Technical Advisor to the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission
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Job Description
The NPRC has a Victim Support, Gender and Diversity (VSGD) Thematic Committee and Thematic Department which plays a leading facilitatory and coordinating role, with all other functional units, Committees and individuals within the Commission expected to play a role in mainstreaming gender, ensuring inclusion and putting victims at the centre of all the NPRC work. Additionally, the VSGD Thematic Committee and the VSGD Unit works with the Victim Support, Gender and Diversity External Thematic Committee, a Committee which serve as a strategic and multi-stakeholder platform for identification of strategies and providing advisory support with regards to CRGV victim support, inclusive and gender sensitive peace building.
It is in considering of all the above efforts that the NPRC with support from UN Women is seeking to contract the services of a Gender Technical Advisor to support and strengthen the NPRC victim support and gender mainstreaming mandate.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the NPRC Executive Secretary and working closely with the VSGD Thematic Committee, the VSGD Unit and UN Women, the Technical Advisor will undertake the following;
Operationalizing the NPRC Gender and Inclusion Policy put in place in pursuit of NPRC Act Section 9.
Technically support the NPRC, in the design and implementation of gender sensitive programmes through providing substantive inputs to the design and formulation of gender mainstreaming work plans, budgets, monitoring and evaluation frameworks;
Advise on and develop strategic initiatives to advance the Commission’s gender mainstreaming objectives;
Provide advice on emerging programming issues from the global and regional gender, peace and security trends, priorities and best practices.
Development and implementation of mechanisms for handling and supporting victims of CRGB
Technically support the implementation of SOPs.
Coordinate with relevant stakeholders for effective referral of victims.
Support the development of a NPRC counselling Handbook
Knowledge management and Capacity Strengthening
Support capacity development of Commissioners and staff to enhance their understanding and abilities to effectively discharge the victim support and gender mainstreaming mandate including the design and implementation of capacity building training activities.
Technically support the development of training manuals/guidelines on victim support and gender mainstreaming to be used in training of Commissioners, staff, NPRC Peace Committees and the VSGD External Thematic Committee.
Support the development of gender sensitive technical knowledge products.
Technically support the development and management of information management systems for victims of Conflict related GBV.
Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy
Build and nurture strategic partnerships with key stakeholders including CSOs, Parliament, Government Ministries and other Commissions to support implementation of victim support mechanisms, inclusive and gender responsive peace building programmes.
Support the functioning of the VSGD External Committee.
Closely work with the NPRC Resource mobilization Thematic Committee to mobilize resources for victim support programmes, inclusive and gender sensitive peace building programmes
Networking with other stakeholders to establish and enhance sustainability of Victim Support programmes, inclusive and gender sensitive peace building programmes.
Monitoring and Reporting
Support the integration of gender into the Commission’s corporate monitoring framework to encourage practices of collecting and analysing gender disaggregated data and generating more evidence on the impact of gender inclusive programming.
Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting on VSGD work.
Support the collection and documentation of best practices, Most Significant Change Stories and lessons learnt in supporting victims of conflict related GBV and gender mainstreaming in peace building work.
Support the commemoration of International Days on Victim Support, Gender and Diversity and the production of the VSGD Quarterly newsletter to facilitate and enhance access to information on victim support and gender sensitive peace building.
Expected Outputs
The NPRC Gender and Inclusion Policy and the NPRC SOPs for handling and supporting Victims of conflict related GBV operationalized.
Commission’s work on gender and inclusion strengthened.
Commission’s reputation and visibility to women and gender advocates as the key institution tasked with oversight, monitoring and holding accountability for national, regional and international peace commitment enhanced.
Advocacy, partnerships/Alliance established and strengthened.
Key Deliverables
Quarterly, Monthly and other technical narrative reports on work done to support gender equality within the work of the NPRC in keeping with Section 9 of the NPRC Act.
Gender sensitive Commission Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.
Training for NPRC Gender Focal Persons, Provincial Peace Committees, VSGD External Thematic Committee, Commissioners, Senior management, M and E personnel, programme and sub programme managers on gender mainstreaming and victim support to support the operationalisation of the two policy documents.
Data tracking and monitoring system to monitor the participation of women in peace building decision making positions and support documentation and profiling of women’s positive narratives on peace building.
Resource mobilization for and or implement strategies for the prevention and management of electoral conflict related gender-based violence guided by the NPRC Election Conflict Prevention and Management Strategy.
Lobbying and advocacy engagements for the development of the Zimbabwe National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325.
Development of the NPRC Counselling Manual.
Qualifications and Experience
Required Skills and Experience
Education
Masters’ Degree or its equivalent in any of the following Social Sciences disciplines; Law, Sociology, Transitional Justice, Gender Studies, Anthropology or other social science fields.
Experience
Knowledge of the work of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission.
At least 7 years of experience in programming on gender equality and peacebuilding at a national level or regional level
Experience in formulating gender responsive policy and developing and implementing gender strategies.
Ability to communicate and interact with officials at all levels of government and to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
Experience in research/analytical work in peacebuilding or transitional justice
Knowledge on women’s rights including sub-regional, regional and international instruments on women’s rights.
Previous experience in providing technical support to high level government institutions.
