Mapping of UNFPA gender-based violence (GBV) prevention programmes – UNV jobs in the USA

• Location: USA 
• Vacancy No: N/A 
• Salary: N/A
• Organization: UNV 
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-03-01

Details
Mission and objectives
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries and territories that are home to the vast majority of the world’s people. Its mission: to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled

Context
UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency that works to achieve three transformative results by 2030: end the unmet need for family planning, end preventable maternal deaths, and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. This OV assignment is part of UNFPA’s programmes work to ensure that women, adolescents, young people and marginalized groups, including persons with disabilities, live free of gender-based violence. UNFPA implements GBV programmes in more than 150 countries globally, and 88% of UNFPA offices actively implement GBV prevention programmes and interventions. The mapping of GBV prevention interventions specifically will contribute to support knowledge management and exchange on existing effective approaches to prevention, and will inform the development of guidelines.

Task type
Gender Equality

Task description
The Online volunteer will conduct a mapping exercise of UNFPA GBV prevention interventions across all six regions where UNFPA implements GBV programmes. Under the guidance of the GBV Specialist, the OV will conduct in-depth online interviews with 20 country offices on GBV prevention programmes. This information will be compiled and presented in the form of a 50 pages report.

Requirements
Required experience
Candidates should have research experience on gender-based violence prevention in the public sector and/or international organizations. A degree in a relevant field and proficiency in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis is preferred.

Languages
English, Level: Working knowledge, Required
Spanish, Level: Fair, Desirable
French, Level: Fair, Desirable
Arabic, Level: Fair, Desirable

Other information
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

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