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Senior GBV Assistant

The Senior GBV Assistant supports the operations' efforts to fulfil UNHCR's mandate and associated obligations on GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response based on policy and guidance. The Senior GBV Assistant works under direct supervision of a more senior GBV/Protection colleague who defines overall work objectives and provides regular advice and guidance. S/he collaborates closely with the UNHCR management and the Protection team in the country and strengthens working relations with other agencies involved in GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response. The Senior GBV Assistant will focus on individual case management and provision of counselling to GBV survivors, while strengthening safe and ethical data collection.

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

S/he promotes alignment with GBV minimum standards and respect of GBV Guiding Principles. S/he also ensures that persons of concern, women and girls, are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.

Duties

- Support activities in GBV prevention and response with implementing and operational partners
- Support the implementation of multi-sectorial response to GBV (including health, psychosocial support, case management, legal, and security)
- Contribute to measures to prevent and respond to GBV incidents
- Contribute to safety audits and other relevant assessments
- Support the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for GBV response as well as other protection/solutions activities
- Support the provision of case management to GBV survivors (if relevant in operation) in line with GBV Guiding Principles
- Liaise with other protection units for relevant referrals (including to the durable solutions unit)
- Assist in drafting reports, routine correspondence,



updating relevant databases and compiling statistics for the protection unit / section
- Ensure the wishes of survivors are prioritized as per the survivor-centred approach; enforce compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures for GBV as well as the GBV minimum standards and Guiding Principles
- Support the identification and management of risks and seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility; raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or relevant functional colleague(s)
- Perform other related duties as required

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level
For G5 – 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher.

Field(s) of Education
Not applicable.

Certificates and/or Licenses
Human rights, Social Anthropology, Social work, Law, International Development, Social Sciences or other relevant field.

Essential Qualifications

2 years of previous work experience relevant to the function of GBV in a local context 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. Knowledge of GBV minimum standards, Guiding Principles and GBV case management standards.

Desirable Qualifications

Functional Skills: IT-Computer Literacy, PR-Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD), PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention programming, PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) response programming, PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) risk mitigation.

Language Requirements: (information incomplete – candidate profile should align with local language proficiency as needed).

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description within delegated authorities, in line with UNHCR policies and administrative instructions and relevant accountability frameworks.

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📌 Gbv Assistant (Cúcuta) (Cordillera Oriental)
🏢 United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (Unhcr)
📍 Cordillera Oriental