UN WOMEN Jobs - 48986- UN Women: Women Human Rights Specialist

UN Women: Women Human Rights Specialist

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Tunis, TUNISIA

Type of Contract :

FTA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

09-Sep-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-4

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English French

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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.

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women's rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

In undertaking its mandate of supporting women’s empowerment and the promotion and protection of women’s human rights, UN Women seeks to advance gender equality in the democratic transition underway in Tunisia.

Under the overall guidance of the Regional Director and day- to-day supervision of the Head of the Multi-Country Office in Morocco and in close collaboration with the National Programme Officer (Programme Specialist) - Tunisia, the Women Human rights specialist will support UNW in Tunisia in the design and implementation of projects relating to the promotion and protection of WHR during the transitional period. S/he will initiate new projects in order to address the upcoming challenges related to promotion and protection of WHR, in terms of transitional justice mechanisms, constitutional reform, women’s political participation and legislative drafting processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

Provide technical advisory support in the area of gender equality in transitional contexts;
Provide project/programme advice and support and ensure implementation of results based management (RBM);
Ensure support to the measurement of both process and development results;
Facilitate knowledge building, partnership creation and improve coordination and advocacy.

Description of Responsibilities:

Provide technical advisory support in the area of gender equality in transitional contexts, focusing on the achievement of the following:

Provide programme advisory support to National partners with regards to gender equality and women’s rights in the transitional contexts;
Ensure thorough analysis and constant monitoring of the political, social and economic situation in the country and prepare of substantive inputs to the UN Women programme and project planning;
Identify areas for support and interventions, including programme development related to the promotion of gender equality during the transitional period;
Develop formulation of policy guidance and practice notes in the area of WHR Develop and implement tools and capacity-building training activities to enhance promotion and protection of WHR within transitional contexts.

Contribute to and support the facilitation of regular reviews, assessments and reporting of programming:

Provide project/programme advice and technical support and ensure implementation of results based management (RBM) focusing on the achievement of the following .Analyze progress on achievement of the objectives and results, proposing adjustments and solutions where necessary;
Ensure timely preparation and quality control of all substantive technical reports, briefs and required documents;
Lead programmes/projects appraisal and evaluation according to results-based management requirements;
Contribute to, collect, analyze and synthesize best practices in project/programme on evaluation, monitoring and quality assurance methodologies;
Effectively apply Results Based Management approach and tools;

Ensure support to the measurement of both process and development results, focusing on the achievement of the following:

Support the implementation and monitoring of the M&E plans;
Provide guidance and advice on the design and conduct of programme, outcome and project evaluations;
Lead the preparatory process of the annual programme and project reviews;
Provide guidance in consolidating progress reports;
Ensure the timely preparation and dissemination of other results-oriented reports, as well as briefing documents and other publications relating to the programme implementation in the country.

Facilitate knowledge building in the areas of gender equality in transitional contexts, women’s human rights (WHR), foster partnerships, and improve coordination, and advocacy works:

Contributes to the development and adaptation of tools and guidance as well as training materials and manuals on WHR in transitional period;
Build strategic partnerships with other key actors at country level to advocate for gender sensitive programming in the transitional period;
Substantively support the building of strategic alliances and partnerships and resource mobilization for women human’s rights related strategies and initiatives;
Provide technical support to and identify opportunities for the development of relevant advocacy and communication/information materials to address gender (in) equality issues, in the fields of constitutional/legislative drafting, women’s political participation and transitional justice;
Represent UN Women at inter-governmental and national/regional meetings on women’s human rights issues in the country, as requested by the supervisor.

Impact of Results:

The key results have an impact on the corporate image of the country office and the success of project initiatives. In particular, they will have an impact on the design, operation and programming of activities, creation of strategic partnerships with donors as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.

Competencies

Core Values and Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural Sensitivity and Valuing Diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

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.

Core 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 .

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.

Functional Competencies:

Good knowledge of WHR, in terms of transitional justice mechanisms, constitutional reform, women’s political participation and legislative drafting processes Good knowledge of WHR in transition;
An in-depth understanding and knowledge of Prject/Programme design tools, management and implementation processes;
Good knowledge of RBM tools;
Ability to identify and communicate relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UNW’s mandate;
Good networking skills and ability to build strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders;
Ability to generate new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things;
Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks;
Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning;
Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines;
Anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree or equivalent in law, human rights law, political science, social sciences, or related subjects.

Experience:

Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in the area of gender equality in post-conflict/post-crisis situations and/or transitional contexts;
Prior working experience in the UN system is an asset.

Language:

Fluent oral and written French & English;
Knowledge of Arabic highly desirable.

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.