Antecedentes

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 Caribbean Human Development report 2012 notes that “citizen insecurity has become an urgent challenge of human development in …. the Caribbean” with gender seen as “the strongest predictor of criminal behaviour and criminal victimization” (CHDR, page 33).

Gender-based violence, and in particular violence against women,  and the sexual abuse of both girls and boys is one of the most common forms of insecurity facing citizens in the Caribbean. Gender-based violence directly impacts citizen security, including the stability and health of a family and community.  In addition to direct experiences of violence, the fear or threat of gender-based violence further impacts mobility, productivity, national prosperity and regional stability. Despite relatively strong legal frameworks to address gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence, comprehensive national responses and provision of services for those who have experienced violence remains a challenge in many countries in the Caribbean.

It is critical that on-going efforts to build more stable and secure societies in the Caribbean region integrate strategies which support government and civil society in: the implementation and monitoring of the existing legal frameworks to address gender-based violence (GBV) and intimate partner violence; ensuring a strengthened response by the judicial and policing systems to address impunity;  realizing improved, coordinated response services; ensuring increased voice and leadership of women and girls in this process; and significantly expanding social mobilization efforts which address culturally sanctioned behaviours which result in GBV, including the active engagement of men and boys, as well as community and faith-based leaders.

The programme of work on Social Mobilization to end gender based violence is aimed at supporting strategies and approaches at the national and community level which tackle social behaviours and perceptions that perpetuate the root causes of gender-based discrimination and which reinforce unequal relations of power between women and men. This work will be carried out in partnership with national and community-based partners, and in coordination with other international organisations, including UNICEF, so as to ensure complementarity of support to member states in addressing Domestic Violence.

Under the overall responsibility of the UN Women Deputy Representative, and day to day supervision by the UN Women Programme Specialist (Ending Violence Against Women and Girls), the Programme Analyst will support the Social Mobilisation portfolio of work within the context of the overall programme on Gender Based Violence in the Eastern Caribbean and Jamaica. 

The Programme Analyst will provides technical assistance, programme implementation, financial management, operational, administrative and programmatic support. S/he works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and projects’ staff in the MCO, Regional Office and UN Women Headquarters as required.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Summary of Key Functions:

• Programme management and monitoring support;
• Technical Assistance;
• Administrative and Financial Support;
• Facilitation of knowledge building and sharing.

Programme management and monitoring support

• Liaise closely with implementing partners to support project planning, implementation and evaluation;
• Support the monitoring of the implementation of activities to ensure sustained progress toward the expected results;
• Undertake field missions to observe the implementation of projects, track results and submit progress reports;
• Liaise with other UN partner agencies on project activities and results, and in particular support UN Women’s partnerships with key UN agencies such as UNICEF, UNFPA and UNDP as required in this area, so as to ensure complementarity of results.

Technical Assistance

• Provide technical assistance on social mobilization efforts to project partners as needed, including linking partners to new and dynamic social media and communications tools  and techniques, community intervention methodologies and the use of UN Women Psyco-educational tools  which will support enhanced social mobilization to end violence against women and girls;
• Provide technical assistance to partners in the collection of regular data which will inform reporting on results and evaluation activities; this includes establishing baseline data and supporting monitoring and evaluation of the impact of social mobilization efforts.

Administrative and financial support

• Provide technical assistance to project partners with the quarterly submission of Narrative and Financial reporting; 
• Submit periodic reports on project progress and the achievement of results;
• Update and maintain project files.

Facilitation of knowledge building and sharing

• Contribute to identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country goals and activities;
• Support synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices related to programme management and finance;
• Sound contribution to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

Competencias

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.  Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.

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:

• Ability to facilitate formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, particularly with experience around gender equality and community based intervention;
• Extensive experience in gender equality and women’s empowerment; and on the international normative and inter-governmental processes which have shaped gender equality globally;
• In-depth knowledge of the inter-relatedness of gender discrimination in the Caribbean;
• Ability to contribute to strategic planning, results-based management and reporting;
• Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback;
• Ability to establish and maintain productive partnerships with national partners and pro-activeness in identifying of beneficiaries and partners’ needs, and matching them to appropriate solutions;
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey complex concepts and recommendations, both orally and in writing, in a clear and persuasive style tailored to match different audiences;
• Proven experience in programme management and coordination;
• Proven experience in fundraising, proposal development and grant management;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a small team, manage competing priorities and perform well under pressure;
• A strong commitment to delivering timely and high-quality deliverables.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

• Post-graduate degree, at least a Master’s degree, in one of the following areas:  social policy, gender studies, development studies, or a related field;

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years relevant experience at the national or international level working with development projects providing hands-on experience in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects;
• Prior experiences working in the areas of preventing/ending violence against women and girls, working in the UN; and in development of UN Joint Programmes on gender equality;
• Knowledge of the Eastern Caribbean considered an important asset.

Language Requirement:

• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Application Process:

• All applications must be submitted on the UNDP Job Site, and 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.