NATIONAL POST: Programme Analyst, Reproductive Health/Gender Based Violence (RH/GBV), Hpa an, Kayin State, Myanmar Country Office, NOB

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VACANCY IS OPEN ONLY TO NATIONALS TO MYANMAR.

Closing Date: 21 February 2017 (5 pm Yangon time)

Duration: One year (renewable)[i]

Position Summary:

The Programme Analyst (RH/GBV) is located in the sub-office in Hpa An, Kayin State and
reports to the Programme Specialist (RH/GBV) based in Kayin State/Humanitarian Response
Specialist.

Job Purpose:

UNFPA expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV and AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.  Advancing gender equality and promoting the empowerment of women is a key programme priority of UNFPA defined in UNFPA Strategic plan (2014-2017).

UNFPA manages the “Women and Girls First Initiative” (2016-2018), a 14 million USD multi-year UNFPA-donor joint trust fund. Under the Women and Girls First programme, UNFPA is committed to leading the international community and supporting national stakeholders in addressing gaps in gender equality, improving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, responding to and preventing gender based violence (GBV) and integrating gender equality and women's rights perspectives into national policies, development frameworks and laws. Through these key outcomes, UNFPA will also be seeking to achieve improved and strengthened access to justice and increased participation of women in the peace process, through economic and political empowerment. The programme focus areas include Rakhine, Kachin and Northern Shan States and Kayin state with additional technical support to other areas in the South Eastern region of Kayah and Mon States.

Under overall guidance of the UNFPA Deputy Representative, with direct supervision from
Programme Specialist (RH/GBV) based in Kayin, and in close coordination with UNFPA CO in Yangon, the incumbent provides technical, operational and coordination support to
UNFPA’s new intergrated RH/GBV programme in Kayin State. The Programme Analyst
(RH/GBV) will work in close collaboration with national authorities, non-state actors,
humanitarian and development agencies (UN, NGOs and INGOs) and civil society
organizations to provide GBV coordination as appropriate.

Requirements:

Qualifications and Experience 

Education:

Advanced university degree in medical science, public health, social work, or other related
social sciences.

Knowledge and Experience:

 A minimum of 2 years of increasingly responsible relevant professional experience
 Strong commitment to the mandate of the UN and UNFPA in Myanmar
 Field experience addressing/integrating gender, and/or reproductive health issues in
emergency and post conflict contexts
 Knowledge of gender issues in development, particularly GBV and/or RH, including
relevant international human rights standards; and operational and advocacy experience
implementing UNSC resolutions on Women Peace and Security (1325, 1820, 1888, 1889
and 1960)
 Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health, HIV and protection issues in humanitarian and post-conflict recovery settings
 Experience in utilizing the following internationals tools: GBV Standard Operating
Procedures; GBV Information Management System; IASC Guidelines for Integrating GBV
Interventions in Humanitarian Settings; IASC Gender in Humanitarian Action Handbook;
GBV Coordination Handbook; and WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for

Researching Gender-based Violence in Emergencies

 Excellent computer literacy (windows environment, MS office applications including Word, Excel and Power-point and Internet skills)
 Experience and capacity in development and delivery of GBV training components to
government, NGO, and community level participants
 Knowledge of and experience working in Kayin State as asset

Languages:

 Fluency in oral and written English and Myanmar is essential with ability to write clearly
and concisely and to compose correspondence and documents in both languages
 Karen languages ability is desirable.\

Other Required Skills

 Experience in application of conflict sensitivity and “do no harm” approaches programming

UNFPA has established an electronic application management system.  This allows applicants to create a candidate profile, which can be updated regularly and submitted for more than one vacancy.   

Download the "Step by Step Guide to Applying in the E-Recruit system of UNFPA" at http://www.unfpa.org/employment.

Please print out the Guide for your reference during the registration and application process.

UNFPA, Myanmar Country Office will facilitate electronic application. For interested candidates who require assistance from UNFPA, you are kindly invited to the 2-day job fair at your suitable time on either 12 and 13 February 2017 (9 am to 5 pm) at Esperado Lake View Hotel; No. 23, U Aung Myat Street, Mingular Taung Nyunt Township, Yangon.