Gender based violence (GBV) is a
phenomena which is prevalent in all countries i...
Gender based violence (GBV) is a
phenomena which is prevalent in all countries in the world. Gender based violence
takes different forms like physical, psychological and sexual violence.
Violence against children is also considered a form of gender based violence.
In cases of domestic violence, children are often witnesses or survivors of
violence themselves. Though women and girls are overwhelmingly the targets of
GBV, men and boys can also be subject to GBV, especially if they are perceived
to be acting outside the prescribed social norms for males. Violence has immediate
and long term consequences to survivors with respect to health, economic and
social dimensions. The health consequence on health bears the central effect
with physical, cognitive and psychological and developmental, which its repercussion
reflect in high costs, lower productivity bearing great burden for different
sectors of the society. The
health effect of GBV
runs across different health programs ranging from Communicable and
non-communicable disease to maternal and child health as well as mental health programs.
. With renewed commitment, FMOH planned
to address the gap in GBV response within the health sector as per the
internationally adopted national standards and operating frameworks. In light
with this, FMOH envisaged to embark on five year strategic document to guide
the national response to gender based violence within the health sector. Therefore
the GBV program specialist will be responsible to plan, coordinate and monitor the
implementation of national response to GBV within the health sector that
directed towards prevention and/or addressing health related
consequences of GBV, identify potential partners and mobilize fund through
proposal write-up for funding opportunities.
Objective of the Position
- To support the FMOH – Women and Youth Affair Directorate to better
strategize and respond to GBV survivors
- To plan (technical and financial), coordinate, monitor the
implementation and report
- To oversee and execute activities prioritized by the ministry and GBV
working group
- To establish baseline assessment that identify gaps, barriers and
challenges to enable make meaningful input to the strategic plan for
gender-based violence
- Spearhead the development of five-year strategic plan for the health
sector response to GBV
- Create innovative approaches that mitigate and promptly respond