UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
The Government of Iraq (GoI) declared official victory against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in December 2017, and more than 4.3 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to the areas of origin as of mid-2019 . However, the returnees still require support to reintegrate and find sustainable livelihoods, as basic infrastructure for social services and economic activities were adversely affected during the conflict. According to the Humanitarian Needs Overview, “significant population movements took place in the latter half of 2019 with government-initiated camp closures resulting in significant reductions in in-camp populations, considerable increases in out-of-camp displaced populations and returnees, and movements of people between governorates.” Unsuccessful attempts for IDPs to return and integrate in their areas of origin are increasingly leading to secondary, out-of-camp displacement. The needs of both returnees in areas of origin and out-of-camp IDPs are particularly severe in northern and central Iraq.
Displaced women and children, including widows and children, especially those wit perceived affiliation to ISIL face additional challenges, including the threat of sexual exploitation and violence, with little accountability for perpetrators. The fact that gender-based violence is considered a taboo subject among displaced populations further complicates addressing the problem.
The returns of population have complex impacts on the socio-economic fabric of the host communities. Lack of, or decreased access to essential services in the host communities has led to social tensions among different population groups, as the returns took place rapidly while public infrastructure and services were still not fully restored. The lack of social and economic reintegration opportunities can also increase social tensions within the community or push the population to adopt negative coping mechanisms including secondary displacement.
Working in close partnership with the UNDP stabilisation programme and other social cohesion projects, UNDP under Social Cohesion Portfolio has launched the Community-based Reconciliation and Reintegration in Iraq (C2RI) project which aims to assist the Government of Iraq with the arduous task of achieving the sustainable reintegration of Iraqi internally displaced persons, and specifically, persons formerly associated with ISIS.
Contract Duration: One Year
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