UN WOMEN Jobs - 50329- UN Women: Programme Specialist

UN Women: Programme Specialist

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Port Moresby, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Type of Contract :

FTA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

21-Oct-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-3

Duration of Initial Contract :

1 year

Languages Required :

English

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

The 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, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Rooted in UN Women’s mandate on ending violence against women, and in line with its Strategic Plan 2011-2017, UN Women is implementing a Global Programme “Safe Cities Free of Violence against Women and Girls” (SC GP). The programme builds on the experiences to date of leading women’s and international organizations and local level initiatives across various parts of the world.

The Global Programme aims to produce a global model, tested and proven through a comparative impact evaluation in the cities of Kigali, Quito, Delhi, Port Moresby and Cairo, which can be widely disseminated to policy-makers, mayor’s offices, donors, and civil society for adaptation and upscaling. UN Women office in PNG joined the SC GP in 2011 with its pilot Project: Port Moresby: Safer City for Women and Girls”.

Shortly after the Port Moresby Safe City Programme started in 2011, UN Women conducted a scoping study with local partners in the city to understand the nature and extent of violence against women and girls, including sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in six marketplaces. It found that 55 per cent of women experienced some form of sexual violence in market spaces in the previous year. Port Moresby's market vendors are, by and large, women – around 80 per cent. Many of them are extremely poor, depend on the selling of their vegetables for daily subsistence, and have experienced multiple forms of violence in public and private spaces, including sexual violence. Single mothers and widows face particular risks, as they are often stigmatized, and lack economic and social opportunities to reach their potential.

Two years later, a lot has changed in one of Port Moresby’s main markets, as a result of the strong participation of women vendors through vendors’ associations and innovative initiatives undertaken as part of a comprehensive approach to build safe markets with, and for, women and girls. The Geheru market has upgraded its infrastructure, including bathrooms and showers, renovated market stalls and shaded areas and potable running water is now available. Moreover, new innovative cashless methods for collection of fees are being implemented to prevent extortion and theft, a market vendor association has been established, and a referral system for survivors of family and sexual violence in the markets is currently being piloted. The programme is now working in Gordons market, the largest market in the South Pacific, and plans are underway to expand the programme to several other markets around Papua New Guinea.

UN Women is seeking a Programme Specialist to support Safe City-Port Moresby Programme in PNG. The Programme Specialist reports directly to the Deputy Country Representative.

Duties and Responsibilities

Project Coordination and Management:

Manage UN Women Port Moresby: A Safer City for Women and Girls Project in PNG. This responsibility includes ensuing participatory and locally owned Project design, as well as all aspects of implementation and evaluation of HQ level and country level Project components of the Safe Cities Global Programme and provision of technical assistance as appropriate to national counterparts and partners;
Develop, manage and oversee Project budget, coordinate with implementing partners and relevant stakeholders;
Identify needs of partners and relevant stakeholders and develop capacity development support;
In consultation and with the support of UN Women SC GP, oversee the implementation and development of baseline, monitoring and evaluation mechanism and overall impact evaluation framework for the Project;
Ensure high-quality, results-oriented reporting on the project, for internal and external audiences (e.g. UN, donors), including providing guidance to the National Capital District Commission (NCDC) and partners in the submission of timely, quality reports and contributions;
Ensure effective information flow, communication and coordination with and between the UN Women, NCDC, Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) and relevant partners including CSO and grassroots groups;
Supervise and manage contracts of support staff including consultants providing services linked to the implementation of this project;
Carry out all necessary arrangements for National Execution including capacity assessments, funding and implementation modalities, finalization of Letters of Agreement, procurement plan, etc.;
Support the UN Women Representative in in-country resource mobilization for the project;
Ensure implementation of the shared components of the National Project required for the development of the cross-regional safe city model. Provide feedback and regular updates to UN Women Global Programme on progress in Project implementation as required and needed;
Ensure active participation in the activities organized by the Global Programme, including Annual Stakeholders meeting, and special events convened around 16 Days Campaign to End Violence Against Women, CSW sessions, etc.
Mainstream HIV&AIDS into all processes of the project;
Provide and/or ensure technical assistance and support to implementing partners on project activities;
Ensure procurement and staffing requirements of the project are met and comply with UN WOMEN and UN rules and regulations;
Actively seek participation of relevant UN Agencies in development and implementation of the Safe City Port Moresby Project, such as UN-HABITAT, UNICEF, UNDP and within the framework of One UN approach;
Capture learning through ongoing analysis of monitoring data and evaluation findings;
Promote knowledge sharing in cooperation with SC GP and other pilot sites of the Programme, including through development of the knowledge products and communication materials.
Ensure wide strategic communication of the programme’s findings, good practices and lessons learned to local, national, regional and global partners;
Actively engage in resource mobilization efforts for the Project, including local, national and regional funding sources.

Representation, Partnership Building and Advocacy:

Strengthen UN WOMEN partnerships with other UN agencies and relevant partners as directed by the Representative and Deputy Representative;
Actively participate and provide support and feedback to the interagency task teams where appropriate;
Contribute to the development of strategic approaches to policy dialogue, resource mobilization, partnerships, and outreach;
Assist in any other duties as requested by the Representative and Deputy Representative.

Competencies

Core values / 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.

Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity:

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:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrating / Safeguarding Ethics and Integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Developing and Empowering People / Coaching and Mentoring:

Self-development, initiative-taking.

Working in Teams:

Acting as a team player and facilitating team work.

Communicating Information and Ideas:

Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively.

Self-management and Emotional intelligence:

Creating synergies through self-control.

Conflict Management / Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements.

Leveraging conflict in the interests of the organization & setting standards.

Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning:

Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge of UN rules and policies, and familiarity with UN Women would be a strong asset;
Promotes knowledge management in UN Women and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example;
Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills;
Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting;
Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects;
Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, and reporting;
Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills;
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
Extensive experience with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook & the Internet.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master`s degree in international development, gender studies, political science, social science or any related discipline.

Experience:

5 years of relevant experience at the national and international level in development issues;
Prior experience in development projects on gender equality and human rights;
Strong experience in project management, policy analysis, financial reporting and management, monitoring and evaluation, data analysis and statistics;
Experience working in the UN will be an asset in particular coordinating UN inter-agency work.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required.

Application:

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.

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.