The Gender, HPs and Youth Technical Specialist Programme Specialist advises project formulation and evaluation, joint programming initiatives and national development frameworks. You will provide technical support to the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs Programmes integrating humanitarian response. The Technical specialist will be mainly focusing on providing support to GBV, HPS and Youth Programmes. The Technical specialist will be providing on the nexus programming making linkages both the humanitarian and development settings that include the integration of development interventions into the humanitarian response plan. Furthermore, you will serve as an in-house expert in GBV, HPS and Youth programming and support the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs in the planning, monitoring and implementation of UNFPA programmes.  Technically, the TA will be reporting to MOWSA and to the Gender and Human Rights Specialist of UNFPA Ethiopia Country Office.

Job Purpose:

The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has implemented several policy and institutional measures to end child marriage and FGM. The country has ratified many international and regional human rights instruments and incorporated their provisions into its laws including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, which consider child marriage and FGM as violations of human rights.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Under the overall supervision of the UNFPA Gender and Human Rights Specialist  the incumbent will support the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs in the areas of different UNFPA programing, coordination and data generation and management including in humanitarian setting

• Support Ministry of Women and Social Affairs to follow up and strengthen its’ office and sub-national bureaus and Offices for the UNFPA supported programmes including humanitarian programmes

• Provide technical support to the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs and ensure all UNFPA programme implementation and reporting requirements are completed on time

• Support the Ministry on financial utilization and reporting as per PIM for all programmes supported by UNFPA

• Support data collection, documentation and management in an ethical and confidential manner.

• Support the Ministry  to organize high level advocacy and policy dialogue in thematic areas related to UNFPA mandate

• Maintain working relation between Ministry of Women and Social Affairs and UNFPA in order to ensure timely and quality implementation of different programmes

• Support the Ministry to ensure that prevention, protection, provision and response interventions are part of their annual work plans and provide technical support for the timely implementation of the plan.

• Support the ministry to strengthen the national and subnational GBV coordination mechanism including in humanitarian setting 

• Providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs in the areas of GBV, HPs and Youth programmes integration into other social development interventions both in humanitarian and development contexts

• Support the development and implementation of National GBV, HP and Youth strategy documents.

• Support the implementation of periodic supportive supervision to regions, zones, districts and facilities

• Support the facilitation of vagarious review meeting and workshop in combination of in-person and virtual platforms

• Identifying technical assistance needs and coordinating relevant technical support.

• Liaises and oversees UNFPA supported programmes including follow up of financial and programme implementation reports

• Provide technical support to the Ministry in programme development, implementation and reporting regarding youth development, participation and empowerment

• Performing other tasks as may be assigned by his/her supervisor

Type of Contract: Service Contract

Level: SB-4

Job requisition number: 6031 

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:  

• MA Degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, Law, Social Work, Psychology, health or related fields

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Five years of professional work experience in the areas of Gender, Health,  Development works and similar field

• Previous experience on the provision of technical support to government ministries

• Strong report writing skill

• Excellent facilitation and training skills and proficiency in English language

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Basic kills (word, excel, power point) of the computer

• Previous work experience with UN or UNFPA is an asset. 

• Experience of working in addressing Gender based violence and HPs including in emergencies

Languages: 

• Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages is desirable.

How to Apply

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