Gender Based Violence (GBV) Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Gender Based Violence (GBV) Officer

Job Requisition ID: JR2315775
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Grade: PR3
Family Type (not applicable for home-based): Non Family with Residential Location
Staff Member / Affiliate Type: Professional
Target Start Date: 2023-03-24

 About United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1950, during the aftermath of the Second World War, to help millions of Europeans who had fled or lost their homes. We had three years to complete our work and then disband. Today, over 65 years later, our organization is still hard at work, protecting and assisting refugees around the world.

Job Requirements

Years of Experience / Degree Level:

• For P3/NOC 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate Degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate Degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education:

• Human Rights,  Social Anthropology,  Social Work, Law, International Development, Social Sciences,  or other relevant field.
• (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience:
Essential:

• 6 years of previous work experience relevant to the function of GBV in an international context, of which two years in the field and having experience in the field of GBV prevention, mitigation and response, broader protection or social work involving empowerment of women and girls, gender, child protection, mental health, counselling and working with survivors, humanitarian and development issues.
• Applied experience in survivor-centred approach, GBV guiding and Case management principles related to GBV programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge in gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls and apply, promote and integrate gender analysis into humanitarian programming.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and implementation of multi-sectorial responses to GBV and support to other sectors to mainstream GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of GBV prevention theory and appropriate GBV prevention and behaviour change strategies at different stages of the humanitarian response. Knowledge and demonstrated use of GBV tools and Guidance.

  How to Submit Your Application

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

 Application Closing Date
20th April, 2023.