Background

• Political participation and leadership: UN Women will foster women´s capacity development to influence decision making from a women´s rights stand point. Strategically, it will continue strengthening capacities of women in decision making positions; indigenous women leaders, female ministers (50% of the Cabinet) and parliamentarian women. Also strategically, it will foster the strengthening of young women in decision making positions and leadership, particularly young indigenous women leaders.
• Economic empowerment especially of the poorest women: UN Women will support and provide specific technical support to governmental counterparts in the formulation, planning, implementation and monitoring of policies and programs that promote women´s economic rights, ensure gender and ethnic equality in economic policies and the improvement of their means of livelihood.
• Elimination of violence against women and girls: UN Women will continue supporting the prevention of violence against women and girls and the expansion of the access of victims, especially rural women, to effective and expedite justice systems (indigenous and ordinary justice).
• National planning and budgeting: UN Women will continue to work with planning and budgeting from a gender perspective, at a national, provincial and local level. Actions will focus on building capacity of public servants at the three levels to incorporate a gender perspective in the planning and budgeting processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in UN WOMEN-assisted activities and ensure that projects/programs under his/her responsibility are progressing according to plan. This includes assisting programme/project authorities in problem-solving and implementing corrective measures, and requires undertaking of frequent monitoring visits to assigned programmes/projects.
• Monitor expenditures under programs/projects for which she/he is responsible, and maintain regular financial controls of the programs/projects under her/his supervision;
• Draft programme/project revisions including adjusting individual programme/project budgets on the basis of changes in work plans; prepare periodic budget revisions based on delivery targets, and biannual mandatory budget revisions; coordinate with other colleagues in the Programme section, Programme support and Administrative Units on all administrative and financial matters; and maintain regular correspondence with UN WOMEN Headquarters, Regional Office, other UN agencies, government authorities, and other development partners on program and project under his/her responsibility implementation;
• Identify new projects/programme ideas through consultation with the Government, other donors, UN agencies and NG0s; and participate in relevant working groups.
• Serve as the focal point on his/her area of concentration and systematically collect and update information an related on-going or planned bilateral, multilateral and non-governmental programs.
• Undertake Sectoral and/or programme analysis work as required. This could include the drafting preparation of briefing notes/concept papers and the recording of all substantive matters in notes to the file.
• Implement office guidelines and agreements to mainstream gender considerations and promote the advancement of women within Projects/Programs and other UN WOMEN supported activities;
• Assist in promoting the work and image of UN WOMEN by participating in interviews, preparing write-ups for public information purposes, representing UN WOMEN at various meetings and workshops, draft speeches for the office management and press releases on project-related issues, etc.
• Liaise with other multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, NGOs and private institutions in areas of responsibility with a view to coordinating activities and obtaining possible cost-sharing and/or co-financing of projects/programmes;
• Coordinate, arrange and backstop as required the mission of UN WOMEN or agency consultants and others related to his/her areas of concentration.
• Actively participate in and contribute to UN system coordination end programming e.g. through joint programming initiatives, thematic groups, participation in events organized by other UN agencies etc.
• Carry out other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Competencies

• Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity
• Organizational Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
• Development and Innovation: Take charge of self-development and take initiative
• Sound judgement, as well as Professionalism and maturity. 
• Ability to organize work efficiently and deal with a heavy workload.
• Demonstrated ability to work in harmony with staff members of different national backgrounds in a mutually supportive team approach.
• Work in teams: Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Communicating and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication
• Self-management and Emotional Intelligence: Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others
• Conflict Management: Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.
• Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge
• Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making

• Advanced computer skills (word processing/spreadsheet) are required.

Required Skills and Experience