WUNRN
Norwegian Refugee Council
GenCap
- Gender Standby Capacity
GenCap
– a project providing Gender Standby Capacity to UN Agencies. Established in
the last months of 2006.
The project is a result of the work
in IASC, The Inter Agency Standing Committee, where UN-Agencies and NGO’s
coordinate humanitarian activities and exchange experiences. GenCap has the
objective to focus wither gerater strength on and ensure a gender sensitive and
equal approach in UN’s humanitarian operations based on the Security Council
Resolution 1325 about women, peace and security.
On behalf of IASC, NRC has the responsibility to establish and maintain an
international stand by roster of gender experts. They can be deployed as Gender
Advisers to crisis areas on short notice, when acute need occurs in order to
assist, among others, the Humanitarian Coordinators in the field. The roster is
composed off fifteen stand-by members and two fulltime employed Gender Advisers
on continuous rotation to different UN-missions.
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Gender
Advisers for Deployment in Humanitarian Emergencies - GenCap
Reference
no.: 261270887 Deadline
for application: 16.01.2008
After its successful running for one year, GenCap is now looking to expand its
pool of gender advisers for deployment in
humanitarian emergencies. The main responsibility of the gender advisers is to
support the HC/RC's role in promoting gender equality throughout the
humanitarian operation. While we are seeking persons with a generic skills
profile of gender equality programming, the experience to date demonstrates
that GenCap advisers are required to support work to prevent and respond to
gender-based violence as part of the protection cluster. Applicants should
therefore have a good understanding of the issue of multi-sectoral programming
to address gender-based violence in addition to a thorough understanding of the
gender aspects of humanitarian crises. The following job description is generic
and applies to both the full-time and roster positions.
Major tasks include providing technical leadership and support
on Gender Equality Programming through close collaboration with humanitarian
actors and building on existing resources in the following main areas of work:
• Assisting sector/ cluster groups to identify and address gaps
in gender equality programmes in the different sectors of humanitarian
response, inter alia through providing technical support to the collection of
sex- and age disaggregated data and the application of a gender analysis and
through facilitating the inclusion of gender dimensions into needs assessment
frameworks.
• Facilitating and supporting the integration of gender
perspectives in the overall strategic planning and programming of various
sectors/clusters, inter alia by supporting the integration of gender equality
programming into Consolidated Appeals, CERF proposals and other resource
mobilization and appeal processes and documents.
• Assisting agencies and sector/ cluster groups in setting up
or adapting existing monitoring systems to monitor the progress in gender
equality programming by using inter alia the checklists in the IASC Gender
Handbook and IASC GBV Guidelines.
• Liaising with gender advisers, and gender focal points in
other agencies and organisations to support the work and/or the establishment
(when necessary) of in-country gender-related coordination mechanisms (e.g.
inter-agency gender theme group, GBV task force, etc.).
• Support the HC/RC's, cluster groups and other relevant
actors' advocacy activities towards host authorities, other country team
members and donors on gender equality in humanitarian action.
The IASC Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action and the IASC Guidelines for
Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings are two of the
main tools available to gender advisers to facilitate this work.
Qualifications:
Education/ training
• Advanced degree in humanitarian studies, gender studies,
international relations, international law (expertise in women's or children's
rights), sociology or associated field or a combination of a first level degree
and substantial experience in humanitarian work. Familiarity with IASC guidance
and programmatic tools will be considered an asset.
Experience, skills and knowledge.
• A minimum of 5-10 years experience in humanitarian action
and strong technical background in mainstreaming of gender equality in
programming from planning to implementation, to monitoring and evaluation.
Candidates with a minimum of 3 years of field experience will be given priority.
• Awareness and demonstrable knowledge of gender issues and
their relevance in humanitarian emergency settings.
• Awareness and demonstrable knowledge of gender-based
violence issues.
• Demonstrated coordination and programme support capacity
including group facilitation and capacity building/ training skills.
• Excellent analytical and strategic planning skills.
• Strong and effective oral and written communication skills
and proven ability to negotiate and influence change.
• Good team-/ coalition building and advocacy skills
• Ability to work in a diverse, multi-cultural setting with
sensitivity to the local context.
Language
• Fluency in English is a requirement. Fluency in French will
be considered an asset.
• Working knowledge of any of the following languages will be
considered an asset: Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish or Portuguese.
Men are encouraged to apply
Duration of assignment: The full-time gender advisers will be employed for an
initial period of 1 year starting May 2008 and will be on permanent standby (24
hours) when not on leave, and can also be called back from leave/vacation in
emergency situations. The roster members will be on standby for deployment on a
72-hour notice. The length of each deployment will be 6 months.
Further information: Project Coordinator GenCap - Astrid Sween
(+47 23 10 98 39)
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