Job Summary:

The GBVDIMS Specialist is located in Country Office (CO) in Juba. Under the overall direction of the UNFPA Representative for South Sudan and direct supervision of the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist. The incumbent works collaboratively with the GBV Sub cluster Coordinator and will be responsible for the correct and effective functioning of GBV DIMS (GBV Data & Information Management System) in addition to contributing to the overall population and data management portfolio of the country office. The incumbent will be also responsible for leading, strengthening, maintaining, and managing GBV related information management for the GBV sub cluster. The GBV DIMS Specialist also works in close collaboration with Program Officers of the Population and Development unit and monitoring and evaluation specialist specifically as well as other programme and Operations staff and counterparts in the Regional Office and HQ. The GBV DIMS Specialist works closely and in an integrated manner with the GBV SC coordination team, GBVIMS Task Force, the Data Gathering Organizations (NGOs), the P&D unit, other UN Organizations, the Global Team and all relevant stakeholders and/or coordination bodies at national and field level to ensure successful implementation of the GBVIMS in South Sudan. 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. 

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

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

Knowledge and Experience: 

• 5 years of experience in gender issues and their application in international humanitarian or development settings; 
• Practical experience in GBV programme development and management and technical knowledge and experience in GBV prevention and response using a survivor-centered approach highly desirable; 
• Experience in humanitarian coordination particularly in area of GBV is required; Previous experience with the GBV IMS is highly desirable; 
• Knowledge of the humanitarian reform process and roles/responsibilities of humanitarian actors; 
• Awareness and demonstrable knowledge of gender issues and their relevance in humanitarian emergency settings;  
• Demonstrable knowledge of reproductive health issues and/or protection issues in humanitarian settings and of humanitarian emergency operations and roles/responsibilities of humanitarian actors;  
• Experience working directly with survivors of GBV is recommended Experience in program management.

Languages: 

Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages, Working knowledge of Arabic is highly desirable.