UN WOMEN Jobs - 57621- Project Officer - Violence Against Women and Girls

Project Officer - Violence Against Women and Girls (Open To Egyptian Nationals Only)

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Cairo, EGYPT

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Starting Date :

15-Jul-2015

Application Deadline :

07-Jul-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

SB-4

Duration of Initial Contract :

One Year

Languages Required :

Arabic 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.

The UN Women programme “Securing Rights and Improving Livelihoods of Women” (SRILW) is a 3-year programme co-funded with EU. It combines 3 areas for the advancement of women’s agenda in Egypt, namely (1) Increased leadership and participation of women in the public sphere; (2) Increased economic security and autonomy of marginalized women in Upper and Rural Egypt and in slum areas; and finally (3) Reduced prevalence of violence against women and girls in public and private spaces. The main focus will be on protecting women and girls from violence within the context of a Safe Cities Model which will be piloted within the Greater Cairo Region as well as in the urban areas of Giza and Qalyubiya. Three areas have been selected for program implementation Ezbet EL Haganna, Mansheyat Nasser and Embaba, while an additional three will be used as the control group Al Salam Al Sharkeya, Al Ebagaya and Boulak El Dakrour.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Violence against Women and Girls Project Officer will be working under the supervision of the UN Women Country Representative in Egypt and under the technical supervision of the National Programme Officer of the Egypt Country Office. The overall objective of the assignment is to supervise and monitor the overall portfolio of the Violence against Women and Girls sub sector of the Egypt country office, backstop and report on projects under this portfolio.

The Project Officer will undertake the following tasks, duties and responsibilities:

Participate in effective management of the country programme within the Violence against Women and Girls section focusing on quality control from formulation to implementation of the country programme achieving the following results:

Provision of inputs to the design and formulation of the country programme within the area of responsibility;
Implementation of project management standards, including project initiation, entering project into ATLAS, preparation of agreements, determination of required revisions, coordination of the budget revisions, recruitment of projects staff and closure of projects;
Programme assurance and oversight of projects under responsibility, including field monitoring and day-to-day implementation troubleshooting;
Assess project risks and develop mitigating measures to prevent or address them in a timely fashion;
Coordinate with other team members on the project to ensure timely and effective achievement of project results, donor reporting, and other activities;
Application of conceptual models in support of programme design;
Financial and technical monitoring of programme;
Preparation of inputs for reporting, including donor reporting;
Quality assurance of progress reports prepared by projects;
Support strategic partnerships;
Sound contribution to knowledge management;
Organization of trainings to for project staff on areas of responsibility;
Professional growth through active learning.

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 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 other.

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:

Results based programme development and management;
Contributes into results through primary research and analysis;
Assess programme performance to identify success factors and best practices for replication;
Research linkages across projects;
Monitor specific stages of project/programme implementation progress and identify any risks and effectively address any bottlenecks arising;
Generate new ideas and approaches for communication and visibility of UN Women.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s Degree in social sciences, economics, law, public or business administration and related subjects.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in designing and managing development projects;
Excellent communication skills, including strong drafting ability;
Professional experience in addressing gender equality issues and women’s empowerment;
Ability to interact with both the organization and the general public, good interpersonal skills and organizational proficiency;
Experience with EU and/or UN-funded projects is an advantage.

Language:

Excellent Arabic and English in communication and drafting;
Fluency in both languages is a requirement.