The Advocacy Specialist supports the work of the Advocacy and Communication Unit (ACU) in all aspects relating to advocate for the unique and special needs of women and adolescent girls in humanitarian crisis settings and respect for human rights and international humanitarian law within the context of rising humanitarian crises exacerbated by protracted conflict and climate change. Under the supervision of the Head of ACU she/he will works to assist in drafting/finalizing the humanitarian advocacy strategy and produce key messages and communications products for a global audience.

The Reporting Analyst consultant supports the work of the Advocacy and Communication Unit (ACU) in tracking humanitarian planning and results data from over 60 countries, including quality assurance, analysis, curation and visualization. This will facilitate more effective and accountable global reporting and positioning of UNFPA’s humanitarian work to the external world through 3 key products or channels:
1) humanitarian action 2021 overview and global appeal,
2) country fact sheets, and
3) emergencies data portal on UNFPA external website/transparency portal,
which contains cumulative humanitarian results and has to be kept updated.

The Position:
The MHPSS consultant would support the work of the humanitarian office to develop an operational framework with a focus on concrete actions to be taken by UNFPA going forward, building on work being done. The work will aim to harmonize and foster good practices, and to set limits to ensure that the “Do No Harm” principle is respected in MHPSS programming within GBV and SRH in emergencies. It will include strategies to strengthen UNFPA human resources capacities.
The consultant’s scope of work under MHPSS will cover both SRH and GBV in emergencies programmes. The consultant’s work will explore how existing global and/or UNFPA’s own policies and guidelines link with MHPSS principles/guidance specifically the Minimum Standard on PSS (MS 5) in the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for GBV In Emergencies Programming and the Minimum Initial Service Package for RH in emergencies (MISP), the Inter-Agency GBV Case Management Guidelines,and the Compact for Young People in Emergencies. Per UNFPA’s mandate, the support will also situate mental health and psychosocial support for women and girls in context informed by an understanding of their experiences of violence and discrimination and their health status.