Purpose of Consultancy
and peacebuilding (triple nexus) efforts.
The Gender/GBVie Analyst will also be responsible for ensuring that UNFPA interventions apply a human-rights-based and gender-transformative approach, promote gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), and adhere to the principle of Leaving No One Behind (LNOB). The role includes providing technical guidance to government counterparts, implementing partners, and civil society organizations in designing and delivering interventions that are gender-responsive, culturally appropriate, and inclusive of marginalized and vulnerable groups, including women, girls, persons with disabilities, and indigenous communities. In fulfilling these responsibilities, the Gender/GBVie Analyst will work closely with government offices in Mindanao including local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations, women’s groups, and sister UN agencies (e.g., UN Women, UNICEF, UNHCR, and WFP), as well as bilateral and multilateral donors, to strengthen coordination and expand the reach of GBV prevention and response services.
The Gender/GBVie Analyst, in consultation with the UNFPA Cotabato Sub-Office Head, will represent UNFPA in relevant coordination mechanisms in key Mindanao provinces and at the regional level, ensuring that sexual and reproductive health (SRH), gender, GBV, and inclusion issues are consistently addressed in policies, programmes, and humanitarian response plans.
The technical and coordination work expected from the Gender Analyst shall be guided by the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Management National Plan, Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023–2028, the Magna Carta of Women, the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law, the BARMM Government’s disaster resilience, gender and development (GAD) and social sector plans, and the UNFPA 9th Country Programme of Assistance to the Philippines 2024–2028.
1. Technical Assistance
● Support UNFPA’s engagement with government offices and interagency mechanisms in the region (e.g., LGUs, DOH, DSWD, MSSD, BWC, BHRC, and others) to strengthen evidence-based local-level planning, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring of field-level SRH/Gender/GBVie prevention and response interventions.
●Facilitate the development and/or revision of results-based Annual Work Plans (AWPs) under the Mindanao earthquake programme.
● Conduct review and quality assurance of quarterly work plan progress reports, transaction lists, and FACE forms submitted by SRH/Gender/GBVie Mindanao IPs.
● Convene quarterly collegial reviews reviews with implementing partners to assess progress, share lessons, and address implementation Challenges.
● Organize convergence and harmonization meetings among Gender/GBV Mindanao IPs (e.g., those engaged in the DFAT-funded Resilient Livelihoods joint programme) to strengthen coherence and complementarity.
3. Networking, Partnership, and Coordination
● Forge collaborative relationships with executing agencies, technical experts, government partners, and other UN agencies to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of project inputs and outcomes.
4. Resource Mobilization Support
● Contribute to the Country Office’s resource mobilization strategy for advancing the Three Zeroes Plus agenda in Mindanao, ensuring that a gender perspective is systematically mainstreamed across all proposals, regardless of thematic focus.
● Perform other tasks and responsibilities as may be assigned by the supervisor in support of the Gender/GBVie programme and the broader UNFPA mandate.
and the individual is expected to work with the team from Monday to Friday.
month detailing: a) Target Deliverables; b) Deliverables Achieved; and c) other Comments/Remarks
Education
additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
● Work experience in the areas of gender, gender transformative approaches, gender-based violence/harmful practices, sexual and reproductive health, public health or social sciences is desirable
● Experience providing technical support in the development and/or implementation of the sexual and reproductive health and gender transformative approaches at the sub-national level;
● Experience in working on SRH, gender-based violence prevention and response in both development and humanitarian settings is an advantage.
● Prior experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring work plans is an advantage.
● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
● Field experience is a strong asset
Languages
Fluency in English and Filipino languages. Working knowledge of local/Mindanao languages is desirable.
Values
Exemplifying integrity,
- Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
Embracing cultural diversity,
- Embracing change
Functional competencies
● Analytical and conceptual thinking
● Communication, decisiveness, influence, networking, setting standards and monitoring work
● Technical knowledge on relevant fields
● Must be detail-oriented and able to work with a high volume of documents in a fast-paced environment
● Highly organized and process-oriented.
● Results-based programme development and management
● Innovation and marketing of new approaches
● Resource mobilization
UNFPA Work Environment
Disclaimer
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