Vacancy at UNDP - NATIONAL UNV PROJECT ASSOCIATE

Location :	Banda Aceh, INDONESIA
Application Deadline :	15-Aug-10
Type of Contract :	UNV
Post Level :	UNV
Languages Required :	English
Duration of Initial Contract :	Initially 12 months, extendable depending on satisfactory performance and availability of funds

Background

Preamble: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers. In most cultures volunteerism is deeply embedded in long-established, ancient traditions of sharing and support within the communities. In this context, UNV volunteers take part in various forms of volunteerism and play a role in development and peace together with co-workers, host agencies and local communities. In all assignments, UNV volunteers promote volunteerism through their action and conduct. Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and positively enrich their understanding of local and social realities, as well as create a bridge between themselves and the people in their host community. This will make the time they spend as UNV volunteers even more rewarding and productive. Brief Project Description: UNIFEM in collaboration with Partners for Prevention (P4P) and Center of Women’s Studies (PSW) of the Ar-Raniry State Islamic University (IAIN) in Banda Aceh is conducting qualitative research on masculinities in post-conflict Aceh. The research will elaborate how the conditions of living under conflict contribute to constructing various forms of masculinity and their impacts to violence against women. Information and knowledge from this research will be key resources for creating a more strategic approach of GBV prevention in the area. The qualitative research will be combined with a policy review which is to analyze how local laws and policies rule women’s issues and influence to developing or strengthening certain aspects of masculinities within Aceh society. The combination of qualitative research and policy review will provide foundational knowledge in policy revisions on GBV prevention. With P4P and the New Men’s Alliance, UNIFEM is now preparing a qualitative research on masculinities in post-conflict Aceh and capacity improvement program of new men’s movements to support gender equality and GBV prevention. The programme will also be implemented in Aceh through Aceh Men’s Forum. This programme will be derived into several activities including provincial coordination and strategic planning meeting, training on gender, masculinity and human rights for male activists, periodical discussion forum, media publication, and public campaign to raise society’s awareness on new men’s movements to support gender equality and GBV prevention. The programme is planned to start in early August 2010. Host Agency/Host Institute: UNIFEM and Partners for Prevention (P4P) Organizational Context: The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) is a source of innovative programming and policy approaches to achieve gender equality. UNIFEM has been working in Aceh to deliver various programmes on women’s rights and gender issues. UNIFEM has achieved important results of strengthening solid networks of organizations and individuals both from government and non government institutions working on women’s rights and gender issues in the area. UNIFEM has showed a lot of influential contributions in policy making processes to enhance gender equality and women’s rights. UNIFEM has significantly supplied women’s organizations in Aceh capacity improvement programs both on the substantive and managerial aspects in implementing gender and women’s rights programs. UNIFEM has been taking a key leadership in creating various innovative programs to strengthen gender equality and women’s rights in the area. Recently, UNIFEM’s initiative of launching men’s forum to support gender equality and masculinities research programme as a foundational basis in making more strategic approaches of GBV prevention in the area has been acknowledged by several women’s rights elements in the area as an important strategy of enhancing gender equality and women’s rights as well as preventing and eliminating GBV and VAW. The Regional Joint Programme for Gender Based Violence Prevention in Asia-Pacific, “Partners for Prevention: Working with Boys and Men to Prevent Gender Based Violence” is an interagency initiative of UNDP, UNFPA, UNIFEM and UNV. The programme seeks to address the challenges of gender inequality and reduce the prevalence of gender-based violence in the region. The P4P Team, representing the participating UN organizations and located in Bangkok, provides consolidated responses and support for gender-based violence prevention. The P4P Team also provides technical and substantive support to key partners including UN country offices and teams. 10. Type of Assignment Place: without family

Duties and Responsibilities

Description of tasks: Under the direct supervision of UNIFEM and P4P the UNV volunteer will undertake the following tasks: Documenting process of implementing activities of masculinity research and strengthening Aceh Men’s Forum; Supporting all activities of Aceh Men’s Forum; Supporting training and other activities of masculinity research; Conduct monthly media analyses related on cases of violence and gender inequality that bring issues of men’s involvement as actor or victim; Mapping and building alliances with potential individuals, media and organizations to disseminate research findings and other relevant communications and/or to be involved in new men’s movements otherwise; Identifying and documenting the contributions of volunteerism in GBV/VAW prevention. Results/Expected Output: Written process report of masculinity research and Aceh Men’s Forum activities; Written reports of monthly media analyses on cases of violence and gender inequality that bring issues of men’s involvement as actor or victim; Written report on assessment of possible collaboration with media and other partners for strategic communications; Written matrix of potential individuals and organizations to be involved in Aceh Men’s Forum; Written document of the role and involvement of volunteerism in the implementation of GBV/VAW prevention and concept note for follow-up activities/projects; A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.

Competencies

Furthermore, UNV volunteers are encouraged to: Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD); Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities; Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UNV volunteers; Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Required Skills and Experience

Qualifications/Requirements: University degree; Minimum 25 years old; Knowledge and understanding on basic gender and women’s rights issues; Experience of working on gender and women’s rights issues; Capacity of critical analysis; Capacity of writing report in English and Bahasa Indonesia; Computer literate (standard Microsoft Office tools, familiar with internet); Active engagement in community. Language: English, Bahasa Indonesia and Acehnese; Living Conditions: Means of local transport: Public transport is available, and UNIFEM provides a vehicle for programme transport within Banda Aceh; Other facilities will be offered: DSA for overnight activities and activities outside Banda Aceh. Conditions of Service A 12-month contract which is extendable depending on satisfactory performance and availability of funds; monthly volunteer living allowance (VLA) intended to cover housing, basic needs and utilities, equivalent to IDR4,000,000; settling-in-grant (if applicable); life, health, and permanent disability insurance; return airfares (if applicable); resettlement allowance for satisfactory service.