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United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) / UN Joint Programme for Gender Equality Project Assistant

Publicado en nombre de

UN WOMEN

Localidad :

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tipo de contrato :

Service Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

01-Jan-2016

Fecha límite de postulación :

15-Dec-15 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

SB-3

Duración del contrato inicial :

12 months

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

12 months (with the possibility of extension)

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Antecedentes

Millions of women and girls worldwide suffer some form of gender-based violence, be it domestic violence, rape, female genital mutilation/cutting, dowry-related killing, trafficking, sexual violence in conflict-related situations, or other manifestations of abuse. In fact, for women and girls 16-44 years old, gender based violence is a major cause of death and disability (About UNiTE: Fact Sheet, p. 1 http://endviolence.un.org/pdf/factsheets/about_unite.pdf;). Up to 70 per cent of women experience violence in their lifetime (Violence Against Women: The Situation; http://endviolence.un.org/pdf/factsheets/unite_the_situation.pdf).

Violence against women persists in every country in the world as a pervasive violation of human rights and a major impediment to achieving gender equality. Such violence is unacceptable, whether perpetrated by the State and its agents or by family members or strangers, in the public or private sphere, in peacetime or in times of conflict. The UN Secretary-General has stated that as long as violence against women continues, we cannot claim to be making real progress towards equality, development, and peace (“In-depth study on all forms of violence against women”, Report of the UN Secretary-General, 6 July 2006, p. 9;).

States have an obligation to protect women from violence, to hold perpetrators accountable and to provide justice and remedies to victims. Eliminating violence against women remains one of the most serious challenges of our time. The knowledge base and tools to prevent and eliminate violence against women developed over the past decade must be utilized more systematically and effectively to eliminate all forms of violence against women. This requires clear political will, outspoken, visible and unwavering commitment at the highest levels of leadership of the State and the resolve, advocacy and practical action of individuals and communities ( ibid;).

In order to support the Government of Georgia to meet its obligations undertaken on the international, regional and local levels inter alia in terms of eliminating violence against women and girls and in particular domestic violence and sexual violence, with the generous support by the Swedish Government, the second phase of the UN Joint Programme for Gender Equality (hereinafter UNJP) has been launched in November 2015. The UNJP is implemented by UNDP, UN Women, and UNFPA.

The second phase of the Joint Programme continues to respond directly to the women’s rights and gender equality commitments undertaken by the Government of Georgia (GoG) on international and national levels, and aims to upscale the results achieved by the previous phase of UNJP (2012-2015) and UN agencies in general, as well as other stakeholders in the area of enhancement of gender equality and women’s empowerment in Georgia.

The Joint Programme will address gender inequality in a coherent and comprehensive manner, covering a wide range of issues, such as political and economic empowerment of women, reducing violence against women and girls and promotion of women’s sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights.

The overall goal of the UNJP is to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment by means of strengthening capacities of government at both central and local levels and across the executive, legislative and judicial branches, engaging civil society and raising public awareness about gender equality.

This ambitious goal will be achieved by realization of the following outcomes:

Enhanced women’s political and economic empowerment;
Enabling environment to eliminate violence against women and girls, especially sexual and domestic violence, created in Georgia;
Advanced gender equality and reproductive rights, including for the most vulnerable women, adolescents and youth.

UN Women leads work under the second outcome of the UNJP being responsible for creation of enabling environment to eliminate violence against women and girls, especially domestic and sexual violence in Georgia.

In order to ensure successful completion of the UN Women’s component under the UNJP and meet the contractual obligations of the initiative, UN Women plans to hire a Project Assistant, who will work under supervision of the UN Women / UNJP Component Manager and UN Women Operations Manager.

Deberes y responsabilidades

The Project Assistant will carry out the following functions:

Assist UNJP Component Manager / UN Women in the preparation of reports, project documentation and submissions;
Assist UNJP Component Manager / UN Women in monitoring of the project activities by reviewing project documentation and a variety of records, progress reports, budgets, and financial expenditures;
Maintain accurate financial and personnel records of the UNJP as required by UN Women Country Office;
Ensure the maintenance of a filing system, reports or other documentation on the UNJP;
Documenting project activities and reports;
Assist UNJP Component Manager / UN Women in coordination of the exchange of information among the project partners / responsible parties;
Prepare and disseminate invitation, agendas, various information and etc;
Draft correspondence of a routine nature, responses to inquiries ensuring correctness in terms of format, grammar, and spelling;
Make arrangements for appointments and meetings, provide administrative support to conferences, workshops, retreats;
Facilitate travel arrangements: initiate travel authorization for approval, reserve flight schedules, coordinate with the Country Office Operations section for relevant travel advances and claims, seek appropriate visa and security clearances;
Make arrangements for appointments and meetings, providing administrative support to conferences, workshops, retreats of the UNJP;
Prepare payment requests, financial reports, budget planning, and financial expenditures as needed;
Safe keeping and maintenance of UNJP/ UN Women equipment and stocks;
Act as an interpreter/translator on matters relating to UNJP activities from English, Russian and into Georgian language and vice versa when required;
Assist the Country Office in Final Report preparation for the UNJP;
Assist Country Office in Operational Closure of the UNJP;
Assist with photocopying, scanning, and faxing (both Country Office and UNJP related activities);
Maintain general office organization (office supplies, rent, communication and transportation issues, etc.);
Support the Country Office Operations department in document filing functions;
Undertake any other project assistance tasks as assigned, aimed at supporting follow up UN Women programming based on UNJP results.

Competencias

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN Women;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Is familiar with UN system.

Technical/Functional Competencies:

Proficiency in IT skills demonstrated;
Proficiency in English, Russian, and Georgian demonstrated;
Knowledge and understanding of UNDP/UN WOMEN administrative procedures and functions will be an asset;
Familiarity with results based management and human rights-based programming will be an asset.

Behavioral Competencies:

Excellent interpersonal and strong communication skills;
Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment demonstrated;
Strong organizational and time management skills, ability to meet deadlines;
Ability to work as a member of a team;
Ability to approach work with energy, commitment and a positive, constructive attitude;
Resourceful in finding solutions.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in finance, administration, or similar;

Experience:

At least five years of work experience in the area of finance, general administration, procurement, logistics and etc.;
Work experience in development projects will be an asset.

Language:

Fluency in Georgian and English languages.

Application procedure:

Applications for the position of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) / UN Joint Programme for Gender Equality Project Assistant - SB3-Q1 must be submitted electronically through the website: http://jobs.undp.org/

CV and dully filled P11 form that can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment

Letter of Motivation;

Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.