. The incumbent is responsible for organizing the implementation of the UNCT’s Zero Tolerance Policy and management of the ICN on PSEA. There will be linkages to other UN agencies, specifically UNICEF, UNDP, WFP and UNHCR protection units and the UNCT Gender Theme Group. Externally there will be linkages to National SEA coordination structures including the GBV Taskforce, the Protection Core Group at county and national levels and the ICN.

Duties and Responsibilities

Through participation at inter-sector working group, support PSEA mainstreaming during planning, policy development and programming e.g. development of relevant joint programmes;
Establish inter-agency community-based complaints mechanisms (CBCM) in the three regions of Somalia, i.e. Somaliland, Puntland and South-Central Somalia with participation from a broad range of UN and NGOs partners that includes specific, common protocols for handling SEA complaints, referring SEA complaints, investigating SEA complaints and delivering victim assistance;
Coordinate, in consultation with the GBV working group, development of a joint inter-agency, community-based complaints mechanism to enable the affected population to report SEA;
Represent the project at Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), donor and other key stakeholder events; maintain relations and develop cooperation and ensure good project visibility;
Work closely with the GTG and UNCT member agencies, UNSOM and the GBV working group to ensure coordinated referral mechanisms for victim services and implementation of General Assembly strategy on victim assistance;
Coordinate implementation of PSEA structures and systems in the Republic of Somalia;
Provide technical support to programme staff, partners, and build partner and staff capacity in use of humanitarian standards including SGB 2003, HAP and legal frameworks;
Develop, carry out and regularly report to UNCT and other donors on annual UNCT PSEA (protection from SEA) workplan;
Administer and report on SEA component of the programme budget;
Coordinate PSEA training for UNCT staff and implementing partners across the country;
Module development/review and facilitation of SEA training modules for UN staff, staff of implementing partners and, as appropriate, NGOs, government staff and community members;
Strengthen and maintain UNCT SEA Focal Point Network through: chairing monthly meetings, acting as secretariat to the network, enhancing communication and information sharing among UNCT FPs, entire network as well as the national coordination mechanisms;
Represent and UN Women UNCT at ICN and act as its secretariat in collaboration with Government, INGOs, CSOs; including chairing its three sub-working groups on awareness, coordination and monitoring and reporting at field locations;
Prepare briefing notes, talking points, concept notes, reports, funding proposals and other documents in support and promotion of UNCT’s zero tolerance policy implementation;
Support the development of a common reporting and monitoring system in close connection with UN agencies, NGOs and relevant government actors; including integrating SEA indicators into existing monitoring and evaluation systems of the UNCT;.

Impact of Results:

The key results will bring together UN Agencies and NGOs to implement and oversee implementation of the SG’s Bulletin and zero tolerance policy. The PSEA coordination office will provide guidance to and coordinate inter-agency efforts by the UN and NGO humanitarian and development actors to ensure effective, timely and robust prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and put in place systems for affected populations to respond to incidents including complaints mechanisms, investigations and feedback to the affected populations on measures taken.

Competencies

Core values and Guilding principles:

Integrity:

Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity:

Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrating / Safeguarding Ethics and Integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Developing and Empowering People / Coaching and Mentoring:

Self-development, initiative-taking.

Working in Teams:

Acting as a team player and facilitating team work.

Communicating Information and Ideas:

Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively.

Self-management and Emotional intelligence:

Creating synergies through self-control.

Conflict Management / Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements;

Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning:

Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.

Functional Competencies:

In-depth knowledge on the gender dimensions of humanitarian and protection issues;
Ability to establish clear goals and to achieve desired results consistent with agreed strategies;
Strong oral and written communication skills required;
Administrative skills; ability to work with minimum supervision with efficiency and competence, must show respect for people with different national and cultural backgrounds;
Computer literate.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in relevant discipline.

Experience:

At least five (5) years relevant professional experience in the field of sexual exploitation and abuse, gender-based violence, staff conduct and discipline and/or humanitarian affairs;
Previous experience working on prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse;
Experience working in the IASC or in other inter-agency bodies or processes;
Experience working in humanitarian emergencies.

Languages:

Fluency in English essential; and
Somali or Arabic desirable.

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment.
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.