UN WOMEN Jobs - 64126- UN Women: Coordination Analyst

UN Women: Coordination Analyst

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Kampala, UGANDA

Type of Contract :

FTA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

07-Mar-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-2

Duration of Initial Contract :

1 year

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.

The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) is the UN’s strategic programme framework that defines the UN’s support to national development results. UN Women in Uganda co-chairs the Human Rights and Gender Equality Outcome Results Group and chairs the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Advisory Group, which is the UNCT group responsible for the coordination of and policy advice on gender equality issues in the UNDAF. UN Women is also a principle partner in several outcome results groups in the UNDAF and as well as a partner to several UN joint programmes. UN Women is the Secretariat to the Gender Development Partners Group, a coordination mechanism that is comprised of the lead donors in Uganda.

In September 2014, the United Nations in Uganda conducted a Gender Scorecard Exercise that assessed the capacities of the United Nations Country Team to respond to its gender mainstreaming responsibilities and the coordination function of the gender theme group. The recommendations from the Score Card are carried forward to the 2016 – 2020 UNDAF. With the enhanced role of UN Women as the leading agency on coordination and gender mainstreaming, and the ensuing increased role of UN Women to lead the UN Gender Advisory Group of the new UNDAF, a strong, flexible and versatile coordination function within UN Women Country Office is required.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Country Representative, and in close collaboration with the Deputy Representative, the Coordination Analyst will be responsible for strengthened accountability of results for gender equality and women's empowerment, enhanced efficiencies, improved coherence, and joint action through better coordination between UN agencies, the government and development partners. UN Women is the lead agency formulating the One UN Gender Programme which will assist the UN agencies to implement gender equality targets and goals in the new UNDAF.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide coordination support to Uganda's priorities and commitments for gender equality and women's empowerment (GEWE):

Provide technical support to macro-level government and donor gender coordination structures, including institutional capacity development and strategic planning;
Provide strategic inputs to the planning, implementation and monitoring of the UNCT Gender Scorecard, including through the development of a work plan, in line with the UNDAF;
Provide technical support to the development and roll-out of a strategy for the UNCT Gender Advisory Group and the implementation of the UNCT's commitments to GEWE in the country's UNDAF;
Provide technical inputs to strengthening strategic partnerships and coordination for GEWE within the UN System and with external partners, including government and development partners;
Organize and provide technical inputs to a series of trainings for relevant UNDAF management structures, including sensitizing UN Women, the Gender Advisory Group and others on mainstreaming GEWE in SDGs;
Liaise with UN Women regional and HQ offices on developments related to UN Women's coordination mandate in general and peace and security and humanitarian action specifically;
Provide technical inputs to joint UN and donor advocacy efforts for GEWE, including serving as the secretariat of the Gender Development Partners Group under the guidance of the Country Representative and Deputy Representative.

Provide support to in inter-agency coordination and UN joint programming:

Participate and represent the Country Office in the UN Women Community of Practice of Interagency Coordination, as delegated and under the guidance of the Country Representative and Deputy Representative;
Identify and support UN joint programming opportunities to deliver on the UNDAF's GEWE, in particular lead the coordination of the development of the One UN Gender Programme;
Provide technical inputs to UN Women in interagency humanitarian coordination work, including capacity building support to partners in government and humanitarian actors;
Provide technical inputs to policy notes, briefs, and undertake gender analysis of joint UN programming on women peace and security and humanitarian action;
Participate in UNDAF Outcome Results Group for Peace, Security and Resilience and ensure gender equality and women’s rights are mainstreamed in processes and documents, as delegated and under the guidance of the Country Representative and Deputy Representative.

Provide support to the Uganda Country Office Programme:

Provide support to government and CSOs in the formulation and implementation of the national action plan on 1325 and mainstream gender equality and women’s rights in new peace policy;
Support implementation of peace and security and humanitarian action component of the UN Women Uganda strategic framework and work plans 2016 – 2020.

Contribute to advocacy and knowledge building:

Provide technical support to advocacy efforts including the UN Open Day forum to commemoration anniversary of UN Resolution 1325, in close partnership with UN agencies, government partners, and CSOs;
Document and advocate best practices and lessons learnt for UN System-wide coordination.

Key Performance Indicators:

Quality coordination support;
Quality and timely planning, implementing, and monitoring;
Quality trainings;
Quality contribution to strategic partnerships;
Quality notes and briefs;
Quality advice and support to partners.

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. Demonstrating 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 Knowledge 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:

Strong analytical, written and oral communication skills, including good presentation skills;
Good understanding of UN Women coordination mandate in the UN system;
Good understanding of UN Women peace and security and humanitarian action;
Familiarity of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Ability to work within a team as well as carry out tasks independently;
Strong planning and organizing skills with ability to identify priority activities and assignments and to use time efficiently;
Ability to take decisions and manage political/cultural sensitivities;
Experience in mobilizing resources;
Proficient IT skills;
Familiarity with results based management and rights-based programming;
Strong familiarity of gender equality coordination issues and mechanisms in Uganda.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master's degree (or equivalent) in one or more of the following disciplines: International Relations, Gender Studies, Human Rights, Social Sciences or related fields.

Experience:

At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience in international/regional organizations in gender mainstreaming and coordination;
Experience with women’s rights in peace and security, humanitarian action and coordination;
Experience in providing capacity building training on gender equality to UN, government partners and CSOs;
Experience in formulation, implementation of gender equality and women’s empowerment projects;
Experience in resource mobilization for gender equality and women’s empowerment;
Prior experience in the UN System will be an asset.

Language:

Fluency in English, both oral and written, is required;
Working knowledge of another official UN languages is an advantage.

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.

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. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment. Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.