Gender Adviser to UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator
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Stillingstittel Gender Adviser to Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator
The war in Gaza has had a devastating and disproportionate impact on Palestinian women and girls, deepening existing vulnerabilities and exacerbating gender inequalities. Between October 2023 and December 2025, an estimated 38,000 women and girls were killed and over 11,000 sustained lifelong injuries. The crisis has created over 16,000 new widows, resulting in over 58,000 women headed households, who now lead families often alone, grieving, and without support. The destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure, collapse of essential services such as healthcare, education, and water and sanitation, and near-total blockade on aid, fuel and commercial goods since 18 March 2025 have created catastrophic conditions. Despite the unprecedented suffering in Gaza, the ceasefire agreement, though fragile, offers a promise to scale up humanitarian assistance and transition to early recovery and reconstruction. The priorities,



needs and voices of crisis affected women and girls need to be centered in the recovery. The United Nations, together with the Palestinian Authority, has created a multi-donor trust fund – Horizon. The Horizon Fund has three windows, with window 1 focussing on early recovery in Gaza, through joint UN programmes.
Under the overall guidance and direction of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, reporting to the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator, and with matrix reporting to the UN Women Special Representative, the Gender Advisor will strengthen the capacities of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator’s Office, United Nations Country Team and Humanitarian Country Team by supporting analysis on the gendered dimensions of political, social and economic trends, and inputs to the design and preparation of joint UN programmes focussed on the humanitarian response and early recovery in Gaza, ensuring the needs and prior

📌 Gender Adviser to UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (Palestina)
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