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.

UN Women South Sudan has developed a Strategic Note for the period 2014-2016 which is aligned with the South Sudan Development Plan and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) (2012-2016). Within this plan, targeted gender equality and women’s empowerment interventions are undertaken to increase development effectiveness. To this end, UN Women supports an integrated community aimed at consolidating response particularly at state level. The integrated model combines for example, functional literacy with economic empowerment and capacity building; and functional literacy and economic empowerment for peace building and ending violence against women.  The integration of gender equality is intended to ensure that mainstreaming takes place in all areas of operations and programming, and real progress is made in supporting South Sudan in reducing gender inequalities and improving the lives of women.

The four strategic priority areas for UN Women South Sudan elaborated in the Strategic Note and annual work plan are as follows:

 1) Increase women's leadership and participation;

2) Increase women's access to economic empowerment and opportunities;

 3) Prevent VAWG and expand access to services; and

4) Increase women’s leadership in peace, security and humanitarian response.

Women’s economic security is critical for the eradication of poverty and achieving sustainable development because when women have ownership and control over productive resources and access to productive work, they can ensure a better livelihood for their families and communities.  Furthermore, when women are economically empowered, they are more likely to attain political and social empowerment. Three components are envisaged for promoting women’s economic security:

(i) mainstream women’s economic empowerment across South Sudan government machineries and existing development programmes. This will be through enhancing technical capacity as well as by increasing the number of economic empowerment gender-sensitive initiatives, policies, strategies and programmes across the GOSS and UN agencies; (ii) enhancing the economic livelihoods of women farmers by increasing access to agricultural markets for women farmers and diversifying their sources of income; (iii) enhancing economic livelihoods and capital base of women by providing them with entrepreneurial skills training and business development services to facilitate their access to markets and finance and (iv) increasing access to functional numeracy and literacy for women and girls.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Design and develop programmes in the areas of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in the South Sudan:

• Translate the priorities of the Strategic Note into programme interventions into WEE;

• Design and formulate programme/ project proposals and initiatives;

• Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to WEE;

• Identify areas for support and interventions within the areas of WEE and WPS.

Oversee the implementation and management of the WEE programmes:

• Provide programme advisory support to the Office Management, as necessary;

• Finalize the annual workplan and budget and oversee implementation;

• Finalize reports on activities, outputs and outcomes; and provide technical inputs to Country Office donor and UN Women reports;

• Ensure adherence to standard UN Women procedures in planning and implementation of programmes/ projects;

• Ensure synergies within and with other programme/ project teams;

• Oversee the technical implementation andconceptualization of the programme/project;

• Manage the submission of partner financial and narrative reports;

• Provide guidance to staff and partners on Results Based Managementtools and performance indicators;

• Organize Project Steering Committee, project review and/or evaluation meetings, as needed.

Oversee technical assistance and capacity development to WEE project/programme partners:

• Build and manage relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the WEE programmes; respond to any potential problems;

• Identify capacity building needs of stakeholders;

• Lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives to partners.

Oversee the implementation of WEE programme/ project activities through monitoring and reporting:

• Oversee the monitoring of implementation of activities and finances using the results based management tools;

• Oversee field missions and review reports on monitoring missions;

• Write quarterly reports and donor reports.

Manage people and financial resources of the WEE programmes:

• Manage programme budget;

• Draft financial reports;

• Supervise Programme Analysts and Technical Specialists;

• Write terms of reference for new staff, consultants and contractors and oversee the recruitment process, as necessary;

• Mentor and coach programme staff and do performance assessments.

Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies:

• Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;

• Finalize relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization;

• Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost sharing;

• Determine programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UN Women, country needs and donors’ priorities and develop the relevant partnerships.

Contribute to inter-agency coordination to achieve a coherent and aligned presence for WEE:

• Provide technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative on inter-agency coordination related activities by attending meetings, events, and participating in groups and committees as needed;

• Coordinate with other UN agencies, government departments, donors and NGOs to ensure the projects’ capacity development programme is harmonized and aligned with other in-country efforts;

• Take part in country level Comprehensive Country Assessment (CCA)/UNDAF processes and similar exercises related to the RC system ensuring that gender concerns are clearly reflected and mainstreamed in process;

• Prepare inputs to CCA/ UNDAF and other documents;

• Write analytical and progress reports on UN Women’s programme experiences in support of UN Women inter-agency coordination role.

Lead advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts for WEE:

• Participate in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to WEE on behalf of UN Women, as necessary;

• Develop advocacy strategies and oversee their implementation;

• Develop knowledge management strategies, products and methodologies on WEE;

• Manage the identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned and contribute to their global dissemination.

Key Performance Indicators:

The post has an impact on the overall effectiveness and success of UN Women interventions and activities in South Sudan, which impact in turn on the overall effectiveness of the UN Women programme in the region and globally.  By helping ensure effective design, planning, implementation, and M&E of assigned sectorial/thematic areas, and building networks and helping mobilize resources for these areas, the incumbent enhances the organization’s capacity and credibility in implementation of highly effective programmes with strong impact.

• Timely and quality programme design and inputs to Strategic Note;

• Timely and quality of programme delivery in line with budget and workplans;

• Relations with partners and stakeholders;

• Timely and quality of reports;

• Increased awareness of UN Women’s work;

• Regular communication with other agencies and partners.

Competencias

Core values and 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. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

• Demonstrate and promote ethics and integrity by creating organizational precedents.

Organizational Awareness:

• Build support for the organization and ensure political acumen.

Development and Innovation:

• Support staff competence development, and contribute to an environment of creativity and innovation.

Work in teams:

• Build and promote effective 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. 

Communication and Information Sharing:

• Create and promote an environment for open and 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:

• Share knowledge across the organization and build a culture of knowledge sharing and learning.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

• Ensure fair and transparent decision making processes and manage risk.

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to lead the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects;

• Ability to establish and maintain broad strategic networks and partnerships with UN agencies and other international partners;

• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice;

• Ability to formulate and manage budgets;

• Strong interpersonal skills;

• Good Leadership Skills;

• Strong Conflict Resolution and Negotiation skills;

• Very strong oral and written communication skills;

• Strong knowledge of Results Based Management;

• Strong Knowledge of WEE.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years relevant work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects;

• Technical experience in WEE;

• Experience in establishing relationships among international organization and national governments in the field of gender and human rights of women, specifically in the areas of WEE;

• Experience working in the UN System is an asset;

• Management experience is an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required;

• Working knowledge of another UN official language is 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.