Background
- Global overview of Violence against Women (VAW), including best practices in interventions to address VAW;
- Methodological and ethical challenges for studying VAW;
- How to design evidence-based interventions;
- What is monitoring and evaluation and how to develop appropriate indicators for different types of interventions;
- Quantitative and qualitative methods for monitoring and evaluation;
- How to report and use findings for improving programs and policies.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Deliver specific sections of the curriculum provided by the UN Trust Fund;
- Review and comment on the proposed agenda and provide changes if necessary prior to the training;
- Prepare and review the assigned sections, before the workshop, responding to any requests for customization of the training programme according to the needs of participants;
- Ensure availability for any necessary ad-hoc consultations or questions by participants during workshop duration;
- Share knowledge throughout the duration of training period on good practices to end violence against women and girls in order to enhance the learning of UN Trust Fund grantees;
- Submit a final summary report about the workshop describing the training methodology and results upon completion of the main tasks.
Duration and Management
The duration of the contract is 15 days, within which 5 days (November 8th—12th) will be on-site in Bratislava for training at the UN Trust Fund workshop. The contracted individual will work under the direct supervision of the UNIFEM Sub Regional Office in Slovak Republic in addition to support from the UN Trust Fund Secretariat in New York.
Application procedure
Qualified and interested candidates are requested to submit their application online no later than 31 August, 2010.
The application should contain the filled out P11 form. Failure to submit the P11 form may result in your application not being considered.
UNIFEM (part of UN Women) applies fair and transparent selection process that would take into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals.
Competencies
UNIFEM is looking for applicants with the following competencies:
- Thorough understanding of gender equality, human rights and international development
- Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills (verbal, written, listening);
- Experience and understanding of the regional and sub regional context;
- Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modeling UN values and ethical standards;
- Demonstrates professional competence and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- At least a Master’s degree in relevant fields, Ph.D. preferred
Experience:
- More than fifteen years of experience in gender programming and demonstrated research experience on Ending Violence Against Women issues
- Four to five years experience in training delivery of monitoring and evaluation of development programmes with a focus on gender equality
- Experience in participatory approach is essential as well as excellent facilitation skills and ability to manage diversity of views in different cultural contexts.
- Publications on relevant topics of gender based violence and women’s empowerment
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in oral and written English; knowledge of another UN language desirable although not required