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The Programme Specialist provides high-level technical expertise and strategic coordination to the African Union Commission (AUC), ensuring the seamless alignment of regional policies with international standards to accelerate the elimination of violence against women and girls (VAWG), the eradication of harmful practices, and the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across the continent under the SIARP 2.0 framework

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Background/Context
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) persists in every country in the world and is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations. One in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate partner. The immediate and long-term physical, sexual, and mental consequences for women and girls can be devastating, including death.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development places gender equality at its core to achieve the SDGs. In Africa particularly, Agenda 2063 clarifies the continent’s priorities, on unlocking the potential of its population by addressing underlying challenges including gender inequality, violence against women and girls in its different formulations. Across this shared international agenda, the elimination of VAWG remains crucial. To this end, the Spotlight Initiative was launched in 2017 with funding of more than $500 million from the European Union, which constituted the largest global, multilateral effort aimed at ending all forms of violence against women and girls. Through its whole-of-society approach, the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme (SIARP) has achieved transformative results in ending VAWG, accelerating progress against Agenda 2063’s Priority 6 and across the SDGs.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:   
●    A master’s degree in international relations/development, management, public administration, public health, monitoring and evaluation, gender, communication, economics, sociology, demography, statistics, and public policy or equivalent development-related areas

Knowledge and Experience: 

Experience    
●    At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in designing and managing complex multi-stakeholder and multi-year programmes and doing policy research and advocacy for the elimination of violence against women and girls, ideally with some experience in the African region.
●    Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and project management.
●    Experience coordinating joint programmes, working with and building partnerships with governments, donors and civil society organizations internationally and as well as other multilateral platforms.
●    Proven ability to draft, edit and produce written results-focused reports.
●    Excellent analytical, communication and negotiation skills.
●    Experience in leading/managing communications product development and dissemination.
●    Ability to build and motivate / lead cross-cutting teams to produce client-oriented results.
●    Thorough understanding of violence against women and girls and gender equality.