Professional Officer

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Description

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• Works with the technical teams to integrate gender, equity, human rights and disabilities into their programmes, address violence against women and girls (VAW), and monitors and reports on the progress.
• Supports the technical teams on the integration of GRE & DI in national health policies, strategies, and plans and supports policies and programmes to estimate, prevent and respond to VAW, as well as in research and data related work.
• Analyses data on gender, equity, human rights and disability activities for relevant programme areas based on specific indicators in the country to identify and advise on entry points for new initiatives in GRE & DI mainstreaming and to address VAW.
• Conducts/facilitates research and presents evidence to document trends and patterns of current gender and inequality concerns and provides strategic advice to programmes to advocate for addressing the underlying issues.
• Ensures knowledge sharing, documentation and dissemination of good practices on GRE & DI mainstreaming in health and ending VAW.
• Works with the GRE & DI focal points of other WHO country offices and the regional office to discuss challenges and lessons learned or promote replicable best practices in the area of GRE & DI and ending VAW.
• Supports WHO staff with training sessions and workshops for capacity building of stakeholders in GRE & DI mainstreaming in their respective programmes.
• Writes a variety of reports, communications, briefings, factsheets, statements, etc.
• Supports solicitation of national and international experts for specific GRE & DI related expertise needs.
• Ensures that the WHO country office in Indonesia utilizes the key tools and processes (e.g. the Gender Score Card, SWAP analysis, the accountability scorecard on disability inclusion etc.).
• Maintains active relationship/partnerships with national government counterparts, UN agencies, international community, institutes and academia (especially for research), inter-government and non-governmental organizations working on GRE in health to enhance collaboration and strategic partnership.
• Performs any other duty assigned.
• an end-of-assignment report (mandatory).

• Essential: Bachelor’s degree in human rights, gender, law, social sciences, international development, international relations, medicine/public health, or other development-related fields from a recognized university.

• Master’s degree in human rights, gender, law, social sciences, international development, international relations, medicine/public health, or other development-related fields. 
• Specialized training on gender and/or equity and/or human rights and/or disability inclusion and/or VAW.

• Essential: At least one year of experience in strategic advocacy and implementing gender, equity, human rights and disability mainstreaming agendas across a variety of programmes and/or addressing VAW.

• At least four years of experience in strategic advocacy and implementing gender, equity, human rights and disability mainstreaming agendas across a variety of programmes and/or addressing VAW.
• Experience writing analytical documents and reports.
• Experience with coordination and advocacy in gender, equity, human rights and disability inclusion and/or ending VA W at policy and programming levels.

• Familiarity with relevant national laws and regulations
• Ability to conceptualize ideas and take new initiatives
• Excellent writing skills

• Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Indonesian language.

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