REGA GBV Prevention Specialist at Norwegian Refugee Council

KEY DELIVERABLES

Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

1. Support inter-agency GBV prevention and response advocacy and resource mobilisation efforts; engage with and present evidence to the regional donor group on the need to fund gender-transformative prevention actions, identify other regional entry points through which to promote GBV prevention and risk mitigation.
2. Lead consultations on behalf of global GBV AoR to understand evidence-based approaches to gender-transformative prevention activities that are being used in other regions and their impact; explore how these approaches can be used in humanitarian contexts; consult with frontline GBV service providers in humanitarian contexts to better understand their perceptions and expectations around engagement with men and boys
3. Develop a theory of change model that will serve as the foundation for the identification and/or development of a gender-transformative multi-systems approach to engaging and involving men and boys in GBV prevention in humanitarian settings that is accountable to the feminist perspective and women’s rights movement.

Coordination Participation

1. Support country level coordination mechanisms to actively integrate gender-transformative actions throughout their sector response plans that will lead to longer-term prevention outcomes
2. Work closely with priority clusters such as Education and Health to integrate gender-transformative activities into their HRPs and other strategic documents to mitigate and prevent acts of violence, promoting increased access to education and better health outcomes among women and girls. For example, engage with education colleagues to integrate social and behavioural change communication frameworks during the development of curriculums, when establishing learning spaces and within school-based forums.  Schools are a widely recognized entry point for changing the violent social norms of children and adolescents.
3. Co-lead the “intersectionality” pillar of the Regional GBV Working Group; continue to recruit organizations that represent a broad range of stakeholders such as Men Engage and Promundo; oversee the implementation of the annual work plan among other activities

Capacity Building

1. Conduct and support capacity building activities, that targets specifically GBV coordinators and GBV sub-cluster/working group member organisations with a focus on local and civil society organisations, to ensure adherence to global guidance and ethical standards and country take up of the GBV AoR Coordination Handbook, the GBV AoR Global Minimum Standards, and ensuring country coordinators are aware of other global GBV AoR resources, such as the Helpdesk and Community of Practice. The aim of this capacity building is for GBV coordinators and local partners at national and sub-national level to have strengthened capacity to deliver gender-transformative functions of coordination and minimum deliverables, ultimately leading to an effective, timely and life-saving multi-sectoral  prevention and response strategy
2. Communicate global discussions or initiatives on male engagement/involvement and how these can be leveraged by country actors
3. Develop, lead or support regional-level inter-agency trainings to address capacity gaps as applicable to the context, including but not limited to conducting mappings of gender-transformative prevention activities, establishing inclusive referral pathways, and developing SOPs around the engagement and involvement of men and boys while still prioritizing the needs of women and girls.
4. Strengthen capacity of GBV Sub Cluster or Working Group Coordinators to successfully lead their members in the implementation of gender transformative prevention activities through mentoring and coaching, including in non-emergency times.

Knowledge Management

1. Actively share regional good practices with country level actors, and ensure that global guidance reflects field challenges and good practice, and the take up of global resources at country level.
2. Maintain a regional repository of all REGA documents, including mission reports, training tools, HPC documents, tools and examples
3. Support the development of global and regional technical guidance based on experiences and promising practices from country programs, and also propose and measure updates of existing tools and GBV AoR resources.
4. Support the development of tools to assist countries in knowledge management, particularly monitoring and evaluation tools that can measure the short, medium, and long term impact of the proposed prevention activities.

REQUIREMENTS

Core Competencies

1. Demonstrates knowledge of the GBV Guiding Principles, the survivor-centred approach, and the feminist approach to reaching gender equality
2. Clear understanding of gender-transformative approaches to engaging/involving men and boys in GBV prevention that are accountable to the feminist perspective and women’s rights movement.
3. Strong background in training and learning techniques, including the ability to create a learning environment, implement an interactive and experiential learning process, and turn difficult moments into learning opportunities.

Professional Competencies

1. Understands and can implement multi-sectoral prevention programs within the humanitarian architecture that
2. Demonstrated knowledge of coordination of GBV in multiple emergency settings, including roles of coordinators, government, key actors
3. Excellent understanding of IASC humanitarian architecture and global GBV initiatives.
4. Can locate and apply key GBV resources
5. Understands and uses participatory approaches to engaging with and mobilizing communities
6. Provides strategic planning and funding appeals for GBV prevention
7. Conducts Advocacy on behalf of GBV programming and survivors
8. Ability to mainstream gender-transformative prevention and risk mitigation measures throughout other clusters
9. Understands basics and conducts ethical safe assessments, data collection, and information-sharing
10. Facilitates a collaborative culture to promote coordination
11. Fluency in English Language – essential
12. Knowledge of a local language, or second UN working language – desired

Behavioural Competencies

1. Able to adapt and cope to high-stressful and pressure situations
2. Gender and GBV sensitive
3. Fosters effective communication
4. Excellent interpersonal skills – including, but not limited to, fostering effective communication and maintaining a positive and professional attitude.
5. Sensitivity to political and cultural contexts and dynamics and ability to communicate strategically with humanitarian leadership
6. Ability to share successes, and take a less visible leadership role, in order to promote the ownership and leadership of GBV actors in the region, including governments.