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About the Role

The Gender Specialist reports to the Chief of Social and Behavior Change and serves as the primary gender expert in the Syria Country Office. This role is primarily technical and programmatic, with secondary normative advocacy and coordination functions. You will provide technical guidance and operational support throughout all stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results contributing to gender equality in alignment with the Gender Action Plan.

Responsibilities

Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of high-quality gender programming across sectors in alignment with the Gender Action Plan.
Closely work with programme colleagues to advance one or more of the four Targeted Gender Priorities in the Gender Action Plan.
Work with all sectors to mainstream gender by prioritizing key gender results within sectors with strong gender relevance.
Lead cross-sectoral collaboration and coordination on key programmatic results on gender, ensuring coherence, maximization of synergies, and efficient utilization of resources to deliver results.
Coordinate with programme colleagues and management to ensure that gender results are effectively defined, measured, and reported.
Ensure high-quality assessments, research, evidence generation, and evaluations on gender programming are undertaken and utilized, including through the application of effective theories of change.
Ensure effective review, assessment, planning, capacity building, and knowledge management on gender.
Assess and identify gender needs for emergency preparedness and response.
Provide gender-relevant guidance and technical input on emergency programming.
Manage and deliver gender programmes.
Develop and plan programmes.
Manage programmes, monitor, and deliver results.
Provide coordination and technical support.
Engage in advocacy, networking, and partnership building.
Drive innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Gender Development, Gender equality, Programme management, Monitoring and evaluation, Humanitarian response, and any other related fields.
Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is desirable.
Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is desirable.
Emergency response, Gender credentials, GBV coordination, Inter-agency experience, Joint programmes, Gender monitoring are desirable.
Must be inoculated against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid) or receive a medical exemption.
Must undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Must adhere to UNICEF standards and principles.
Must be medically cleared.
Must obtain a visa from the host country (for IP positions).

Skills

Programme management
Technical coordination
Gender analysis
Results monitoring
Strategic planning
Professional communication
Builds and maintains partnerships
Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
Drive to achieve results for impact
Innovates and embraces change
Manages ambiguity and complexity
Thinks and acts strategically
Works collaboratively with others

Location

Damascus, Syria

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

At least 5 years of relevant work experience

Education Level

Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Social Science, Sociology, Public Health, International Development, Social Policy and any other related fields.

Benefits

Attractive compensation and benefits package
Paid parental leave
Breastfeeding breaks
Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities

About the Company

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world.
We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture.
UNICEF Syria Country Office has strategically integrated the Gender portfolio under the Social and Behavior Change (SBC) section to lead these cross-sectoral programmes.
This integration aims to leverage the complementary strengths of both disciplines to amplify the impact of community engagement (CE) initiatives and mainstream gender in all sectoral and cross-sectoral programmes to foster more inclusive and effective programming.
The synergy between cross-sectoral programmes enables the design of interventions that not only promote positive social norms but also empower families and caretakers, adolescents and youth to actively shape their environments and promote gender equality.
Through meaningful participation, young people and adolescents, especially girls, are encouraged to become agents of change, contributing to sustainable development and resilience within their communities.
Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan.
UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts.
All staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

Equal Opportunity

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children.
The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.
UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18).
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities.
UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.
For this position, eligible and suitable [female candidates] are encouraged to apply.