UN WOMEN Jobs - 64056- Project Associate - Education (Egyptian Nationals

Project Associate - Education (Egyptian Nationals Only)

Publié pour le compte de

UN WOMEN

Lieu :

Cairo, EGYPTE

Type de contrat :

Service Contract

Date de commencement :

15-Mar-2016

Date limite de candidature :

03-Mar-16 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

SB-3

Durée du contrat initial

one year

Langues requises :

Arabe Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, operational since January 1 2011, works towards accelerating the United Nations’ goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women.

The UN Women (UNW), 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, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Programme Specialist, the Project associate ensures effective execution of the project “Prioritizing education of girls and young women as a key to empowerment, inclusive growth and social transformation in Egypt.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Provide on-going technical guidance, oversight and coordination of the project including:

Coordination of all involved parties in the implementation of this project (government partners, NGOs and UN agencies). This coordination will entail accompanying the implementing partners in the field to assess adherence to the agreed work plan and reviewing reports prepared by them;
Monitor the implementation of the project, including preparation of timely progress briefs and preparation of draft reports;
Maintain an internal reporting/monitoring system on the project;
Contribute to the technical design of the project.

Contribute to knowledge management and organizational learning from the project by documenting and sharing key results, lessons learned and good practices emerging from the project:

In consultations with the Programme Manager, identify and follow-up on opportunities for resource mobilization;
Maintain a good and complementary working relationship with UN agencies team as well as all implementing partners and stakeholders;
As part of the Egypt UN Women team, participate in internal planning, activities, monitoring and reporting;
Implementation of project management standards, including project initiation, entering project into ATLAS, preparation of agreements, determination of required revisions, coordination of the budget revisions, and closure of projects;
Provide administrative and financial support including issuing of contracts, preparation of payments, travel arrangements and all required admin procedures;
Perform other duties as deemed necessary.

Compétences

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN Women;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge and Expertise in Women’s Rights and Gender Equality:

Strong skills in drafting, writing, and editing;
Sound knowledge of women’s rights issues;
Sound knowledge of Economics, micro finance and other economic empowerment models;
Communicates sensitively and effectively across different constituencies;
Analysis skills;
Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented agenda;
Gender concepts.

Management and Leadership:

Demonstrates excellent judgment, particularly with regard to being able to prioritize according to importance and urgency;
Highly organized, with particular ability in devising systems to ensure follow up;
Enjoys multi-tasking and managing several projects at one time;
Focuses on impact and result;
Ability to work as a positive and valued member of task teams and demonstrates conflict resolution skills;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view;
Displays High level of discretion.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Political Sciences, Gender, Human Rights, social science or related fields desirable. Masters degree is a plus.

Experience:

At least 5 years of working experience;
Experience in and exposure to development issues and challenges in Egypt;
Prior professional experience in the management and operation of technical assistance assignments or projects;
Strong communication skills;
Proficient with Word Processing, Spreadsheet and Presentation-type software.

Language:

Fluency (written and verbal) in English and Arabic required.