Programme Officer for Gender

PLEASE NOTE THIS VACANCY IS ONLY OPEN FOR NATIONALS OF INDONESIA

Job Description

The Position:

Under the overall guidance of the Representative and direct supervision of the Gender Programme Specialist, The Programme Officer for Gender will be focus on Harmful Practices and Social Norms who provides integrated policy, technical and programme advice on the elimination of harmful practices, particularly FGM and child marriage, focusing on supporting holistic and integrated approaches and interventions for establishing enabling policy and legal frameworks, galvanizing partners including civil society organizations and communities to abandon harmful practices including FGM and child marriage, S/he works in an integrated manner with the technical and gender programme staff in UNFPA CO and MOWECP.

You will report to Gender Programme Specialist.

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 strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

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.

Job Purpose:

The Programme Officer for Gender focusing on Harmful Practices and Social Norms provides technical, policy and programmatic support to ensure the Country Offices (CO) remain abreast of UNFPA's policies and programme strategies, as well as current thinking, innovation and academic advance in the substantive and area  of harmful practices, particularly FGM and child marriage.

S/he analyses trends, and contributes to strategic action in response to these, and ensures that elimination of FGM, child marriage and other prevalent harmful practices are adequately addressed at national and sub-national development frameworks and programmes.

You would be responsible for:

Specific Tasks:

• Support UNFPA partners (BAPPENAS, MOWECP, Pulih, MOH, NCVAW, CSOs) and the Gender Programme Specialist to implement the gender transformative strategic document (the Roadmap and Action Plan on Male Involement) as a national guidance for the engagement of boys and men, National Strategy on the Prevention of Child Marriage and 2030 Roadmap for the prevention of Female Genital mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in transforming the social and gender norms to ensure that men and women will act equally as drivers for the social and gender norms change processes.
• Support MOWECP as the secretariat of the National Reference Group (NRG) for Male Involvement and a leading sector on the Prevention of Child Marriage and FGM/C Programme, in designing key interventions and strategies, including advocacy interventions where appropriate, to address gender inequality and the empowerment of men and women and using evidence and good practices.
• Develop data on the current status of Indonesian men for the purpose of men's and women's empowerment and reduction of gender inequality and the barriers to men's effective engagement in promoting sexual and reproductive health and gender equality.
• Provide technical support and resources requirements to implement the UNFPA Social Norms and Prevention of Harmful Practices Gender Transformative Programing using Gender Transformative Approach.
• Support the MOWECP in maintaining the networks of NRG, Child Marriage and FGM/C as an advocacy platforms with Government agencies, Development partners, NGOs, CSOs and Academia on " Working with boys and men and masculinities in Indonesia', to provide recommendations and advice on common issues and contextual diversity of engagement of men, and share lessons learned.
• Link up with the global initiative on UNFPA's work on Harmful Practices and Social Norms masculinities and working with boys and men led by the Gender, Culture and Human Rights Branch, Technical Division, in particular with with the application of tools dan methodologies developed for programming on working with boys and men.
• To lead in substantive areas of linking the Child Marriage and FGM/C programme Male Involvement in sexual and reproductive health and gender equality.

General Tasks:

• Ensuring timely and efficient delivery of selected AWP components and addressing capacity requirement a needed.
• Monitor progress of existing male involvement work plan at implementing partners; contribute to knowledge products and working closely with the related National programme Officers.
• Ensuring regular progress reports available as per the requirements.
• Collaborate with other units in preparing and providing inputs to policy and programme documents including donor reporting to reflect male involvement dimensions.
• In collaboration with other units contribute to the analysis and preparation of targeted policy briefs, information sheets and other related documents.
• Assisting in implementing knowledge management strategies to capture lessons learned and best practices about current and emerging gender/male involvement issues, sharing these with management for future planning supporting training needs.
• Carry out any other duties as requested by supervisors.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education: 

Minimum 2 years (master's degree) or 7 years (bachelor's degree) of progressively experience in work related to health, gender or development, including project management.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Work experience in project management, including programme design, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting, and capacity building, with good understanding on the results-based management
• Experience and knowledge on the issues around Gender-based Violence, or Violence against Women
• Experience in implementing GBV case management is an asset
• Experience in setting priorities, budget and work plans management; shows proven experience in programme development and  writing.
• Experience in leading team(s) effectively
• Excellence in writing and oral communication skills.
• Experience in working on resource mobilization, partnerships with the private sector and innovations.
• Shows proven interpersonal and negotiation skills and ability to interact with different external parties and should project and image that is representative of UNFPA
• Substantive knowledge management and research experience; knowledge and practical experience in knowledge management and strategic information management

Languages:

Fluency in oral and written English and Bahasa Indonesia

Others skills:

• Proficiency in current computer office software applications
• excellent communication and human relation skills

Required Competencies:

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity,
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
• Embracing cultural diversity,
• Embracing change

Core Competencies:

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to lead the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
• Delivering results-based programmes
• Internal and external communication and advocacy for results

Managerial Competencies (if applicable):

• Providing strategic focus
• Enganging in internal/external partners and stakeholders
• Leading, developing and empowering people, creating a culture of performance
• Making decisions and exercising judgment

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.

How to Apply:

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