Vacancy Notice: GC_01_GR/24_07

Job title: Gender Coordinator

Location: home-based, with regular meetings at the Ministry of Health, and the UNICEF Greece Country Office

Starting date: 22 April 2024

Closing date for applications: 11 April 2024

About ICMC

The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) is an international non-governmental organization, whose mission is to protect and serve children as well as uprooted people, including refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people, victims of human trafficking, and migrants - regardless of faith, race, ethnicity, or nationality.

ICMC started a partnership with UNICEF in Greece in order to deploy a highly qualified affiliated workforce to assist UNICEF Greece Country Office.

Scope of work

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does – in programme, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action.

UNICEF became operational in Greece in early 2016 as an outposted team from the Regional Office of Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) to respond to the significant influx of refugee and migrant children and their families at that time. Following several years of engagement with national stakeholders, UNICEF and the Government of Greece made a decision in January 2020 to formalize the agency’s presence in the country as a full-fledged Country Office. The office falls under the auspices of the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia located in Geneva, which supports the work of 22 Country Offices within its geographical scope, reporting in turn to global headquarters in New York. Within the framework of a mandate for all children in Greece, UNICEF and Greece are now working to address the needs of all vulnerable, marginalized and left-behind children in the country.

In 2022, Greece was ranked last among European Union (EU) member states in the European Institute’s for Gender Equality (EIGE) Gender Equality Index (2022), with 53.4 out of 100 points (value one represents total inequality while 100 represents total equality), however improvement has been noted by 1.2 points compared to 2020.  Greece’s ranking on the 2023 Global Gender Gap Report has improved only slightly, ranking 93rd out of 146 countries (opposed to 98th out of 156 countries in 2021) with a score of 0.693 (0.00 indicates gender imparity while 1.00 gender parity).  However, in UNDP’s Gender Inequality Index (2021), Greece performs better (ranking 32nd out of 162 countries) with value 0.119 (GII ranges between 0 and 1 and higher GII values indicate higher inequalities between women and men)  and in the OECD’s Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023), Greece is categorized as a country with low gender inequality, receiving a score of 18.9 overall out of 100 points (zero denotes no discrimination and 100 denotes full discrimination), improving by almost 8 points from 2019.

In light of the above, the incumbent is therefore expected to support UNICEF Greece CO for the implementation of the National Action Against Childhood Obesity through the provision of technical assistance and oversight on gender equality, as well as through know-how knowledge exchange in gender programming, and through collaboration with state and CSO partners on planning for the implementation of gender equality related goals and targets.

The incumbent will be working with the Programme Team on Programmes in collaboration with the Ministry of Health in UNICEF GCO reporting directly to the Child Protection Specialist (Project Coordinator).  She or he will work in close collaboration with all sectors and contribute to the overall mainstreaming and reporting on gender results, with emphasis on the National Action Against Childhood Obesity, as well as under other programmatic priorities as needed.

Responsibilities

The incumbent will be assigned contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following duties: 

• Advise GCO sections on how to best integrate gender transformative approaches in the National Action Against Childhood Obesity, policy initiatives, proposals and reports and deliver gender transformative results.
• Support Gender focal points in their technical interactions with colleagues from different section in  promoting Gender mainstreaming across programming.
• Support the GCO to undertake Gender Analyses on Ministry of Health related projects. 
• Work closely with GCO planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME) and Programme Support teams to ensure accurate use of Gender Equality markers, tags and indicators.
• Prepare periodic updates on progress against GAP indicators and other institutional benchmarks to inform the CMT. 
• Monitor and update the Gender Action Plan for the Greece Country Office, relevant to programmes in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.
• Support the establishment of partnerships with women-led organizations and girls‘ networks and movements.
• Act as the focal point for the Communications Section for the provision of inputs on gender equality messaging around key world days and events for projects in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. 
• Provide inputs to or lead resource mobilization proposals highlighting gender transformative results.
• Develop processes and resources to facilitate monitoring of the implementation of programmatic and institutional benchmarks and GAP priorities

Requirement

1. Education

A university degree in one of the following fields is required: Women Studies, Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Anthropology or another relevant technical field 

2. Experience

A minimum of five years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas: gender programming, gender mainstreaming, social development and inclusion programming, research or another related area. 

Samples of Gender Analyses conducted required.

Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

3. Language Requirements

Fluency in English and Greek is required.

How to apply

Interested candidates should submit a detailed CV of maximum four pages in English, a motivation letter and two professional references with full and up to date contact details via email, to:

Mr. Akis Papakonstantinou, ICMC HR Officer

The closing date for receipt of applications is 11/4/2024.

The Vacancy Notice number GC_01_GR/24_07 and the applicant’s full name must be quoted in the e-mail subject line.

Applications will be evaluated upon reception and interviews with shortlisted candidates may be conducted before the closing date. Referees may be contacted prior to the interviewing stage.

Data protection

By submitting an application, you agree that ICMC collects and manages the information that you provide. You also agree that your data may be shared with UNICEF. Your personal information will be used for recruitment purposes only. Your application will be treated with strict confidentiality.

Owing to the volume of applications, ICMC regrets that only applicants short-listed for an interview will be notified.

ICMC is committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants. ICMC does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, national origin, religion, physical or mental ability, marital status and age. Applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

ICMC is committed to a Zero-Tolerance Policy toward sexual exploitation, abuses and all forms of unlawful harassment, including but not limited to sexual harassment. Screening of applications includes the vetting for records of prior misconduct and reference checking. By submitting your application, you declare your consent for your former employer to disclose any details concerning criminal convictions or misconduct.  ICMC can take other necessary measures to ensure that people involved in substantiated cases of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment are not recruited.