Under the overall guidance of the UN Women Country Representative a.i., the Project management advisor: Gender based violence prevention and response (PMA GBV) and in direct collaboration with implementing partners, UNFPA and UN inter-agency coordination mechanisms on GBV, the PMA GBV will lead on the preparation and launch of a new programme on GBV prevention and response on behalf of UN Women.

1. Manage the preparation and launch of the GBV prevention and response programme on behalf of UN Women:

• Finalise the Programme document, the Programme Results Framework and the M&E plan.
• Provide overall programme advisory support to the programme, including the launch of the programme Steering Committee and the launch and management of the calls for proposals;
• Provide strategic and specialized technical advice on the development of systems, processes and mechanisms to support programme planning, implementation, monitoring and progress reporting.
• Review and evaluate proposals by implementing partners;

2. Manage the monitoring and reporting for the programme jointly with the M&E officer:

• Recommend and establish programme monitoring standards, criteria, and other indicators for measuring and assessing progress/results;
• Manage the monitoring of progress by civil society partners against mutually agreed results frameworks and performance indicators;
• Gather information and prepare report on progress of programme implementation for programme Steering Committee; prepare semi-annual report;

3. Provide technical support to the implementation of the programme:

• Organize periodic meetings with UNFPA and implementing partners.
• Analyze and ensure alignment of IP budgets with logical framework matrices and work plans;
• Ensure programme quality control with partner civil society organizations and identification of potential challenges.

4. Develop and maintain partnerships and provide technical advice on gender mainstreaming and GBV in inter-agency GBV coordination mechanisms

• Participate in GBV inter-agency coordination mechanism (protection cluster, GBV technical working groups)
• Strengthen collaboration and partnership with other UN agencies and facilitate access to UN Women capacity

  development initiatives.

• Provide knowledge management knowledge sharing between different partner civil society organizations and contribute to their dissemination (with the communication officer).

5. Perform other duties as deemed needed by UN Women:

Requirements:

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree in social sciences with a focus on gender, health, development studies or a related field is required, 5 years of relevant work experience with at least 4 focused on GBV, humanitarian assistance or livelihood provision.;

Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in designing and managing GBV programmes, with a particular focus on gender and protection in emergencies;
• Technical experience in humanitarian inter-agency coordination;
• Experience working on durable solutions to displacement is an asset;
• Experience working with, and building partnerships with governments, donors and civil society organizations internationally and in the field;
• Experience of working with UN Agencies, especially UN Women, will be an asset
• Excellent reporting skills, knowledge of RBM and result-based reporting

Languages:

• Fluency in Myanmar and in English is required;
• Knowledge of an additional Myanmar local language is an asset.