Position : Stakeholder Liaison, Gender and GBV Prevention Advisor
Reports to : Programme Manager (AV) – PfP-II
Duration : Until 30 November 2024
Duty Station : GIZ Lesotho, Maseru
Project Background
Southern Africa is estimated to have amongst the highest prevalence rates of GBV worldwide, in particular of domestic violence. In international comparison the societal acceptance of domestic violence against women is higher in Sub-Saharan Africa compared to other developing countries. Moreover, in Southern Africa women are more likely to justify the behaviour than men. However, African societies are dynamic and in transformation. The gender equality and GBV prevention sectors count with strong local change agents coming to the fore and giving a voice to urban youth and grassroots organisations. Against this background, the German and selected Southern African Regional Governments, have agreed on a joint initiative: The Partnerships for Prevention of Gender based Violence in Southern Africa (PfP-II). This is the follow-on module of the previous project (PfP-I), implemented in four countries – South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia Zimbabwe from December 2017 until November 2021. In the new phase, the programme will build on the experiences and successes of the first programme phase. While PfP-I was focused on improving the coordination amongst relevant stakeholders to establish multi-sectoral networks for primary GBV prevention, the new phase will focus on implementation of innovative and context-specific flagships for primary GBV prevention to alter social norms and practices that instigate GBV.
The overall objective of the programme is to strengthen the joint implementation of evidence informed Gender Based Violence prevention flagships by regional, national and sub-national stakeholders across sectors in Southern African communities with three outputs; namely:
- Output 1: Developing evidence informed collaborative flagships for GBV prevention;
- Output 2: Strengthening stakeholders’ individual and institutional capacities for the implementation of joint GBV prevention flagships;
- Output 3: Strengthening the regional exchange among stakeholders to promote the upscaling of good practices for GBV prevention.
The advert can also be accessed by following the following link: https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/126625.html
APPLICATION PROCESS
Suitable candidates should apply by submitting:
- A motivation letter (max. 1 page) stating why they should be the preferred candidate, the value added they will bring to the project and their desired salary range.
- This should be accompanied by a detailed CV, indicating their eligibility to work in Lesotho.
- GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.
- Applications should be submitted to: recruit-preto[email protected] with subject line “Application for Stakeholder Liaison Gender & GBV Prevention Advisor” for the attention of Head of Human Resources.
Closing date for applications: 28th of July 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered!