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Senior Public Health Surveillance Advisor

Abuja, Nigeria

Prevention Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse (PSEA) Specialist

Closing: Apr 29, 2024

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Published: Apr 15, 2024 (13 days ago)

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Minimum Requirements
  • University Degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, International Development, or any other relevant field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in any of the following areas: prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), accountability to affected people (AAP), sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), survivor/victim assistance, protection, child protection, safeguarding.
  • Working knowledge of English.
  • National of Nigeria or resident of the country with valid work permit.

FAO Core Competencies:

  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical / Functional Skills:

  • Experience in facilitating training and capacity building activities on PSEA is required.
  • Experience applying UN and IASC PSEA standards, frameworks and tools and/or experience working on safeguarding to international standards in complex humanitarian contexts, highly desirable.
  • Experience establishing, maintaining, or working with complaints and feedback mechanisms desirable.
  • Demonstrable report and presentation writing skills.
  • Familiarity with data protection standards and confidentiality is required.
  • Work experience in field locations and humanitarian settings required.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyse problems, make appropriate recommendations, effective decisions, including in emergency settings.
  • Experience working on prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse in humanitarian and complex emergencies particularly desirable.
  • Familiarity with the UN system and global coordination structures (e.g. IASC) an advantage.
  • Sensitivity and commitment to cultural diversity, gender issues and victim/survivor approaches is required.
Responsibilities
Minimum Requirements
  • University Degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, International Development, or any other relevant field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in any of the following areas: prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), accountability to affected people (AAP), sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), survivor/victim assistance, protection, child protection, safeguarding.
  • Working knowledge of English.
  • National of Nigeria or resident of the country with valid work permit.

FAO Core Competencies:

  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical / Functional Skills:

  • Experience in facilitating training and capacity building activities on PSEA is required.
  • Experience applying UN and IASC PSEA standards, frameworks and tools and/or experience working on safeguarding to international standards in complex humanitarian contexts, highly desirable.
  • Experience establishing, maintaining, or working with complaints and feedback mechanisms desirable.
  • Demonstrable report and presentation writing skills.
  • Familiarity with data protection standards and confidentiality is required.
  • Work experience in field locations and humanitarian settings required.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyse problems, make appropriate recommendations, effective decisions, including in emergency settings.
  • Experience working on prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse in humanitarian and complex emergencies particularly desirable.
  • Familiarity with the UN system and global coordination structures (e.g. IASC) an advantage.
  • Sensitivity and commitment to cultural diversity, gender issues and victim/survivor approaches is required.

Tasks and Duties

  • Provide PSEA technical support to PSEA Focal Point and Alternates, Country Office teams, including programming, partnerships, human resources, etc to ensure mainstreaming of PSEA processes and build technical capacity to ensure sustainability.
  • Deliver PSEA awareness sessions/refresher trainings to all personnel in country; capacity building of PSEA Focal Points and Alternates and in country FAO implementing partners as required.
  • In line with FAO’s PSEA Policy, develop a robust PSEA Work Plan for FAO [country office], adapted to the local context.
  • In coordination with relevant Officers at country level, support or implement outreach and engagement with programme beneficiaries and wider affected communities in areas of FAO programme implementation.
  • Review existing complaints and feedback mechanisms – where established- to ensure mechanisms can safely and confidentially handle SEA allegations if received. If not established, establish appropriate mechanisms ensuring consultation with affected communities.
  • Carry out SEA risk assessments in [insert country office], identify, and support implementation of appropriate SEA prevention, mitigation, and response measures to strengthen protection of communities where FAO works.
  • Support FAO participation in inter-agency CBCMs and interagency PSEA Network meetings.
  • Ensure a victim/survivor-cantered approach mechanisms are established or strengthened, and that SEA incidents and allegations are reported through the appropriate channels designated at FAO.
  • Initiate PSEA capacity assessments and strengthening activities with implementing partners to ensure application of the UN implementing partner protocol.

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