Program Support Associate- Gender/GBV (LSC-6)

The Program Support Associate Gender/GBV supports program development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation in Gaza. The role also provides key support to UNFPA’s cash and voucher assistance interventions, ensuring partners implement according to agreed guidelines and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and implementation of GBV programs in Gaza, ensuring alignment with UNFPA’s strategic priorities and national policies.
• Support AWP preparations and amendments, quarterly reporting by reviewing efface forms and IP progress reports.
• Support the GBV team in organizing workshops and awareness sessions targeting women and girls in coordination with the implementing partners.
• Provide technical assistance to implementing partners supporting CVA interventions, ensuring proper selection of beneficiary mechanisms, including outreach and referral of cases that meet the pre-set criteria, verification, and approved criteria prioritising women- and girl-headed households and households with elevated protection risks.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the use of CVA as a protection-supportive modality, especially for women, girls, female-headed households, and households with persons with disabilities.
• Support distribution planning and post distribution monitoring of protection related kits ensuring that partners follow the agreed guidelines during distributions.
• Support the rollout of CVA in SRHR programs, ensuring that UNFPA IP adhere to existing guidelines and SOPs.
• Assist in the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for GBV program.
• Participate in field visits to monitor program activities and gather feedback from beneficiaries.
• Collect and analyse data on program performance and outcomes and prepare regular reports for the MEAL officer.
• Contribute to the documentation of best practices, lessons learned, and success stories.
• Specifically monitor the implementation of CVA activities ensuring that partners are implementing based on agreed SOP.
• Support with organizing IP quarterly review meetings and follow up on implementation of agreed actions.
• Support GBV coordination for Gaza as guided by the coordinator from time to time.
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the supervisor/Gaza head of office/deputy representative.

Requirements

• Completed Secondary Level Education is required.
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in social studies, public health, development and any other related fields will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.
• A minimum of six years with a secondary education or three years with a bachelor’s degree of relevant experience in social studies, public health, development and any other related fields is required at the national and international level.
• Strong technical expertise in humanitarian program delivery.
• Experience of working on health, gender equality/ GBV, and program monitoring and evaluation is desirable.
• Experience in working on multipurpose and CVA programs for women and girls.
• Experience working with UNFPA or other UN agencies is an asset.
• Strong skills in using Microsoft packages.
• Fluency in English and Arabic languages.

Skills

• Humanitarian Program Execution
• Health Program Implementation
• Gender Equality Programming
• Gender-Based Violence Programming
• Programme Monitoring and Evaluation
• Cash and Voucher Assistance Programs
• Multipurpose Cash Programs
• Partner Coordination
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Program Development
• UN Agency Collaboration

Languages

Arabic, English