Program Support Associate- Gender/GBV (LSC-6)
Organizational Context
The UNFPA country office in Gaza seeks a Program Support Associate to bolster program development, implementation, and monitoring, with a specific focus on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and cash/voucher assistance interventions. This role supports UNFPA's mandate to ensure every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled, contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Job Purpose
The Program Support Associate Gender/GBV will provide crucial support for the development and implementation of GBV programs in Gaza, ensuring alignment with UNFPA's strategic priorities and national policies. This includes assisting with work plan preparations, quarterly reporting, and organizing workshops and awareness sessions. The role is vital in providing technical assistance to implementing partners for cash and voucher assistance (CVA) interventions, ensuring proper beneficiary selection, outreach, referral, and distribution of protection-related kits. Furthermore, the associate will monitor CVA activities, contribute to program evaluation frameworks, participate in field visits, and document best practices, directly supporting the GBV coordination efforts in Gaza.
Responsibilities
The Program Support Associate Gender/GBV will assist in developing and implementing GBV programs in Gaza, aligning them with UNFPA's strategic priorities and national policies. Responsibilities include supporting work plan preparations, quarterly reporting, and organizing workshops and awareness sessions for women and girls in coordination with implementing partners. The role involves providing technical assistance to partners for cash and voucher assistance (CVA) interventions, ensuring proper beneficiary selection, outreach, referral, and verification, with a focus on vulnerable households. Support will also be provided for distribution planning and post-distribution monitoring of protection kits, ensuring adherence to guidelines. The associate will contribute to the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for GBV programs, participate in field monitoring, collect and analyze program data, and document lessons learned and success stories. Additionally, the role supports GBV coordination efforts in Gaza and undertakes other assigned duties.
Work Experience
A minimum of six years of relevant experience with secondary education, or three years with a bachelor's degree, is required. Strong technical expertise in humanitarian program delivery is essential. Experience in health, gender equality/GBV, program monitoring and evaluation, and working with UNFPA or other UN agencies is desirable. Proficiency in Microsoft packages is also required.
Skills
Core competencies include integrity, commitment to UNFPA and the UN System, embracing cultural diversity and change, accountability, and developing professional expertise. Functional competencies involve achieving results and working effectively in teams. Strong skills in using Microsoft packages are also necessary.