UN WOMEN Jobs - 59502- Writer for UN Women ESARO

Writer for UN Women ESARO

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Nairobi, KENYA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

07-Sep-2015

Application Deadline :

03-Sep-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

40 Working days

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 covers 22 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR), however, UN Women has country offices in only 13 countries namely: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa (Multi Country Office), South Sudan, Sudan Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The Multi Country Office covers Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries namely: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. The Office in Ethiopia is both a Country Office for Ethiopia and a Liaison Office to African Union and Economic Commission for Africa. The Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) in Nairobi provides oversight to all the ESAR countries.

The country offices have programmatic responsibilities in their respective countries. The country offices develop Strategic Notes (similar to country programmes for other agencies) which articulate UN Women’s programmatic and management results to support national priorities on gender. The Strategic Notes are aligned with UNDAF both in terms of results and periodicity. The UN Women Country Offices are also responsible for partnership with a wide range of partners including various Government ministries and departments, Non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, donors, development partners, academia, and others.

The work across the Eastern and Southern Africa Region portfolio may be summarised as follows:

Strengthening the adoption, implementation and monitoring of legal frameworks, political party platforms and election bodies in support of women’s increased participation in decision making at the national and local level, including ensuring increase in women as voters;
Promotion of economic empowerment and security of excluded women, including women home-based workers, Migrant Women Workers, domestic workers, rural women, and women market vendors;
Legislative reforms including monitoring, to combat VAW and girls at the national and provincial level; and Support to implementation of legal frameworks, including support to the global Critical Services Initiative; Safe Cities programme; and direct support in the provision of services for women escaping violence;
Women’s engagement in DRR, peace, mediation, and reconstructions efforts; and strengthening access to and gender responsiveness of relief, recovery and disaster risk management at national and provincial levels;
Strengthen gender responsive budgeting and planning processes at all levels, including improved monitoring, including supporting the monitoring of the impact of policies on women and men; supporting implementation of the CEDAW; and
Strengthening the adoption and implementation of global norms, policies and standards on gender equality and women’s empowerment through action by Governments and other stakeholders at all levels.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Communications Specialist of the UN Women ESARO, the consultant writer will work with the assigned team of the Communication and Knowledge Management unit as well as the Monitoring and Reporting Specialist and in liaison with Country Office Communications Officers/Focal points to write and produce the UN Women ESAR report of 2012-2014. While the consultant will be responsible for producing the outline, layout and content of the report, the ESAR team will provide the consultant with the text and relevant documentation and as much as possible work with the country offices to provide content for the report.

The consultant shall write and edit a 30-50 page text for the 2012-2015 report for UN Women Eastern and Southern African Region (ESAR) using editorial and production schedule that will be provide;
The consultant will finalize and improve the draft outline based on feedback from the communications and knowledge management unit. An initial draft outline has already been developed and agreed upon by senior management;
The consultant will use the outline to develop draft text of the report and incorporate revisions from the reviewers related to content and/or language. Where applicable, the text will adhere to UN Women branding standards for language and presentation;
The consultant will work closely with the graphic designer to develop ideas for graphics, photos and charts that creatively convey key messages/data in the report;
The consultant will also proof read the texts as they are laid out by the designer;
Develop a power point presentation based on the report;
Participate and if necessary facilitate a UN Women ESARO meeting to validate the report.

Output

Key outputs for the consultancy are:

Final text as a Word document, including table of contents, photo captions and credit;
Information, for the 2012-2014 Report;
Final document in design and layout format;
A power point presentation summarizing the report.

Competencies

Core Values/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 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 experience in design and layout ;
Understanding of UN, including development issues and UN reforms such as UNDAF;
Knowledge of UN terms, language and style;
Ability to be flexible and respond to changes to text as part of the review and feedback;
Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate and work with diverse people at Regional and country office level;
Excellent writing skills;
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in communications or related field such as social sciences or international development

Experience:

At least 5-7 years of experience in documentation, corporate report writing documentation and publication of corporate products such as annual reports, journals, among other publications preferably for international development organizations.

Language:

Strong communication skills;
Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English.