Gender and Human Rights Advisor, P-5, FTA, ASRO

The Gender and Human Rights Advisor serves in UNFPA's Arab States Regional Office, in Cairo, Egypt, providing technical, policy and programmatic support across the region to ensure the regional and country offices remain abreast of UNFPA's policies and programme strategies, as well as current thinking, innovation and academic advancement in the substantive area of gender equality and social norms change and human rights.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree or equivalent in gender studies, anthropology, public health, medicine, sociology, human rights, law, cultural studies, international development, or another field directly related to GBV prevention and response.
• At least 10 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in GBV programming, gender mainstreaming, and/or rights-based programming, of which seven years at the international level.
• Knowledge and understanding of a Human Rights based approach essential.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required; knowledge of French is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Competitive net salary
• Health insurance
• Other benefits as applicable