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Senior Gender Adviser-Coordination and Humanitarian Action | |
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Location : | Juba, SOUTH SUDAN |
Application Deadline : | 07-Feb-21 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | International Consultant |
Languages Required : | English |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 16-Mar-2021 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 1 Year |
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. |
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The population of South Sudan is estimated as 11 million people that continue to reel from the cumulative effects of years of conflict, violence, destroyed livelihoods and infrastructures and inadequate basic services. More than 2.1 million South Sudanese refugees are in neighbouring countries in addition to 1.6 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), while 175,000 IDPs are in Protection of Civilians (PoCs) sites. South Sudan was ranked 186th out of 189 countries in the 2019 Human Development Index. Life expectancy for women is just 60 years and maternal mortality rate was estimated at 800 death per 100,000 births in 2019. Eighty one percent of people in South Sudan do not have access to an improved sanitation facility whilst around 60 % have limited or no access to improved water services. Women’s literacy rate (above 15 years old) was 28.86% and less literate than men in 2018, which is among the lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Women and girls are seen as a resource to families in need of wealth that can be obtained through dowry and men who require a family to ensure their status as viable members of their communities. The view of women and girls as a resource means that their education is not given priority thus women are more likely to be illiterate and drop out of school. Existing gender inequalities coupled with the humanitarian impact on the displaced women and girls contribute to increased burden of reproductive and unpaid care activities; greater food insecurity as women tend to hold the burden of managing water, food and energy at the household level. Compounded with cultural norms and practices such as feeding the family especially the male members before themselves means subtle social practices such as self-care last means women and girls receive less of any available resources including humanitarian assistance in the form of food security. In addition, coping strategies such as early or forced marriage to increase personal security for young women and girls within a crisis setting is common, vulnerability to sexual exploitation and GBV which is already prevalent increases especially as much needed basic resources become scarce; sex work is increasingly used as coping strategies despite the increase in risk to health and personal safety. (41% of respondents in a 2009 survey had experienced SGBV within the last year. 45% of South Sudanese girls get married before 18 years and 7% before the age of 15 years. Maternity mortality is one of the highest in the world.) There is always fear of forced recruitment preventing girls and boys from attending school. The lack of access to appropriate health care especially reproductive health, as well as a lack of redress and access to justice for survivors of violence means potential lifelong impacts of the current humanitarian situation. Understanding gender differences, inequalities, capacities as well as responding to different needs will contribute to improving the effectiveness of humanitarian actions and increase the level of accountability to affected populations. Provision of humanitarian support while being universal requires it to be gender inclusive and specific. The needs of women and girls should be pronounced and articulated better in order for responses from both a policy and lifesaving approach are impactful in the immediate but also within the processes of recovery and building resilience for further sustained development post the conflict period. Therefore, a focus on the humanitarian / development nexus is essential at this time.
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Against this background, UN Women South Sudan’s approach will focus on leveraging UN Women’s coordination mandate to promote the mainstreaming of gender in humanitarian action by international and national partners in South Sudan. Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Country Representative, the gender advisor will be providing strategic technical support to facilitate and strengthen capacity and leadership of humanitarian partners to undertake and promote gender-sensitive humanitarian programming to ensure the distinct needs of women, girls, boys and men of all ages, are taken into account in humanitarian action at the country level, including in camp and non-camp settings. The GIHA advisor will also support efforts to build strong partnership with key stakeholders while enhancing knowledge management and capacity development. Main Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Information and Analysis:
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