Historique

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 UN Women program of work on analysis, research and knowledge management that provides the evidence base for the advice and guidance UN Women provides to the intergovernmental processes, the UN system, and to UN Women 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 UN Women, working closely with the UN Women training facility in Santo Domingo.

The Policy Division staff is organized in Thematic Sections, 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 UN Women global programme strategies; and contribute substantive inputs to policy advocacy and technical cooperation programmes.

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of EVAW, the Knowledge Management Specialist will work in the areas of knowledge management and research on violence against women to meet the demands by providing evidence-based technical guidance and support to national governments, and civil society partners and counterparts, including UN Trust Fund grantees, UN sister agencies and the international community of practitioners at large.  

Devoirs et responsabilités

Provide knowledge management and learning services to the Ending Violence against Women Section:

• Supervise the continuous development and maintenance of the EVAW Section’s Virtual Knowledge Center, endvawnow.org;
• Serve as ‘help desk’ to UN Women staff and other external partners in accessing key, on-line tools and for trouble-shooting navigation of the website;
• Provide technical support for programming, packaging, and disseminating tailored resources not yet available on the website;
• Conduct research to find the knowledge and information products needed to prompt dialogue and propose development of new products;
• Draft contents for uploading to the website in user-friendly formats and development of those products.

Provide global knowledge management and knowledge sharing services on programming to address Violence against Women and Girls:

• Develop specific knowledge management tools based on lessons learned, good practices emerging from the field and UN Trust Funds;
• Conduct consultations with technical experts and institutions, including from other UN agencies, to validate recommendations on selected tools and products;
• Establish a specific site on the UN Women-wide EVAW intranet network for protected informal exchanges ( eg. discussion groups, shared calendar and the managing of the site for the duration of the assignment).

Provide technical assistance and backstopping support to Chief and the Ending Violence against Women Section:

• Assist in responding to research/ technical assistance requests from UN Women clients, including regional and country offices and external clients;
• Provide technical support to the section in the preparation of technical presentations, concept notes, briefs, advocacy and other products;
• Backstop the section on technical needs, including representation of the section in regular programming and planning meetings, as needed and requested;
• Coordinate technical sessions/webinars/dialogues on specific EVAW policy issues linked to programming as they arise or on an as needed basis.

Monitor and evaluate results:

• Provide technical support to the development of surveys and focus group discussions;
• Collect and prepare stories illustrating the results of the work on ending violence against women;
• Update the list of relevant EVAW focal points in the region and country offices within UN Women.

Other relevant task and activities that may arise during the period of the assignment.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Timely development and implementation of knowledge tools and products for the Virtual Knowledge Center;
• Timely and quality support to internal and external stakeholders in accessing information and products;
• Office produces quality knowledge products on EVAW programming;
• Quality and timely support to the Chief;
• Timely and quality development and use of monitoring tools.

Compétences

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:

• Strong knowledge of ‘state-of-the-art’ approaches, good practices, monitoring and evaluation standards;
• Ability to use and lead in the development of knowledge management strategies;
• Strong Microsoft program, database, interactive technology, and content management systems skills;
• Sound judgement and decision making skills;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Strong communication skills;
• Strong client orientation: ability to identify clients’ needs and appropriate solutions along with the ability establish, foster and maintain partnerships with internal and external partners.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education and certification:

• Master’s Degree in international relations, social sciences or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the areas of gender-based violence, gender equality and country programming;
• Experience within the United Nations system is highly desirable;
• Experience using technology as a medium for knowledge sharing and capacity building. 

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Working knowledge of other UN official languages is considered an asset.

Application Information:

• 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;
• UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.

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.