Programme Specialist – Gender Responsive COVID-19 Prevention (Re-Advertised)
Location : Mogadishu, SOMALIA
Application Deadline : 07-Jun-22 (Midnight New York, USA)
Type of Contract : Service Contract
Post Level : SB-5
Languages Required : Duration of Initial Contract : 10 Months
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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
Re-Advertised: Candidates who previously applied, need not reapply.
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 for women as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the centre 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 partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
Based on UN legislative mandates and the UN Women Strategic Note, the UN Women Somalia Office through the Government of Japan funded project entitled “Prevention of COVID-19 infections among women and girls displaced into IDP and refugee camps in ESAR” aim to strengthen the protection, leadership and empowerment of over 8000 vulnerable women, men and youth affected by COVID-19 and forcibly displaced into IDP and refugee camps in Somalia.
The Leadership, Empowerment, Access and Protection (LEAP) of women and girls in crises, is a regional project targeting two of the most affected countries in the East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR): the two countries continue to suffer from the impact of COVID-19 with limited capacity of government to mitigate the impacts. At the onset of the pandemic, raft of measures put in place to contain the spread which included closing of learning institutions, closing down of border points, dusk to dawn curfews, social and physical distancing in public places. The impact of these containment measures has had severe socio-economic repercussions on the population and more so women and girls particularly those displaced into refugee and IDP camps.
In Somalia, the project seeks to promote COVID-19 prevention and mitigation measures, targeting women and girls in IDP and refugee camps. It will enhance leadership skills of IDP women and girls, develop their capacities for promoting gender responsive COVID-19 prevention and recovery support among crisis affected women in Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo and Garowe. This project will directly reach over 9,400 beneficiaries (IDPs women and girls) and benefit an additional 10,000 indirectly.
Accordingly, UN Women will work closely with relevant government ministries, CSOs, the WHO and other stakeholders to ensure that women and girls, especially those most marginalized, are at the centre of COVID-19 prevention and response. The Gender Responsive COVID-19 Prevention Programme Specialist will work on the above project implemented in the IDP settings in the select Federal Member States in Somalia.
Reporting directly to the UN Women Somalia Country Program Manager, the Programme Specialist is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the project ““Prevention of COVID-19 infections among women and girls displaced into IDP and refugee camps in ESAR” implemented in Somalia in the select Federal Member States (FMSs), which includes coordinating relationships with regional and national partners and stakeholders, and the monitoring and reporting, and the finances and personnel of the portfolio.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Coordinate the COVID-19 and Humanitarian Action Programme/Portfolio:
2. Coordinate monitoring and reporting on “Gender-Responsive COVID-19 Prevention and Response” programme:
3. Manage financial resources and supervise staff:
4. Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies:
5. Research, Knowledge building and management and communication:
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Competencies
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Women candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
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/en/about-us/employment/application-process 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. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.).