Snr Reg Prot Officer(SGBV)

Before submitting an application, UNHCR staff members intending to apply to this Job Opening are requested to consult the IOM-FOM issued for this Compendium / Fast Track exercise, as well as the  Revised Policy and Procedures on Assignments (UNHCR/HCP/2015/2 refers). Senior Regional Protection Officer (SGBV)

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

The Senior Regional Protection Officer (SGBV) supports the global implementation of the Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) strategy in the region, the strengthening of SGBV data management and the enhancement of staff and partners skills and knowledge to ensure sustainability of their interventions. The incumbent provides guidance on planning country specific SGBV strategies based on UNHCR¿s new SGBV multi-year strategy for regional roll-outs and they monitor the implementation of select country strategies for technical accuracy and sustainability. S/he collaborates closely with the UNHCR management and the head of the Protection team in each country and strengthens working relations with other agencies involved in SGBV prevention and response in the context of the roll-out of the SGBV strategy.

The Senior Regional Protection Officer (SGBV) will support country operations under the Area of Responsibility (AoR) and will be directly supervised by the (Deputy) Regional Representative or Head of Regional Hub and will receive specialist guidance from the senior SGBV advisor at HQ.

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT:

Accountability

- Country specific SGBV strategies are in line with UNHCR SGBV guidelines and updated global SGBV strategy.
- SGBV is entrenched in the comprehensive Protection framework of the country operations.
- New strategic partnership in SGBV is established.

Responsibility

- Monitor SGBV strategy development and implementation in the target countries under the AoR in cooperation with the Bureaux and the Gender Equality Unit at Headquarters.
- Guide and provide quality control during the development of new SGBV country-specific strategies in direct cooperation with the Bureaux and the Gender Equality Unit.
- Ensure multi-sectoral nature of SGBV prevention and response in the strategies, including health care, safety and security, psychosocial and legal support and promote mainstreaming of protection approaches to prevent SGBV across all sectors.
- Promote continuity by building on existing strategies, skills and partnerships, identified through mapping exercises.
- Ensure that the strategies recognize SGBV as a core element of the overall comprehensive protection framework and integrate an age, gender and diversity (AGD) approach.
- Ensure that each country-specific strategy is set against a Strategy Matrix, allowing programming to build upon an existing SGBV strategy and project several years ahead towards a stated goal.
- Ensure that the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in every operation under the AoR are updated and reflect all aspects of the strategy.
- Enhance UNHCR¿s institutional capacity to prevent, identify and respond to SGBV by focusing on data management (collection, storage, analysis and sharing), knowledge management and capacity-building, partnerships and coordination, and promote regional sharing of training resources and good practices.
- Ensure SGBV strategies have field level impact linked to budget and programming.
- Provide consolidated report on challenges, gaps in tools and response, progress and  recommendations 
- Undertake other duties as required.

Authority

- Represent UNHCR in regional meetings and fora related to SGBV.
- Manage budget and other resources dedicated to the regional roll-out of the updated global SGBV strategy under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Representative and in consultation with the Senior Advisor (SGBV) in DIP.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

- Advanced University Degree in International Law, Human Rights, International Development, International Relations, Anthropology, Political or Social Science, with authoritative knowledge of issues relating to refugee women, gender, humanitarian and development issues, and SGBV prevention and response.
- Minimum 10 years of job experiences relevant to the function of which at least 5 in an international context.
- Minimum 5 years previous experience managing Protection related projects in a humanitarian context; experience managing SGBV projects a significant asset.
- Thorough understanding of SGBV prevention and response in displacement.
- Experience managing SGBV projects and/or serving in an SGBV coordination role.
- Training design and facilitation skills.
- Demonstrated capacities in RMB and M&E as well as database management.
- Excellent knowledge of English and working knowledge of another UN language.

(In offices where the working language is not English, excellent knowledge of working language of duty station and working knowledge of English.)

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES:

- Another UN language as asset.
- Inter-agency experience as asset.
- Experience using GBVIMS or other protection data management systems as an asset.
- OMLP.
- Knowledge in People Soft and UNHCR Global Focus. C001L3 - Accountability Level 3
C002L3 - Teamwork & Collaboration Level 3
C003L3 - Communication Level 3
C004L3 - Commitment to Continuous Learning Level 3
C005L3 - Client & Result Orientation Level 3
C006L3 - Organizational Awareness Level 3
M001L3 - Empowering and Building Trust Level 3
M006L3 - Managing Resources Level 3
M005L3 - Leadership Level 3
M003L3 - Judgement and Decision Making Level 3
M004L3 - Strategic Planning and Vision Level 3
X006L3 - Policy Development & Research Level 3
X001L3 - Analytical Thinking Level 3
X007L3 - Political Awareness Level 3

Please note that the closing date for all vacancies in the Add. 3 to March 2017 Compendium is Thursday, 3 August 2017 (midnight Geneva time).