Background
Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate the roll out of the first phase of the Voices against Violence project roll out;
- Support communications and social media mobilization through Say NO – UNiTE;
- Support UN Women’s advocacy and programmatic work on engaging youth to prevent violence against women and girls.
- Develop and implement a project plan to roll-out the Voices against Violence project in 12 countries, in liaison with WAGGGS and Zonta International;
- Support the coordination of four regional training of trainers workshops to train youth leaders and educators to deliver the curriculum;
- Support the online promotion and presentation of the curriculum;
- Monitor and report project results to the donor on agreed schedule;
- Develop and expand partnerships with youth organizations, institutions and prospective donors to support scaling up of the project and resource mobilization.
- Develop communications materials as needed to promote the Voices against Violence programme;
- In liaison with the UNiTE Campaign team, maintain social media accounts for Say NO – UNiTE and promote Voices against Violence;
- Support the implementation of social media campaigns and outreach efforts on ending violence against women and girls, with a particular focus on engaging youth.
- Support UN Women in expanding and communicating on its work on youth, particularly towards the implementation of the UN System-Wide Action Plan on Youth (Youth SWAP) and in engaging youth in prevention of violence against women and girls, such as through the Voices against Violence programme;
- Represent UN Women in inter-agency meetings and other forums as the UN Women focal point on youth to advance gender equality and youth empowerment;
- Assist in developing briefing notes and reports of UN Women’s work on youth.
Impact of Results:
The key results have a major impact on UN Women’s expanding work with young people to advance gender equality and to end violence against women and girls. They also support UN Women’s advocacy efforts in the context of the UN Secretary-General’s campaign on ending violence against women, leading to enhanced awareness and action on the issue and also enhancing the visibility and reputation of the organization.
Competencies
Core values and Guiding principles:
Integrity:
- Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.
- Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity.
Core Competencies:
- Promoting Ethics and Integrity / Creating Organizational Precedents.
- Building support and political acumen.
- Building and promoting effective teams.
- Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication.
- Creating an emotionally intelligent organization.
- Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning.
Functional Competencies:
- Proven experience in partnership development and working with youth, in programme and communications context;
- Proven experience in communications, with a focus on online advocacy and social media mobilization;
- Sound knowledge and experience related to women’s issues, with a particular focus on ending violence against women and girls;
- Strong communications and advocacy skills, with proven expertise in writing cogent and convincing outreach and advocacy material;
- Good understanding of IT tools;
- Understanding and knowledge in programme development and implementation;
- Excellent planning, goal-setting and prioritization skills;
- Effectiveness orientation and pro-activity;
- Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in one or more of the following disciplines: International development, social studies, communications and other related fields.
Experience:
- At least two years of progressively responsible experience in a large international and/or corporate organization;
- Experience in advocacy and communications a must. Strong knowledge on ending violence against women highly desirable.
Languages:
- Written and oral proficiency in English is required;
- Knowledge of the other UN working knowledge is an asset.
Note:
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment.
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.