Deadline for Applications

February 17, 2026

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

C

Family Type (not applicable for home-based)

Family

Staff Member / Affiliate Type

UNOPS LICA6

Target Start Date

2026-04-01

Terms of Reference

The Azraq district in the governorate of Zarqa is in a semi-desert, a very remote area with harsh weather conditions. The UNHCR field office covers Azraq camp and town, recording around 36,198 refugees, with more than half female in the population. The GBV associate should be able to handle complex GBV cases as well as provide case management services to refugees and other protection cases. Fluency in Arabic is mandatory, and strong proficiency in English is required for effective communication, coordination, and reporting. Having good child protection experience with refugees would be an asset. position.

Standard Job Description : GBV Associate

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The GBV Associate 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 GBV Associate works under direct supervision of a more senior GBV/Protection colleague who defines overall work objectives and provides regular advice and guidance. S/he will focus on strengthening GBV case management supervision as well as safe and ethical data collection and further analysis of GBV trends. The incumbent will also ensure quality prevention and risk mitigation interventions.

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. S/he promotes alignment with GBV minimum standards and respect of GBV Guiding Principles.





S/he also ensures that persons of concern, in particular 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.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties

- Assist the Associate Protection Officer or Associate GBV Officer and/or the Protection Officer or GBV Officer in the preparations and holdings of the coordination meetings of the GBV sub-working group (and/or Protection Working Group) or support follow-up required within GBV sub-clusters chaired by other organizations.
- Support the development of coordination tools such as referral pathways;




- Contribute to safety audits and other relevant assessments.
- Contribute to analysis of GBV trends and gaps, including by assisting with drafting briefing notes and analytical reports.
- Contribute to support other sectors/units on GBV risk mitigation under overall guidance of Associate Protection Officer or Associate GBV Officer / Protection Officer or GBV Officer. Contribute to the design of GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response interventions.
- Support in providing technical guidance to partners and government counterparts on GBV minimum standards under overall direction of the supervisor.
- Contribute to GBV partners' monitoring by undertaking regular field visits and drafting monitoring reports; Provide inputs to donor reports;
- Provide GBV case management services for survivors at high risk and/or other complex cases (if relevant in operation) and follow-up with other units/partners as relevant;
- Ensure technical supervision of UNHCR staff providing GBV case management (including coaching and implementation of staff care strategies);
- Support GBV capacity building initiatives, including on GBV safe disclosure and referrals.
- 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 seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
- Perform other related duti

📌 Gbv Associate (Jordan)
🏢 United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (Unhcr)
📍 Jordan