UN WOMEN Jobs - 54990- UN Women: Global Youth Engagement Lead: HeForShe C

UN Women: Global Youth Engagement Lead: HeForShe Campaign

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

27-Mar-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months

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

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.

UN Women seeks a talented, highly motivated and flexible individual to lead the development of a Global Youth Strategy and University championship Program in support of the HeForShe campaign as it seeks to engage young men and youth in support of gender equality. Reporting to the Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships and Outreach, the Global Youth Engagement Lead is tasked with strengthening youth mobilization across US campuses and globally.

Our ideal candidate understands how more effective project and traffic management will help us deliver more impactful, creative, stronger external relationships, and better service to internal audiences, which will advance our mission. We are seeking someone who is organized to work effectively, sees order in (seeming) chaos, relishes the opportunity to work with colleagues from around the world, and has excellent interpersonal skills. The candidate should thrive in a fast-paced environment, work well in team settings and have strong prioritization skills.

About the HeForShe Campaign

HeForShe is a solidarity movement for gender equality developed by UN Women to engage men and boys as advocates and agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights. The campaign’s premise is that gender inequality is not only a women’s issue but a human rights issue, the resolution of which will benefit both women and men- socially, politically and economically. Over the next 12 months till September 2015, the HeForShe solidarity movements intends to mobilize one billion men and boys, bringing together one half of humanity in support of the other half of humanity for the benefit of all.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Global Youth Engagement Lead, will take the lead in designing, developing and implementing an innovative HeForShe youth strategy and University championship programme to enhance the participation of young men and girls in support of gender equality. She/he will:

Develop a comprehensive global youth strategy that put young people at the heart of ending the persisting inequalities faced by women and girls globally;
Develop an engagement strategy and playbook for the HeForShe University Championship programme;
Maintain expert, up-to-date strategic knowledge of issues and movements in the youth activism ‘landscape’, share information for purposes of planning and direction-setting for HeForShe as well as for specific country campaigns;
Build links and form effective relationships with key allies in youth movements around the world to ensure that HeForShe’s work learns from and reflects the energy/dynamism of these movements and to encourage take up of our country campaigns by these movements;
Ensure there is regular and up-to-date information on HeForShe and youth engagement priorities, outputs, achievements and challenges to campaign’s internal and external stakeholders and leadership using all available channels;
Develop training, communication and advocacy materials for HeForShe university champions;
Contribute to campaign unit’s fundraising tasks, as and when required, including writing proposals and concept notes and preparing budgets for proposals;
Instigate work to fundraise for youth engagement and HeForShe, in collaboration with UN Women’s Resource Mobolization Unit;
Perform other tasks as necessary.

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.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrate and promote ethics and integrity by creating organizational precedents.

Organizational awareness:

Build support for the organization and ensure political acumen.

Development and innovation:

Support staff competence development, and contribute to an environment of creativity and innovation.

Work in teams:

Build and promote effective 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.

Communication and information sharing:

Create and promote an environment for open and 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 Kkowledge sharing:

Share knowledge across the organization and build a culture of knowledge sharing and learning.

Appropriate and transparent decision making:

Ensure fair and transparent decision making processes and manage risk.

Functional Competencies:

Strategic vision and strong analytical capabilities;
Sound political judgment and highly developed inter-personal skills;
Good knowledge of the UN system;
Strong interpersonal communication skills, with demonstrable experience of working with people from different organisations, functions, countries and cultures to deliver objectives and projects;
Strong communication skills, especially in facilitation, and proven ability to translate complicated ideas into clear messages. The ability to sell ideas, influence and persuade at all levels and across cultures;
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently;
Excellent oral and written communication in English;
Strong problem solving skills and analytical capabilities;
Experience in areas related to gender issues.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Bachelor's degree in communications, media studies, journalism or related field;
Candidates with a Master's degree will have an advantage.

Experience:

5+ years demonstrated experience in advocacy and campaign outreach: demonstrable, proven results of short and long term impact of campaigns;
Substantial experience of working with youth in a community or student organising, community development or service delivery context;
Substantial experience of working in coalitions, and skills in alliance building and network-formation.

Language:

Fluency in English, both oral and written, 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, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document . 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.