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.

Under the overall guidance and direction of the supervisor, the Programme Analyst contributes to the effective management of UN Women programmes in the Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa (UN Women ESARO) by providing substantive inputs to programme design, formulation, implementation and evaluation.  S/he guides and facilitates the delivery of UN Women programmes by monitoring results achieved during implementation and ensuring appropriate application of systems and procedures and develops enhancements if necessary.  She/he works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.     

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

• Programme Development and Management;
• Inter-agency Coordination Support;
• Strategic partnerships and resource mobilization Support;
• Advocacy support and Knowledge building and management. 

Programme Development and Management

• Works closely with and under the immediate supervision of the substantive Director of the Africa Centre for Transformative and Inclusive Leadership (ACTIL) – the Leadership training centre supported by UN Women ESARO, to support  the work of the ACTIL Director in facilitating trainings to be delivered by ACTIL;
• Responsible for developing and implementing a strategy and work plan for monitoring progress son the implementation of the business plans prepared by recipients of trainings delivered by ACTIL on Agribusiness;
• Provide appropriate post-training support to trainees of ACTIL, and maintaining an adequate level of communication with them, as well as facilitating horizontal networking among them through online platforms;
• Collecting information, stories and progress reports on the ACTIL trainees;
• Participates in the design and formulation of related programme initiatives translating UN Women ESARO’s priorities into interventions and ensuring substantive rigor in the design and application of proven successful approaches;
• Helps ensure quality of programme/projects design incorporating lessons learned, newly developed policies and best practices and establishing appropriate execution and monitoring mechanisms and systems;
• Expedites and coordinates programmes/projects implementation establishing collaborative relationships with executing agencies, experts, government counterparts and other UN agencies facilitating timely and efficient delivery of inputs;
• Ensures effective application of RBM tools and monitoring achievement of results;
• Conducts field visits to supervise, coordinate and monitor field level activities of portfolio.

Inter-Agency Coordination Support

• Provides substantive support to the UN Women Representative on inter-agency coordination related activities;
• Under guidance prepares analytical and regular progress reports on UN Women´s program experiences in support of UN women inter-agency coordination role.

Strategic partnerships building and resource mobilization Support

• Identifies and supports strategic partnerships and resource mobilization efforts by preparing relevant documentation, i.e. project summaries, conference papers, speeches, donor profiles, and participating in donor meetings and public information events;
• Provides inputs to resource mobilization strategies, analyzing and maintaining information and databases on donors and developing database of project profiles for presentation to donors;
• Helps create and coordinate partnerships with the UN Agencies, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society;
• Analyses and researches information on donors, prepares substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing;
• Follows up on resource on mobilization activities for fund raising for new projects in coordination with the UN Women Representative.

Advocacy support and facilitation of knowledge building and management

• Supports the establishment of advocacy networks at national level and linkages to international networks;
• Proactively and substantively supports and implements relevant, high-impact advocacy activities and campaigns with key partners;
• Helps create and document knowledge about current and emerging trends by analyzing programme, projects, strategies, approaches and ongoing experience for lessons learned, best practices, and shares with management for use in knowledge sharing and planning future strategies;
• Proactively contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

Competencies

Core Values:

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.

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.

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.

Functional Competencies:

• Demonstrated development/programming skills particularly those that are pertinent to UN Women strategic priorities on gender issues and women’s rights;
• Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects;
• Ability to develop detailed operational plans, budgets, and deliver on them for development results;
• Good knowledge of Results Based Management principles and approaches;
• Ability to establish and maintain broad strategic networks and partnerships with UN agencies and other international partners to promote partnership and build alliances to advance organizational interests and competencies CORE VALUES / GUIDING PRINCIPLES (applies to all)  ;
• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice;
• Demonstrated good oral and written communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Economics, Gender studies, Human Rights Social Sciences or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 1-2 years relevant experience at the national or international level working with development projects including hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects in the field of gender and human rights of women.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Knowledge of other official national language essential.