116065 – Gender and PSEAH Coordinator- (Local post for Nationals of Indonesia and applicants with valid work permits)

Background

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Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative and in close collaboration with colleagues in the Programme and Operation Sections of UNDP Indonesia, the Gender and PSEAH Coordinator is responsible for the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment, coordination of implementation of the gender strategy in UNDP Country Office (CO) level, supporting gender mainstreaming into programmes and projects, provision of substantive and technical input toward achieving full compliance with gender seal programme as well as coordination of Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH) activities.

The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women is central to the mandate of UNDP and intrinsic to its development approach. In line with the vision of the UNDP Strategic Plan 2022-2025, the mission is to contribute to the eradication of poverty and a significant reduction of gender inequalities by empowering women and promoting and protecting their rights. Gender equality is a fundamental human right and it is also an essential foundation of a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.

UNDP Indonesia has committed to maintain Gold status in UNDP Gender Equality Seal Certification Round 2024. CO committed to maintain gender parity between 47% – 53 % for all modalities, strengthening application of gender marker and GESI integration in projects development, implementation and reporting, continue exploring new opportunities for GEN3 initiatives in colleboration with UN WOMEN, especially in response to raising concerns over care work, GBV, women’s participation in politics and economy, and divers of social inclusion. And strengthening partnership or collaboration with Women’s Right Organizations (WROs) and Organization of People with Disabilities (OPDs).

Protection from sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment (PSEAH) is a collective, mandatory responsibility and those who report sexual misconduct or cooperate with audits and investigations must be protected from retaliation. PSEAH is now included in the standardization of Indonesian Government’s gender-based violence (GBV) services (UPTD PPA) and at National Level (SAPA 129).

In order to achieve the above, UNDP-Indonesia is undertaking to adopt a two-pronged strategy to accomplish internal and external results towards: transforming the organizational culture, improving its gender balance and ensuring a healthy working environment without any form of discrimination or harassment; and creating a robust programming portfolio dedicated to women empowerment and gender equality while retaining the current cross-cutting approach.

In this regard, UNDP-Indonesia intends to hire a senior-level Gender and PSEAH Coordinator to advise and facilitate the achievement of the above corporate as well as programmatic objectives and results.

The Gender and PSEAH Coordinator will work closely with the Management Team (all CO Unit Heads), CO Gender Focal Team, and Programmes / Projects, as well as engage with all staff to identify specific issues / barriers, and potential champions to articulate a well-thought plan and support its implementation. Also, the Gender and PSEAH Coordinator will support the integration of gender aspects in programming to enhance the institutional effectiveness of gender mainstreaming and women empowerment.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Lead and Coordinate the Gender Seal renewal process and launch of Gender Advisory Committee focusing on the achievement of the following results:

• All required informations, evidences and documentations as listed in the Gender Seal Gold Certification Benchmarks are compiled and analysed.
• Monitor and report on the implementation of the CO Gender Equality Strategy and action plan.
• Facilitate the empowerment of all personnel to effectively integrate gender equality objectives into their operational and programming activities, particularly during Q3-Q4 2024.

• Provision of advisory support to communication team to ensure that CO website reflects organizational commitment to Gender Equality and Social Inclusion to support the team achieve target of at least 15% of social media posts related to gender equality by the end of 2024.
• Actively participate in and contribute to gender seal’s knowledge networks and communities of practice.

2. Provide technical support, advice and management inputs to programme/project focusing on the achievement of the following results:

• Monitor the assignment of gender markers to ensure at least 70% of the program expenditures directly contribute to gender equality results, as outlined in GEN2 and GEN3 indicators.
• Identification of potential Gen 3 project, which include providing GESI inputs in the formulation of the Project Initiation Plan (PIP) to ensure that it encapsulates the essential elements required for successful project execution.
• Collaboration with key stakeholders to gather insights and incorporate their feedback into the GEN 3 project identification and initiation processes .
• Provision of advisory support in Prodoc appraisal process ensures that all prodocs have substantive gender analysis and meets gender programming guidelines
• Implementation of capacity building in Q2-Q4 2024 in connection including brownbag session disability inclusion in the workplace, gender senstiave procurement, gender task force interactive learning, development of GESI module and sharing with implementing partners .

3. Lead and Coordinate PSEAH activities in the Country Office focusing on the achievement of the following results:

• Ensuring implementation of Country Office PSEAH Action Plan for 2024
• Organization of awareness raising sessions with UNDP personnel, Implementing Partners and beneficiaries to ensure they are informed of UNDP SH and SEA standards, policies and response mechanisms
• In coordination with Management Performance and Oversight (MPO) unit, ensure that all projects and programmes are assessed for SH and SEA risks and, in case confirmed, they should be reflected in the relevant risk logs with mitigation actions.
• Suppoort to communication team in production of PSEAH video production
• In coordination with MPO unit, ensure that all implementing partners are assessed using the Partner Capacity Assessment Tool (PCAT) which now includes questions on SH and SEA.

Impact of Results

The successful completion of the final preparations for the Gender Seal, the provision of effective technical advisory support for gender mainstreaming and Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), and the proper implementation of PSEAH (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment) activities according to the 2024 Action Plan.

Institutional Arrangement

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative , the Gender and PSEAH Coordinator will provide strategic direction and advice on gender across the work of the CO to ensure that gender equality and social inclusivity are effectively mainstreamed within all projects and operational areas in line with UNDP standards and the criteria outlined in the UNDP Gender Seal Certification criteria.

Competencies

Core
Achieve Results:	LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
Think Innovatively:	LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
Learn Continuously:	LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
Adapt with Agility:	LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
Act with Determination:	LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
Engage and Partner:	LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion:	LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies Technical competencies Thematic Area Name Definition 2030 Agenda: People Gender UNDP’s Gender Equality Seal Initiative 2030 Agenda: People Gender Gender and Institutional Development 2030 Agenda: People Gender Gender Corporate Reporting 2030 Agenda: People Gender Gender Issues & Analysis 2030 Agenda: People Gender Gender Mainstreaming 2030 Agenda: People Gender Sexual Gender-based violence (SGBV) 2030 Agenda: People Gender Women, Peace and Security 2030 Agenda: Prosperity Inclusive Growth Social inclusion Audit & Investigation: Audit Results-based Management key concepts and techniques Ability to apply key RBM concepts and other techniques to assess programme/project design, implementation, and monitoring. Ability to apply the concept of Theory of Change from actions to outputs and from outputs to outcomes. Cross-functional competencies Thematic Area Name Definition Business direction and strategy Strategic Thinking Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions. Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP. Business direction and strategy Negotiation and Influence Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiate mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and create “win-win” situations. Business management Partnership Management Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and toher in line with UNDP strategy and policies. Business management Communication Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.

Required Skills and Experience

Min. Education requirements	Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Gender or Women’s Studies or other relevant field with a minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible professional experience addressing the promotion of gender equality, inclusivity and women’s empowerment OR Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Gender or Women’s Studies or other relevant field with a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience addressing the promotion of gender equality, inclusivity and women’s empowerment will be given due consideration in lieu of Master degree
Min. years of relevant work experience	Minimum 2 years of relevant experience (Master degree) or minimum 4 years of relevant experience (Bachelor degree) at the national or international level in providing advisory/technical support services, and managing and implementing initiatives/projects in the area of gender mainstreaming, social inclusivity, social protection, community livelihood or any other relevant in the areas of social development and inclusivity and growth. Minimum 2 years of working experience with the international organizations and/or government and/or private sector and/or research institution, think tank and/or civil society organization. Knowledge of global gender mainstreaming standards for organizations and the gender equality and women’s empowerment goals with the SDG agenda.
Required skills	Good organizational skills, with strong experience in organizing and facilitating meetings and workshops. Ability to produce a good quality report. Ability to work under the pressure, with minimum supervision and on-distance. Strong teamwork skills. Strong computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, Excel, etc.); Experience in research on gender equality issues and their practical application in programmatic areas Excellent analytical skill and advance computer skills required, knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages Good inter-personal and team building skills.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section	Experience in the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of development projects, establishing relationships among international organizations and national governments would be highly desirable Experience working with Government, NGO on gender and social inclusion would be desirable Actively participates and contributes to strategic discussions with senior members of the team Experience liaising with a diverse range of partners including Civil Society and Private Sector on gender and social inclusion would be an advantage Experience working with UNDP/UN system Experience designing, implementing and facilitating training programmes and participatory methodologies, particularly on gender equality and women’s empowerment related topics
Required Language(s)	Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia

Please attach your legal working permit in Indonesia in your application APPLICANT MUST COMPLETE P11 FORM AND SUBMIT AS PART OF THEIR APPLICATION. Click here to download the form: – https://bit.ly/P11-DOWNLOAD UN is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UN Indonesia reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UN Indonesia at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and education requirements.