UNDP – United Nations Development Programme National Expert on Women’s Rights of the Gender Equality Department of the Public Defender of Georgia, Telavi, Georgia

e to Enhance Gender Equality in Georgia has
been launched in March 2012 implemented by UNDP, UN Women, and UNFPA. The
overall goal of the programme is to promote gender equality and women’s
empowerment through strengthening capacities in the government, civil society
organizations and grassroots level. The overall goal will be achieved by
realization of the following three outcomes:

• Enhanced women’s political and economic
  empowerment;
• Creation of an enabling environment to eliminate
  violence against women, especially domestic violence (DV);
• Creation of enabling environment to realize
  Sexual and Reproductive Rights of population.

• Together with the Gender Equality Department’s
  and PDO’s local team coordinate and monitor implementation of the PDO’s
  gender equality work plan and development strategy for the years
  2014-2015developed with UNJP support;
• Work towards timely implementation of the work
  plan and strategy together with all the relevant state and non-state
  partners;
• Provide technical support in organization and
  facilitation of, activities defined under the Memorandum of Understanding
  (MoU) concluded between the Public Defender of Georgia and UN Women;
• Provide information and inputs as well as other
  assistance as necessary to the Public Defender in the development of
  thematic reports on women’s rights and gender equality;
• Prepare relevant progress reports and/or other
  related materials for the use by UN Women and the Department / PDO;
• Take part in the elaboration of regional
  aspects/local level of the PDO’s Gender Equality Department policy for its
  engagement in the prevention and response to the instances of gender based
  violence including sexual violence during conflict and domestic violence;
• Provide technical support to the PDO’s Gender
  Equality Department to finalize the methodology for and carry out regular
  monitoring of the implementation of the Law of Georgia on the Elimination
  of Domestic Violence, Protection and Assistance to the Victims of Domestic
  Violence as well as related pieces of legislation, and to elaborate
  respective recommendations for improvements in the policy and legislature;
• Facilitate and engage in capacity development
  interventions by UN Women for the PDO staff on women’s rights issues and
  gender equality issues, especially GBV;
• Ensure mainstreaming of gender equality and
  women’s rights issues in the activities of the PDO on the local / regional
  level;
• Contribute to the strengthening of the national
  referral mechanism of domestic violence to address the human rights
  violations and ensure protect of internally displaced and
  conflict-affected persons with the special focus on women and girls;
• Provide expert support to the PDO’s day-to-day
  activities as required;
• Perform other duties as necessary.

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race,
  nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Sound knowledge of domestic violence issues in
  general and in the Georgian context in particular, including expertise in
  the national and international tools and policies with regard to gender
  equality and domestic violence.

• Excellent academic writing skills (Georgian) with
  demonstrated ability to develop analytical papers and legislative
  amendments as well as other documents as necessary;
• Expertise in gender equality, violence against
  women, and women’s rights issues as well as more broadly, human rights and
  development cooperation.

• MA or higher in Law, Human Rights or related
  field.

• At least two years of experience in provision of
  professional legal services and expertise to a similar human rights
  organization;
• At least two years of responsible professional
  experience in the area of rule of law, human rights and/or gender issues;

• Proficiency in Georgian;
• Knowledge of English (written and spoken) will be
  an asset.