UN WOMEN Jobs - 52595- Facilitator

Facilitator

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Home-Based with travels to Amman, JORDAN

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

05-Jan-2015

Application Deadline :

28-Dec-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

60 working days

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

60 working days

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.

As part of its mandate, UN Women supports a broad range of diverse women to be heard and to participate in peace building and reconciliation processes, in line with Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000), 1889 (2008), 2122 (2013); UN General Assembly Resolution GA/65/283 (2011) and A/66/130 (2012); and the Secretary General’s 7-Point Action Plan on Gender-Responsive Peace building (A/65/354-S/2010466). As part of these efforts, UN Women periodically supports the convening of women to discuss and reach consensus on common priorities related to women’s role in peace building. A Facilitator is sought to engage in all meetings and related initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Regional Director of the Arab States and under close guidance of the Programme Advisor, the Facilitator will undertake the following functions:

Provide input and feedback into the development of all related organizational aspects, activities and functions related to meetings including agenda formulation, conceptualization and development of trainings;
Facilitate events as requested (The first event will be 25-30 January 2015);
Facilitate large and small group work discussions during the events and provide input into the design;
Provide trainings or support for trainings as requested in areas including negotiations/mediation, communications/advocacy and strategies in relation to peacebuilding;
Provide advisory support in the lead up to the meeting and at all stages of preparations;
Provide inputs for the final report of the meetings.

Deliverables:

Input and feedback into the development of all related organizational aspects, activities and functions related to the meetings including the agenda formulation and training materials;
Written input of the meetings for inclusion in the final report.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Functional Competencies:

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Ability to lead strategically including management and reporting;
Ability to lead formulation, oversight of implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the initiative;
Ability to apply development theory to the specific country context to identify creative, practical approaches to overcome challenging situations.

Management and Leadership:

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 openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
Ability to lead effectively, mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills;
Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;
Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure;
Proven networking, team-building, organizational and communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in communication, international development, political sciences, social sciences, or other development-related fields.

Experience:

Minimum 15 years relevant experience in mediation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding processes with great deal of understanding of human rights issues in conflict and post conflict settings.

Language:

Strong written and spoken English and Arabic language is a must.