The Position:
The purpose of this assignment is to enhance the psychosocial wellbeing, resilience, and coping mechanisms of One Stop Center staff through structured learning, reflection, and experiential self- care practices. Providing services to GBV survivors is emotionally draining due to high caseloads and regular exposure to traumatic cases, which can lead to compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. Vicarious trauma can result in symptoms of secondary Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for front line responders. Self-care is essential to maintain professional boundaries, ensure empathetic care, and prevent emotional exhaustion.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained results and ensure effective external relations, communications, and partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
The consultant is expected to create a safe space, supporting front line workers in identifying signs of burn out and managing their well-being. The consultant will design and facilitate interactive self-care sessions for One Stop Centre staff, incorporating practical exercises (e.g. breathing exercises, yoga, mindfulness etc.) that participants can continue to practice at home to support long-term wellbeing.
Reporting: Submit a report with outcomes, feedback, and recommendations.
Duration
1.5 days Bulawayo
Total 3 days delivery
Total - 7 days
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Application Requirements
Ethical Considerations
The consultant must adhere to GBV guiding principles, safeguarding, PSEA standards, and professional conduct.
UNFPA Work Environment:
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.
Disclaimer:
Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.
UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.
Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.
