UN WOMEN Jobs - 68401- UN Women: Policy Analyst, Transitional Justice

UN Women: Policy Analyst, Transitional Justice

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

TA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

19-Sep-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-2

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 months

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 Policy Division develops and implements the UNW program of work on analysis, research and knowledge management that provides the evidence base for the advice and guidance UNW provides to the intergovernmental process, the UN system, and to UNW staff working at country and regional level on issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment. It identifies emerging issues and trends, and develops and proposes new strategies for achieving the agreed goals through innovative approaches and lessons learned about what works in practice. It also designs and oversees the training and capacity development programs of UNW, working closely with the UNW training facility in Santo Domingo.

The Policy Division staff is organized in Thematic Clusters, bringing together technical experts who undertake issues-based research; analyze data on country, regional or global trends, build a knowledge base on policy commitments and their implementation, propose evidence-based options for global policy, norms and standards and for UNW global programme strategies, and contribute substantive inputs to policy advocacy and technical cooperation programmes.

UN Women's Peace and Security Section is responsible for providing technical support to UN Women Country Offices in a number of areas, including: conflict prevention and peace building, justice sector and security reform, promoting women's political participation and mainstreaming gender issues into governance reforms. It has global components but is grounded in country-level activities.

Under the direct supervision of the Policy Specialist, Transitional Justice, and the overall supervision of the Deputy Chief, Peace and Security, the Policy Analyst, Transitional Justice is responsible for supporting UN Women’s global work on transitional justice, including in particular the European Union (EU) funded programme on gender and transitional justice; providing technical advice and strategic guidance for UN Women at the global, regional and country levels; making strategic interventions in contemporary transitional justice processes to support their capacity to address crimes against women, and providing hands-on technical support to UN Women country offices.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide technical inputs to Transitional Justice programming:

Provide technical inputs to implementation of UN Women’s EU programme on gender and transitional justice, including donor reporting, project management and partner relations;
Provide programmatic and technical support to UN Women country offices with a particular focus on women’s access to justice in conflict-affected settings, including conducting trainings, as delegated;
Provide technical inputs to capacity building within and beyond UN Women to build the body of expertise on investigations and prosecutions of crimes against women in situations of conflict or political instability;
Provide technical inputs to national capacity building and implementation of measures to ensure women’s access to transitional justice;
Organize expert preparatory meetings, panels and other interactive events on gender justice in relation to transitions, post-conflict situations, and political instability.

Provide technical inputs to Transitional Justice policy development:

Review the UN’s approaches to transitional justice and ensure incorporation of gender perspectives, including in any programming/advocacy, as necessary;
Provide technical inputs to improve the UN’s institutional capacities in advancing women’s rights and building their protection via rule of law and transitional justice measures in post conflict situations;
Provide technical inputs to intergovernmental forums, as well as the on-going work of international criminal tribunals and their legacy efforts, as delegated.

Provide technical inputs to learning and knowledge management:

Provide inputs to the creation and dissemination of knowledge products to support gender-sensitive transitional justice programming.
Provide analytical support to collating, analyzing and consolidating lessons learnt/best practice linked to in-country programming and contributing to the development of new UN Women knowledge products, research and policy;
Provide feedback to UN Women offices on case studies and other related knowledge products and publications as needed.

Any other functions as requested by the Policy Specialist, Transitional Justice or the Deputy Chief, Peace and Security.

Key Performance Indicators:

Quality knowledge products on gender sensitive transitional justice;
Quality and timely research delivered on gender sensitive transitional justice;
Quality support to Country Offices on transitional justice;
Timely and quality organization and coordination support to meetings and events.

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.

Respect for 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:

Good knowledge of gender related issues including in recovery, public safety, peacebuilding, state building and transitions;
Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
Ability to handle a large volume of work under time constraints;
Ability to establish, build and sustain effective relationships with clients, demonstrating understanding of client’s perspective;
Good communications skills, with proven expertise in writing cogent and convincing policy and programme documents for development practitioners;
Good analytical and problem-solving skills, including skills in marshaling evidence, including quantitative data, to support programming and policy;
Ability to use information technology, executive information systems, statistical data, management techniques and tools for optimal office performance;
Ability to work as a member of a team.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master's level) in law, social sciences, political science/ international affairs (i.e. international development studies, gender/women’s studies) or a related technical field.

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years of experience in programme and policy analysis in one of the following fields: rule of Law/human rights, peacebuilding, transitional justice, gender and development;
Experience working with women’s organizations and governments and in the field desirable;
Knowledge of mechanisms for preventing SGBV through rule of law responses is desirable.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required;
Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.

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.