UN WOMEN Jobs - 89416- UN Women: Gender Specialist

UN Women: Gender Specialist - SGBV Investigator

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Geneva, SWITZERLAND

Type of Contract :

TA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

11-Feb-20 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-3

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English Spanish

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Through June 2020

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

UN Women, 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.

Peace and Security is a key area of UN Women's work. At headquarters, the Peace and Security Section leads on UN system-wide coordination on Women, Peace and Security, provides technical and financial support to the peace and security work of UN Women field offices, and implements a number of global initiatives that range from training women on mediation, peacekeepers on preventing and responding to sexual violence, and experts on investigation and documentation of international crimes, to rapidly deploying gender advisors to commissions of inquiry, peace talks, and post-conflict planning and financing processes, supporting gender-responsive public service delivery, and linking women in the community and grassroots organizations to police and other actors to ensure better protection.

A key area of UN-Women’s work is ensuring access to justice for women and the equal application of the rule of law. The impartial, timely and professional investigation of sexual and gender-based crimes is the first step towards justice for survivors. Upon request, UN Women provides national and international investigations, courts and transitional justice mechanisms with the gender expertise they need to ensure that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is documented. Since 2009, UN Women has provided a gender advisor or SGBV investigator to all United Nations commissions of inquiry/fact-finding missions, and other human rights investigative bodies, to the International Criminal Court, and to national and regional investigations.

Under the overall supervision of the Chief, Peace and Security, UN Women and the Chief of the Americas Section and the relevant country team coordinator, OHCHR, the Gender Specialist - SGBV Investigator will contribute to the implementation of UN Women and OHCHR’s mandates to promote women’s access to justice and the rule of law by providing technical support for the investigation, documentation and reporting of SGBV and women’s human rights violations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide technical guidance and advice to the investigation supported by UN Women:

Investigate and document human rights violations, with a focus on women’s rights violations and the differentiated impact of human rights violations on women, men, boys and girls;
Collect and preserve information on cases of sexual and gender-based violence and women’s human rights violations, including through interviews conducted remotely and during field missions, applying the relevant legal framework(s);
Lead the analysis of information and accounts collected on sexual and gender-based violence and women’s human rights;
Conduct risk assessments and advise on the establishment and implementation of gender-sensitive protection measures with respect to victims, witnesses and sources, in particular, on cases of sexual and gender-based violence and women’s human rights violations; and
Advise the team on the integration of gender-sensitive investigation methods for all aspects of its mandate, including interviews, security arrangements, victims and witness protection, referrals and safe handling of information.

Develop and share knowledge:

Draft relevant sections of the final report on sexual and gender-based violence and women’s human rights and related recommendations, and ensure the integration of a gender perspective throughout the report;
Ensure the integration of a gender perspective and the inclusion of gender-specific human rights violations in oral updates for the investigation, as well as other advocacy and media outputs; and
At the end of the deployment, prepare an internal report for UN Women on the work of the gender specialist-SGBV investigator and any recommendations for strengthening the gendered work of such human rights investigations in the future.

Develop partnerships with and build the capacity of key stakeholders:

Implement capacity-building activities for civil society organizations and victims of human rights violations, as relevant, on documenting cases of sexual and gender-based violence and women’s human rights violations;
Support technical cooperation between OHCHR and the relevant governmental authorities, particularly on the integration of a gender perspective on specific policies, as well as on measures to address sexual and gender-based violence; and
As a member of the investigative team, liaise between OHCHR and UN Women on issues of shared concern.

Perform any other duties, as required by the Chief, Peace and Security, UN Women, or the Chief of the Americas Section, OHCHR.

Key Performance Indicators:

Timely and quality reporting on women’s rights violations and sexual and gender-based violence;
Quality advice on the integration of a gender analysis across all areas of work of the accountability mechanism;
Increased awareness of UN Women’s work, and the importance of accountability for women’s rights violations and sexual and gender-based crimes;
Increased cooperation between UN Women and the accountability mechanism; and
Timely and quality advice to UN Women on strengthening the SGBV Justice Experts Rapid Deployment Programme

Competencies

Core Values:

Respect for Diversity;
Integrity;
Professionalism.

Core Competencies:

Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
Accountability;
Creative Problem Solving;
Effective Communication;
Inclusive Collaboration;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf?la=en&vs=637

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law, and the gender dimensions of these legal frameworks.
Proven ability to conduct complex human rights or criminal investigations, including expertise in monitoring and documenting SGBV, an understanding of gender-specific protection concerns, and experience interviewing vulnerable witnesses;
Good analytical capacity;
Ability to speak and write in a clear and gender-sensitive language;
Familiarity with the UN system and knowledge of UN Women.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced University Degree (master’s or equivalent) preferably in law, political science, or international relations;
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

At least 5 years of experience working in human rights, including criminal or human rights investigations, or a closely related field;
Experience working in the area of sexual and gender-based violence is a strong asset;
Experience working on women’s rights in Latin America is an asset.

Languages:

Fluency in English and Spanish is required.

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-p11-personal-history-form.doc?la=en&vs=558. 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.