Mission and objectives

The UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, promotes gender equality, reproductive health, youth empowerment. The organization was created in 1969, the same year the UN General Assembly declared “parents have the exclusive right to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children”. Together with partners, UNFPA works in 150 countries, and in Ukraine since 1997. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA in Ukraine works for: • Creating conditions in which every young person can fulfil the potential, lead a healthy lifestyle, know their reproductive rights and take an active social life; • Conducting sexual and reproductive health campaigns to improve access to health and care services and improve its quality, especially for young people; • Combating gender stereotypes in society (through the media, compulsory education for civil servants on gender mainstreaming, the improvement of national gender policy and anti-discrimination expertise of school textbooks); • Providing information and services to gender-based violence survivors through the creation of crisis centres, supporting the work of mobile teams of psycho-social and support, providing expert support and raising general awareness in society.

Context

The humanitarian response in Ukraine requires a strong, localized leadership to advance prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), ensure victim centred support, and strengthen partnerships with national authorities, civil society, and affected communities. This role is designed for a Ukrainian national staff member to lead inter-agency PSEA coordination at the senior level; support localization; and lead governance processes. Functionally under the overall guidance of the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC)/Resident Coordinator (RC), the Expert will report to the Senior Women’s Protection Advisor on daily priorities, and will work in close coordination with the co-chairs of the national PSEA Network.

Task Description

The responsibilities are aligned with the strategic scope expected at a Senior Inter-Agency PSEA Coordinator as per IASC guidance¹: 1. Strategic Leadership & Coordination • Provide strategic advice to the HC/RC, PSEA Network co chairs and senior humanitarian leadership on collective PSEA efforts, risks and priorities. • Lead the finalization and operationalisation of the inter agency 2026 PSEA Action Plan for Ukraine, ensuring alignment with the humanitarian development nexus, national systems, donor requirements and localization agenda. • Lead inter agency SEA/PSEA risk assessments planned for Q1 – Q2 (including institutional partner risk, system risk, geographical risk) and ensure the findings are integrated into strategic and operational planning (e.g., the HNRP) and that mitigation actions are implemented and monitored. • Support the HC/RC in mainstreaming PSEA across the humanitarian and development sector, as well as OCHA through the HNRP preparation process in coordination with key clusters. • Support on-going integration of PSEA and its risk mitigation measures into all sectors/clusters, humanitarian planning cycles, and national frameworks, in close coordination with the OCHA coordination team (and relevant clusters/sectors) for the HNRP and other strategic instruments. • Ensure donor, UN system, NGO and government partners are engaged in PSEA governance, risk mitigation, planning, monitoring and reporting functions. 2. Governance, Network & Institutional Mechanisms • Meeting Invitations & Logistics: The Coordinator will be responsible for sending out invitations to all PSEA Network monthly meetings (regular and ad-hoc), including agenda, participation list, venue/link, and any pre-reading materials. • Meeting Preparation: Work with Co-Chair(s) to set meeting agendas, identify agenda items, prepare background documents and presentations. • Meeting Minutes – Support: Coordinate with the Co-Chair who is drafting minutes; ensure minutes are properly filed, tracked for action items, and archived. • Steering Committee Meetings: Prepare for, attend and follow up on quarterly PSEA Steering Committee meetings, providing background materials, briefings and overviews of network progress, key risks, results, and recommendations for senior leadership decision-making • Implementation & Monitoring: Lead the implementation of the Network’s Annual Work Plan, monitor progress, report to the Co-Chair(s) and membership, and ensure alignment with the global PSEA commitments and relevant oversight bodies. • Website Updates: Ensure the PSEA Network website is maintained and kept up-to-date, in close liaison with the Co-Chair and designated webmaster • Support to Co-Chairs: Provide operational support to Co-Chair(s) in execution of their responsibilities, including outreach, advocacy, and representation. • Represent the national PSEA Network externally in forums such as ICCG bi-weekly meetings, support cluster meetings, the IASC PSEA Community of Practice (monthly), global brown-bag sessions (monthly), OVRA sessions (monthly), donor forums and UN system PSEA fora. Ensure that lessons learned, good practices and national context are shared and linked to global guidance and standards • Prepare and submit monthly updates to the HC/RC and relevant coordination bodies on PSEA status, risk profile, action plan progress, localization milestones, and survivor/victim assistance issues. 3. Victims’ Rights & Survivor Centred Approach • Serve as the interim Victims’ Rights Focal Point in line with the Office of the Victims’ Rights Advocate (OVRA) framework: ensure systems, policy and practice uphold the rights, dignity, access to redress/support and confidentiality of victims/survivors of SEA. • Work with protection, GBV, child protection, AAP (Accountability to Affected Populations) actors and national actors to develop/refine referral pathways, survivor support services, and complaint mechanisms that are accessible, culturally and linguistically appropriate (Ukrainian), inclusive of local actors and aligned with national systems. • Monitor and support implementation of safe and accessible community feedback and complaint mechanisms (CFMs) for SEA, ensure partner and government actors implement survivor centred protocols, and that victims’ perspectives inform PSEA planning and implementation. • Ensure that risk assessments, action planning, monitoring and reporting include specific metrics and indicators for victims’ rights, access to services, feedback mechanisms, and local leadership in response. 4. Capacity Building, Localization & Government Engagement • Lead and coordinate Q1 – Q2 capacity building initiatives for national/local NGOs, government institutions (oblast, municipalities, ministries), and humanitarian actors on PSEA, victims’ rights, misconduct, complaint mechanisms, localization of PSEA systems and survivor centred approaches. • Ensure PSEA materials, trainings and awareness raising campaigns are available in Ukrainian and adapted to the local context, community preferences and needs. • Promote localization by fostering leadership, ownership and participation of Ukrainian national and local actors in the PSEA Network, action planning, risk assessment, implementation, monitoring and oversight. • Engage with Ukrainian governmental bodies (national and oblast level) to align PSEA priorities with national policies/legislation, integrate PSEA into national response frameworks, support governmental capacity strengthening and joint accountability mechanisms. • Liaise with donors, UN agencies, national authorities, civil society and local community networks to mobilise resources for PSEA implementation (including survivor support, localization efforts, capacity building) and ensure sustainability of PSEA structures. 5. Monitoring, Reporting & Learning • Design and oversee monitoring frameworks, key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards for PSEA implementation, localization progress, risk mitigation, network performance, victim support metrics, and governance processes. • Prepare and present periodic analytical reports (quarterly, annual) for senior leadership and PSEA Steering Committee, including risk trends (SEA incident data, partner risk profiles), corrective action tracking, results of network/working group efforts, lessons learned and recommendations. • Facilitate learning, cross agency exchange of best practices, documentation of good practices and lessons learned (national to global linkages via IASC community of practice) and promote adaptation and continuous improvement of PSEA systems. • Ensure data protection, confidentiality, safeguarding standards are upheld in all PSEA data collection and reporting processes (aligned with UN guidance). ¹ In-country PSEA Coordinator, Generic Terms of Reference (ToRs), 2021: https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/accountability-and-inclusion/country-psea-coordinator-generic-terms-reference-tors-2021

Competencies and values

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

Living conditions and remarks

As it is a national UN Volunteer's assignment, the UN volunteer shall organize his/her accommodation by themselves. The contract lasts for the period indicated in the vacancy with the possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity, and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment. This is a full-time contract. Allowances: • Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) of USD 3040 (equivalent in UAH) is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities, and normal cost of living expenses. This includes Well-Being Differentials for the period while the ICSC applies hardship classification to duty stations in Ukraine as “E”. • USD 350 entry lump sum, one-time payment. Medical and life insurance: • Medical insurance: The UN Volunteer and eligible PFU dependents will receive UNV-provided medical insurance coverage. Coverage for UN Volunteers begins from the Commencement of Service and normally ceases one month after the last day of the UN Volunteer Contract date. • Life Insurance: UN Volunteers are covered by life insurance for the duration of the UN Volunteer assignment. If a UN Volunteer dies during the UN Volunteer assignment, the eligible designated beneficiaries will be entitled to receive a life insurance lump sum. Leave entitlements: • Annual leave: UN Volunteers accrue an entitlement to 2.5 days of Annual Leave per completed month of the UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave up to a maximum of 30 days is carried over in case of a contract extension within the same UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave may not be carried over in case of reassignment or a new assignment. • Learning leave: Subject to supervisor approval and exigencies of service, UN Volunteers may request up to ten working days of Learning Leave per consecutive 12 months of the UN Volunteer assignment, starting with the Commencement of Service date, provided the Learning Leave is used within the contract period. • Certified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers are entitled to up to 30 days of certified sick leave based on a 12-month cycle. This amount is reset every 12-month cycle. • Uncertified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers receive seven days of uncertified sick leave working days in a calendar year. This amount will be reset at the established interval period.