Job Summary

The Technical Specialist, GBV will be based in the UNFPA Zimbabwe country office and will operate as integral part of the UNFPA Zimbabwe country office team.

Under the overall guidance of the UNFPA Representative and the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, the incumbent provides programmatic and technical leadership to ensure the delivery of the organization’s transformative goal of ‘eliminating GBV’ in Zimbabwe.   S/he directs the gender programme team and works closely with UNFPA country office team as well as external partners such as government of Zimbabwe, sister UN agencies and civil society organizations.

Qualifications and Experience

Education: 

Advanced degree in social work or other social sciences, public health, community health, international relations, international law, human rights or related field. Candidate with midwifery certification, mental health qualification and experience is a plus, previous experience especially in the field is a distinct advantage.

Knowledge and Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience working on gender-based violence, preferably in a humanitarian context.
• Experience leading inter-agency coordination mechanisms with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the critical components to facilitate effective inter-agency coordination.
• Awareness and demonstrable knowledge of how GBV manifests in both development and in humanitarian settings and ability to describe context-specific prevention and response actions.
• Demonstrable knowledge of humanitarian emergency operations, including the Cluster System and HPC, and roles/responsibilities of key humanitarian actors.
• Experience designing and managing GBV programmes in an NGO (recommended).
• Proficiency in English oral and written is a must.

Languages:

Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Spanish, is desirable.