Programme Officer

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Description

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Working within a complex development context, you as National Programme Officer will support the  effective management of UNFPA activities to advance gender equality and eradicate GBV, and  mainstream gender in other UNFPA priority areas including population and development,  sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth empowerment, and humanitarian action.  Through substantive analysis and assessment of political, social and economic trends as well  as data collection and evidence generation, you will contribute to project formulation,  implementation, monitoring, results reporting, policy advocacy, and alliance building. You will  monitor results achieved during implementation, guiding the appropriate application of  systems and procedures, and developing enhancements as required. 

Responsibilities: 

• You as National Programme Officer, Gender/GBV Coordinator  would be responsible for:
• Technical Support and Programming 
• Analyze and interpret the political, social and economic environment relevant to population and development, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), FGM, HP and GBV as well as gender, and identify opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention; 
• Keep abreast of new policy developments and strategies analyzing policy papers, strategy documents, national plans and development frameworks, and prepare briefs and inputs for policy dialogue, technical assistance coordination, and development frameworks;
• Contribute in the development/strengthening of comprehensive CEFMU, Harmful Practices (HP) & GBV interventions in development coordination mechanisms in place at all levels including ensuring compliance with minimum standards in case management meetings;
• In collaboration with Government counterparts, NGOs and other partners, contributing to the design and implementation of the country programme and its component projects, aligning with Government priorities and UNFPA programme policies and procedures; 
• Disseminate, use and systematically apply standard guidelines and protocols and related instruments during assessment, planning and implementation of CEFMU, HP & GBV programming; 
• Use this information to develop/update CEFMU, HP & GBV action plans and help to bring innovations to programming in collaboration with various sectors/clusters and the network of partners within the areas of CEFMU, HP & GBV and gender; 
• Support development of proposals and engage in resource mobilization efforts to support joint programming and strengthen coherence in programme delivery;  
• Provide technical support to the development of relevant advocacy and policy documents to address CEFMU, HP & GBV and broader gender issues at all levels, particularly at decentralized level
• Developing results-based annual work plans and budgets related to the CO’s partnership  and coordination efforts. 
• Prepare periodic progress and annual reports (including financial reports and reports on distribution and use of assets, equipment and supplies) using UNFPA’s Result Based Management approach, substantive analysis of related issues and way forward;
• Provide technical support as needed to implementing partners to undertake multi-sector interventions and contribute to strengthening local capacity to strengthen national mechanisms for human rights violations as these relate to women and girls and gender based violence.
• Capitalizing on UNFPA’s convening role by mobilizing various stakeholders from  government, civil society, private sector, co-UN agencies and development partners  around the GBV Transformative Result; ensuring that the policy and programmatic  coordination mechanisms established for this purpose, particularly where UNFPA co-leads  with government, are organized, functional, and able to jointly and proactively identify  issues and formulate recommendations on how the protection of women and girls are  recognized and fulfilled whether in development, humanitarian or peacebuilding  contexts. 
• Contribute to mainstreaming and integration of Gender, GBV and Harmful Practices  initiatives in the CO’s humanitarian programming continuum (before, during and after an  emergency) at the national and local levels. 
• Designing and implementing initiatives to better position Gender/GBV and Harmful  Practices among the leading priorities of the UN Country Team through inter-UN  coordination mechanisms. 
• Performing any other duties as requested by the UNFPA Representative. 

Qualifications and Experience:  

Education:  

• Advanced degree in gender studies, law, humanitarian law, anthropology, sociology,  social science, political science, development studies, international studies and/or other  related social science disciplines. 

Knowledge and Experience:  

• Two (2) years of professional experience in the field of development assistance, with focus  on gender/GBV programming 
• Practical experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and policy dialogue/advocacy 
• Field/community based experience is an asset 
• Initiative, passion and commitment to UNFPA’s mission and professional values 
• Knowledge of current developments in the fields of Sexual and Reproductive Health,  Gender Equality, Youth Empowerment, and Population and Development 
• Ability to research and analyze trends, opportunities and challenges on the organization’s  interested areas, and synthesize information 
• Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form 
• Proven interpersonal skills and ability for relating, networking, persuading and influencing 
• Able to represent the organization in external relations with e.g. high ranking  representatives from government, donors, private sector, foundation, etc 
• Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment 
• Willingness to travel to remote parts of the country  
• Experience using office software packages and web-based management systems 

Languages:  

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with fluency in English and national  language (Filipino) both orally and in writing. 

Source: https://www.unfpa.org/jobs/national-post-programme-officer-gender-and-gbv-coordination-fta-nob-manila-philippines

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