CRSV Coordinator

The CRSV Coordinator will provide strategic coordination, technical advisory support, and system-wide coherence for conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) response efforts focused on Syria. The role involves supporting UN entities, civil society actors, and government counterparts through remote assistance and frequent deployments, facilitating coordination, advocacy, capacity building, and knowledge management to strengthen national capacities and survivor-centered programming.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice and technical support to ensure CRSV concerns are reflected in strategic planning frameworks of the government, local authorities, UN entities, UNCTs and other relevant actors.
• Support UN Senior officials in the integration of CRSV considerations into strategic conflict-sensitive analysis, operational activities, political and mediation processes and peace-building-related activities.
• Support the development or review of dedicated CRSV strategies, frameworks, and action plans at country level.
• Integrate CRSV prevention and response into broader protection of civilians (PoC), gender, and rule of law instruments and initiatives.
• Provide the structural and technical basis for the possible establishment of a UN Working Group on CRSV for Syria to support a regional approach.
• Lead, in close collaboration with UN Senior Officials, the implementation frameworks and ensure integration of prevention and response to CRSV to strengthen local capacities and facilitate peer-to-peer learning.
• Promote regular, structured information exchange and improved coherence among UN entities and partners engaged in Syria-related prevention and response to CRSV.
• Manage the production of a mapping of relevant activities, offers and services from UN entities and relevant partners to support Syria-led efforts on CRSV response and protection measures.
• Facilitate strategic-level trainings, briefings, and technical exchanges to build capacity of UN, NGO, and relevant government stakeholders.
• Strengthen coordination and advocacy by engaging with women’s rights, survivor-led, and community-based organizations and connecting them with national authorities.
• Produce actionable recommendations identifying and prioritizing civil society stakeholders for participation in a potential future advisory group.
• Provide support to initiatives aiming to secure time-bound protection commitments for survivors, including the application of the ‘do no harm’ approach.
• Document good practices, innovative approaches, challenges and lessons learned from the CRSV Coordinator deployment.
• Support UN Senior Officials and UN Action and its member entities to mobilize political attention and financial support from UN Member States, donor community, inter-governmental agencies and regional organizations.
• Contribute to internal briefing notes to the Chair of UN Action, and relevant country-level stakeholders.
• Validate UN Action mapping of services.
• Consolidate and present an overview of available UN system services and expertise to support Syrian-led efforts on CRSV.
• Present proposed ways forward for the CRSV mandate for the Syrian response, outlining key findings, challenges and opportunities.
• Compile and deliver a comprehensive list of relevant non-UN entities critical to advancing gender equality and CRSV prevention and response.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in human rights, gender studies, international relations, law, or a related field is required.
• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience is required, including at least 2 years of relevant experience in conflict, crisis, or post-conflict settings.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating and supporting inter-agency coordination and planning processes related to CRSV, GBV, protection, and/or peacebuilding is required.
• Experience in providing advice to senior UN leadership related to WPS, gender, or conflict prevention and resolution is required.
• Experience within the UN common system or other comparable international organization is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of CRSV frameworks and survivor-centered protection approaches is required.
• Experience implementing Security Council resolutions on CRSV, GBV, or Women, Peace and Security (WPS) is required.
• Experience providing backstopping support to peace operations and/or field offices is desirable.
• Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required.
• Fluency in French and/or Arabic is desirable.
• Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

Skills

• Inter-agency Coordination
• CRSV Frameworks
• Survivor-centered Protection
• Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Analysis
• Gender-Based Violence Awareness
• Women Peace Security
• Peacebuilding Processes
• Conflict Prevention and Resolution
• Technical Advisory
• Strategic Coordination
• Capacity Building
• Knowledge Management
• Security Council Resolutions Implementation
• UN System Experience
• Backstopping Support
• Human Rights
• Gender Studies
• International Relations
• Law

Languages

English, French, Arabic