Job Summary:
Organization: WHO – World Health Organization
Country: South Sudan
City: Juba
Office: WHO South Sudan
GBV Prevention & Response Officer
Grade: No grade
Contractual Arrangement: Special Services Agreement (SSA)
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): three Months
Deadline: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Background and Rationale
The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), placed gender, equity, and human rights at the center of development efforts, including health, to redress the shortcomings of the MDGs.
The current economic and humanitarian situation further impacts health outcomes for women, girls, and persons with disabilities. The lack of resource ownership and land rights is at the heart of power imbalances between men and women. It affects their awareness of health issues, restrains their ability to access services, misguides policy and programming, and contributes to their increased risks of exposure to sexual and gender-based violence.
In this regard, the Ministry of Health and partners intend to update the existing Clinical management of Rape guidelines in South Sudan to comprehensive national GBV prevention and response guidelines according to WHO guidelines. This technical support area contributes to building capacities in the country to address and respond to gender-based violence.
Key activities
- a) Develop an inception report for the review and update of the Clinical management of Rape guidelines
- b) Conduct field visits to selected health facilities to assess the health services (availability of tools, procedures, and processes) for survivors of gender-based violence.
- c) Review current policy documents, SRHR guidelines, WHO and inter-agency guidelines on GBV and other tools in relation to integrated service delivery and emergency settings.
- d) Prepare a summary of gaps identified and priority focus areas to be covered in the national guidelines
- e) Facilitate an adaptation workshops with national stakeholders for adaptation and validation of GBV prevention and response guidelines and tools
- f) Develop draft guidelines and tools on GBV prevention and response guidelines according to WHO guidelines.
- g) Conduct a validation meeting of the draft national guidelines and tools
- h) Train trainers on GBV prevention and response guidelines
- i) Facilitate cascade trainings on GBV prevention and response guidelines.
- j) Submit final draft on the national guidelines adaptation and trainings of health workers.
Deliverables
- Inception report.
- Draft report on gaps and priority areas for the new national guidelines
- Adaptation workshop facilitation for guideline and tools adaptation conducted.
- Draft zero of the national guidelines for GBV prevention and response guidelines updated .
- Final draft of new national guidelines for GBV prevention and response
- Qualifications, experience, skills, and languages
Educational Qualifications
Essential: Medical doctor with postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Desirable: Experience working in sexual health and rights, including GBV prevention and response .
Experience
Essential: The technical person should have a minimum of 5 years of progressively working as a medical doctor in the field of obstetrics and gynecology and/or in gender-based violence work. Specifically, demonstrate experience working in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.
Desirable: Relevant work experience with WHO and/or UN agencies, health cluster partners; Experience managing diverse teams; experience working in relevant nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations. Ability to express ideas clearly and write guidelines well. Capacity to work well in a multicultural and multinational settings.
Skills/Knowledge
- a) Excellent knowledge and expertise of country level situations regarding maternal health. Understanding of WHO’s policies, practices, guidelines, and procedures on GBV specifically the latest WHO recommendations.
- b) Extensive knowledge and skills in problem solving, planning and management, monitoring and evaluation, negotiation, and resource mobilization.
- c) Excellent communication skills, specifically ability to write documents in a logical and professional manner.
- d) Demonstrated ability to provide sound methodological and technical advice and guidance to multiple stakeholders and partners in countries
- e) Ability to conduct research and analyze results, identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations for strengthening health care systems.
- f) Ability to review and revise policies and objectives of assigned program and activities.
- g) Demonstrated ability to understand and work on complex policy and programme issues related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.
- h) Excellent training skills
Other Skills (e.g., IT)
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc) with an emphasis on Excel or a similar workbook application.
Languages and level required (Basic/Intermediate/Expert):
Essential: Excellent knowledge of English.
Desirable: Working knowledge of Other UN languages.
Travel: There will be 30 % travel to the field
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