FDFA / SDC / Humanitarian Aid and SHA
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The SDC’s Humanitarian Aid is an expression of Switzerland’s solidarity with people in need. It focuses on emergency relief, reconstruction and rehabilitation of affected areas, and disaster risk reduction. In a spirit of neutrality, independence and impartiality, it places the victims at the centre of its efforts.
The Humanitarian Aid prioritises the protection of people affected by crises, violence, armed conflicts and disasters, with a focus on safeguarding their safety, dignity and rights. Respect for international humanitarian law is therefore inseparable from humanitarian aid.
The SDC’s Humanitarian Aid pursues the following thematic priorities:
- Protecting civilians;
- Disaster risk reduction;
- Water and sanitation;
- Gender-based violence;
- Food security and cash transfer programming.
The Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) is the operational arm of the SDC’s Humanitarian Aid. Its specialists are deployed to implement projects of the SDC or its United Nations (UN) partners before, during and after natural disasters, crises and conflicts.
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Background and Rationale
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is responding to an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain in a complex humanitarian environment characterised by insecurity, displacement, fragile health systems and heightened protection risks. The response is implemented under the Ministry of Health leadership with support from WHO and humanitarian partners through the Incident Management System (IMS) and broader humanitarian coordination architecture. Emergency operations can exacerbate risks of sexual exploitation and abuse, requiring dedicated capacity to strengthen prevention, accountability and survivor-centred response mechanisms.
The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries and coordinate international action to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. The Programme strives to mainstream measures to protect against sexual misconduct across all its operations from the outset and throughout the different emergency response phases. The incumbent will support affected countries in strengthening systems for prevention, reporting, and response to SEAH in the context of graded emergency response operations and monitor and report on progress.
The incumbent is embedded in the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme with a technical reporting line to the DRC PRS Coordinator. In close coordination and consultation with the AFRO PRS for PRSEAH in WHO Health Emergency (WHE) Response operations, the PRSEAH Technical Officer will work closely with all Pillar leads in the IMST and coordinate and support the designated in-country Incident readiness, response, and recovery efforts for the EBVD. The incumbent will strengthen systems for prevention, reporting and ensuring accountability to victims and survivors, and promote overall safeguarding of respective incident response operations from potential sexual misconduct.
Purpose of the Position
To provide strategic, technical, and operational support for the Prevention of and Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) within the EBVD response, ensuring that protection, accountability, and safeguarding considerations are integrated across response operations. The incumbent will support WHO and humanitarian partners in preventing SEA risks, strengthening community-based reporting and referral mechanisms, promoting survivor-centred assistance, and contributing to collective accountability efforts within the IASC humanitarian coordination architecture.
Reporting Line
The incumbent will report to the WHO DRC PRS Coordinator and work closely with the Incident Manager, maintaining WHO PRSEAH structures, Health Cluster partners, the Inter-Agency PSEA Network, AAP mechanisms, protection actors, and relevant humanitarian coordination platforms.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
· Humanitarian Coordination and IMS Integration
o Guide the integration of PSEAH in the regional emergency response strategy, including for readiness and recovery actions and extend technical support to in-country PSEAH experts for PSEAH integration in the incident country response strategy and plans of action.
o Guide and support functional pillar leads in the IMST (Planning, Partnerships, Human Resources, Resource Mobilisation, donor reporting, etc.) with PSEAH integration and mainstreaming in line with global standards and recommendations.
o Participate in strategic planning, response reviews and operational coordination mechanisms.
o Support the IM in tracking, monitoring, and reporting on potential SEAH-related risks inherent in WHO operations and on mitigation measures (gender-disaggregated data; political or cultural sensitivities that may affect PSEAH-safe programming and implementation; SEA-related protection risks associated with the EBVD emergency preparedness and response; etc.).
o Undertake field support missions in affected health zones to support PSEAH mainstreaming and integration in country response operations.
· Inter-Agency PSEA Coordination
o Represent WHO in inter-agency PSEA coordination structures.
o Support implementation and monitoring of collective PSEA action plans.
o Coordinate with UN agencies, NGOs and partners on prevention and response measures.
o Liaise with Protection, GBV, Child Protection, AAP and RCCE mechanisms.
· Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)
o Integrate PSEA within AAP and community engagement strategies.
o Support safe, accessible and inclusive community-based complaints mechanisms.
o Facilitate community consultations and feedback processes.
o Promote participation of women, girls, displaced populations and other at-risk groups.
· Prevention and Risk Mitigation
o Conduct and update SEA risk assessments.
o Support implementation of mitigation measures across operational activities.
o Integrate PRSEAH considerations into recruitment, partnerships and field operations.
o Deliver awareness activities for personnel, partners and communities.
· Complaints, Referral and Survivor Assistance
o Strengthen reporting mechanisms and referral pathways – Encourage community engagement to raise awareness of referral channels and establish complaint mechanisms tailored to age and gender, and promote social inclusion for all.
o Promote survivor-centred approaches and confidentiality.
o Maintain mapping of available services and identify gaps.
o Coordinate with service providers to facilitate access to assistance.
· Capacity Building and Partner Support
o Deliver training and coaching for staff, partners and government counterparts.
o Support partner assessments and strengthening of safeguarding capacities.
o Promote compliance with UN and WHO standards on PSEA and safeguarding.
· Information Management, Monitoring and Reporting
o Monitor implementation of PSEA action plans and indicators related to PSEA in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Emergency Response Framework (ERF) document
o Produce analytical reports, dashboards and recommendations.
o Contribute input to situation reports, donor updates and humanitarian reporting products.
Expected Deliverables
WHO Emergency PRSEAH Action Plan implemented; PSEA integrated into IMS operations; functional community-based complaints and referral mechanisms; updated SEA risk assessments; regular analytical reporting; active WHO engagement in inter-agency PSEA mechanisms; strengthened capacity of personnel and partners. Monitoring of the PSEA indicators in the ERF document.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in public health, social sciences, humanitarian affairs, international development, protection, gender studies, law or related field. Specialised training in PSEA, safeguarding, protection or AAP is desirable.
Experience
Minimum 5–7 years of progressively responsible humanitarian experience in PSEA, protection, GBV, safeguarding, AAP or related areas, including experience in emergency response and inter-agency coordination.
Competencies
Strong coordination, stakeholder engagement, analytical, communication and facilitation skills. Knowledge of IASC PSEA Minimum Operating Standards, humanitarian principles and survivor-centred approaches.
Languages
Fluency in French and English is required, and proficiency in a local language would be an asset.
Travel
Frequent field travel required.
Security Context
High-risk operational environment: compliance with UN security procedures is required. S-SAFE training is needed
Duty station
Goma, North Kivu, DRC
P-Level / Salary scale: P3 / LK23
Starting date and duration
Asap for 6 months
Miscellaneous
For reasons of duty of care (increased risks due to other privileges and immunities) and to avoid conflicts of interest and potential bias, employees and their accompanying persons who hold dual or multiple citizenships shall, as a matter of principle, not be assigned to countries of which they are nationals.
Contact/Application:
Please send your application, including a short description of your motivation, to:
Odette Mauron
Field Resources H
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