Resilience and Social Cohesion Specialist (Luzon Region) (Philippines Nationals Only)

  • Volunteer, Long-term consulting assignment
  • Posted on 12 February 2025

Job Description

Location: Philippines

Salary: Not Specified

Contract Type: Not Specified

Contract Length: 2 years

Full Time: Not Specified

Application Closing Date: Feb 16, 2025 00:00:00

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Start Date: April 2025

Safeguarding level: This post will have direct access or contact with children either or will haveresponsibility for the day-to-day management of those with direct access tochildren. A criminal background check (Enhance DBS check for UK or equivalent Police check) will be obtained for post holder at this level prior to their start date.

Role Title: Resilience and Social Cohesion Specialist - Gendered Actions on Peace, Advocacy and Community Transformation (GPACT) Project (3 roles, based in Mindanao, Luzon and Visayas regions)

Country/Project: Gendered Actions on Peace, Advocacy and Community Transformation Philippines

The women, peace and security (WPS) agenda, initiated by UN Security Resolution 1325, recognizes that women must be critical actors in all efforts to achieve sustainable peace and security. The National Action Plan onWomen, Peace and Security (NAPWPS, 2023-2033) serves as the responseof the Philippines to the WPS agenda and aims to ensure the protectionof the rights of women in areas affected by conflict.

The Gendered Actions on Peace, Advocacy and Community Transformation(G-PACT) project seeks to implement the WPS agenda through reinforcedcapacities and participation of CSOs, WROs and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in Mindanao, Luzon and Visayas throughout the WPSpolicy process.

Role purpose: Working closely with the Project Officer, the Resilience and Social CohesionVolunteers will support implementing partners with the implementationof WPS localization actions in Mindanao, Luzon and Visayas. This will includesupporting the implementation of the risk and vulnerability assessments and the Women, Peace and Security Index study. The Resilience and Social Cohesion Volunteer will work with the monitoring and evaluation Project Officer and NVs to develop the digital dashboard and support use of it. Andwork closely with implementing partners to deliver activities they are responsible for.

VSO is recruiting three national volunteers to be based with implementingpartners in region of Mindanao, Luzon and Visayas, (one volunteer in each region).

Project Background and Contextual Information

The Philippines has a long history of conflict and instability, driven by political, socio-economic andclimate-related grievances. The Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda promotes women’s equal and meaningful participation in peacebuilding and security. This project supports the nationwideimplementation of the WPS agenda through reinforced capacities and participation of CSOs andlocal community organisations/associations throughout the WPS policy process. The National ActionPlanon Women, Peace and Security (NAPWPS) in the Philippines was launched in 2023. The NAPWPSis a10-year plan (2023-2033) and is the Philippine government’s roadmap for advancing the WPS agenda. The NAPWPS consists of 4 pillars (participation, protection, prevention and relief andrecovery) and 26 action points, and is aligned with various policy instruments including UnitedNations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, the Magna Carta of Women, and the Joint Memorandum Circular 2014-01 between the OPAPRU and the Philippine Commission on Women(PCW).

The NAPWPS 2023-2033 emphasizes the importance of strong collaboration between the government and civil society and aims to ensure the effective implementation of the plan at national and local levels. A key feature of the NAPWPS is a focus on monitoring, evaluation and learning toensure greater accountability of all WPS stakeholders.

This project is to support the implementation of the NAPWPS at local and regional level in the3regions in the Philippines working closely with local and regional government, civil society organisations and local communities.

The project will be delivered through a consortium of VSO with three implementing partners whowill be responsible for implementing the project in regions in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, including the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Role Outputs

  • Work closely with MERL national volunteer and Project Officer to develop participatory training for implementing partners on WPS, risk and vulnerability action plans etc
  • Work closely with implementing partner, local government units, national agencies in setting up the Regional Gender Support (RGSN).
  • Support advocacy, lobbying, and legislation processes together with the Policy Advocacy Expert in the integration of our community resilience, peace, and gender mainstreaming agenda.
  • Provide support to media and communication expert in the development of IEC materials
  • Support implementing partners in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao with technical training and data collection for the (i) WPS Index study; (ii) the risk and vulnerability resilience assessments (iii) dashboard and (iv) the gender and conflict assessment
  • Provide technical training to implementing partners: WPS, risk and vulnerability action plans, dashboard and gender and conflict assessment.
  • Working with MERL NV support implementing partners and data collection
  • Capacity building of implementing partners and community volunteers (for example ensure actions are community-led and participatory)
  • Work with implementing partners to ensure CBOs, CSOs, and WROs are aware of the NAPWPS and the relevant RAPWPS action plans and have the capacity to meaningfully engage in WPS dialogue, implementation, and monitoring
  • Support implementing partners and local stakeholder on the development of regional WPS agenda and action plans
  • Contribute to technical working group and work closely with other resilience and social cohesion volunteers
  • Support for other project deliverables

Experience and skills required for this volunteer placement

  • Experience in the field of resilience building and/or social cohesion
  • Experience in women, peace and security agenda
  • Facilitation skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills – verbal communication skills
  • Report writing skills
  • Collaborative, team player

Ideal Applicant Summary: We are looking for a candidate with experience in the field of resilience building and/or social cohesion. The ideal candidate should have experience in women, peace and security agenda, excellent interpersonal skills and good facilitation and report writing skills.

Equal Opportunities: VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Additional Information

This is a national volunteer position open to nationals of Philippines only as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.

All volunteers have an allowance paid in local currency. The allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home.

VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.

Deadline for Applications: Feb 16, 2025 00:00:00

“While we try our best to keep our information updated, the closing date of the actual job source may be changed by the recruiter without prior notice. With this, please make sure to check the official job link when submitting your application. Thank you.”

About the Organization

VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers. Our vision is a world without poverty in which people work together to fulfil their potential. We bring people together to share skills, creativity and learning to build a fairer world. VSO welcomes volunteers from an ever increasing range of countries, backgrounds and ages. National agencies in Canada, Kenya, the Netherlands and the Philippines recruit volunteers from many different countries worldwide and this international approach allows us to combine and learn from a rich variety of perspectives. Tackling Disadvantage at "Grass Roots" Level Ours is a very individual "people to people" approach to development. Instead of sending food or money, we send women and men from a wide range of professions who want the chance to make a real difference in the fight against poverty. These volunteers work in partnership with colleagues and communities to share skills and learning and jointly achieve change. But we have to be realistic in our expectations. We commit to long-term development goals and long-term partnerships and focus on sustainable development rather than the short-term relief of certain problems. VSO also works to address the structural inequalities and barriers that prevent people from exercising their rights. We use our experience and our supporter networks to work for changes in policy and practice - rich and poor countries - that reduce disadvantage. VSO is by far the largest independent volunteer-sending agency in the world. Since 1958, we have sent out more than 29,000 volunteers to work in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific region and, more latterly, Eastern Europe in response to requests from our overseas partners. At the moment we have around 1,500 people working in placements in these regions. Shared Partnerships, Shared Benefits You only have to talk to VSO volunteers to realise that they gain from their experience, personally or professionally, as much as they contribute. Many will enthuse how fascinating it was to explore a different culture at first hand. Others will point to the friendships they have made. But many will also tell you how their professional talents have been stretched, and how they have learnt new skills that will significantly enhance their career prospects on their return home. If ever it was true that "you get out what you put in", VSO is proof positive. This experience makes volunteers passionate in challenging misconceptions about developing countries. In the current climate, it is more urgent than ever that we work to achieve a global community where people of all cultures are seen as equal, learn from each other and share a common sense of rights and responsibilities as global citizens. VSO builds on this experience and passion to support a range of global education activity. To find out more about volunteering with or supporting VSO visit our website at www.vso.org.uk

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