GBV and PSEA Consultant

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International Organization for Migration (IOM)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 30/04/2025
  • Location: Kyrgyzstan
Gender-based violence (GBV) Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Project Context and Scope

Since 2022, IOM Kyrgyzstan has been implementing the project ‘Safe Migration of Seasonal Workers from Central Asia to the UK’, currently in the third phase, covering four Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The project seeks to empower Central Asian migrants by enhancing their awareness and access to resources for safe migration to and from the UK. Interventions include providing free of charge information, referring to protection mechanisms, and delivering targeted pre-departure orientation sessions as well as safe migration hotline services.

Responsibilities
Tasks to be performed under this contract
Gender, GBV and protection mainstreaming:
  • Coordinate the development of an operational gender mainstreaming and GBV mainstreaming Work Plan under the ‘Safe Migration of seasonal workers from Central Asia to the UK’ programme, in line with IOM's Gender Equality Policy, IOM's GBViC framework, IOM’s PSEA Strategy, the IASC’s PSEA Minimum Operating Standards (MOS).
  • Provide technical inputs for the inclusion of gender and GBV mainstreaming, and PSEA components for the risk mitigation and management, planning, implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation and budgeting. 
  • Support integrating measures to mitigate risks of GBV and non-specialist response to GBV survivors across all activities under the ‘Safe Migration of seasonal workers from Central Asia to the UK’ programme.
  • Proactively seek to identify and take action to mitigate GBV risks in the programme design and implementation and proactively facilitate and monitor vulnerable groups’ safe access to services. 
  • Develop a capacity building plan and deliver training for IOM staff, national authorities and partners on gender equality, GBV core concepts, principles, risk identification and mitigation measures, safe disclosure, PSEA, AAP and Code of Conduct. 
  • Ensure pre-departure orientation (PDO) sessions are tailored for women migrant seasonal workers and include gender and GBV considerations.
  • Coordinate with GBV partners supporting seasonal workers in the UK and the Central Asian countries under this project on exiting GBV national referral mechanisms and information to access services.

Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in Law, International Relations, Psychology, Social Work, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Development Studies and or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or,
  • University degree in the above fields with two years of relevant professional experience;
  • Demonstrated experience in the fields of protection from sexual exploitation and abuse, gender-based violence, gender mainstreaming, protection and child protection;
  • Coordination experience within the UN system and amongst interagency partners, including governments, NGOs, and communities; 
  • Experience in organizing and facilitating Gender mainstreaming, GBV mainstreaming and PSEA trainings and communication materials to promote behaviour change; 
  • Experience in mapping GBV services and capacities to ensure survivor-centered referral pathways;
  • Experience undertaking PSEA risk assessments, in coordination with communities, partners, and UN and other key stakeholders; 
  • Fluency in English and Russian are required (oral and written). Knowledge of other Central Asian languages is an asset.  

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