Background

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the ongoing and effective communications between IWC international members and the Palestinian and Israeli members, working closely with the Palestinian and Israeli coordinators and the Steering Committee
• Organize and document all meetings of international Steering Committee members and ensure that all international IWC members are apprised of the outcomes, as well as the Israeli and Palestinian coordinators
• Update and liaise with the offices of IWC honorary members to ensure that they are able to fully support the work of the IWC
• Disseminate twice monthly updates of IWC member activities as well as of events related to the work of the IWC

Development and Dissemination of IWC analysis and perspectives

• Support drafting processes of IWC documents, reports, and statements and provide oversight support finalization and strategic distribution of these products, including to those interested in the IWC's work
• Undertake background research at the request of the IWC in support of IWC communications and advocacy, including on the status of negotiations, on issues of protection and accountability, and in order to support the IWC to pull together existing documentation on the impact of the conflict on the women's lives
• Work with the Palestinian and Israeli coordinators to ensure that the documentation produced is widely available, including on the IWC website, other electronic communications, etc.
• As needed, work with media consultants to support placement of IWC vision for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in influential media outlets

International outreach and advocacy

• Support international members to organize briefings, missions and other outreach initiatives to build understanding of the gender dimensions of the conflict
• In consultation with IWC Steering Committee, build partnerships with social justice networks and peace/security institutions to foster strong partnerships and collective action
• Track the deliberations and decisions of the Security Council, the Quartet and other negotiating or security institutions relevant to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and provide updates on these to international IWC members and the Palestinian and Israeli coordinators
• Support preparation of documents for and organization of IWC events involving international members (e.g. conferences, all-member meetings, advocacy missions), including preparation of background documents as well as outcome reports, and monitoring that follow up decisions/actions are implemented
• Assist the Israeli and Palestinian coordinator, as needed, in facilitating the participation of invited IWC members in outside events
• Support IWC linkage with relevant UNIFEM (Part of UN Women) strategic initiatives, including those supported by UNIFEM at EU level, as well as with relevant UNIFEM staff in Headquarters and the Field

• With guidance of the Steering Committee and UNIFEM Governance, Peace and Security Senior Advisor, develop and secure IWC consensus on proposals that can be used for resource mobilization
• Oversee preparation of high-quality, timely reports to donors and ensure that donors are regularly updated on IWC achievements and challenges
• In consultation with UNIFEM financial and administrative staff, ensure financial management and monitoring of all IWC funds and that reports on these are disseminated regularly to IWC members as well as to donors

• Extend lessons learned from IWC networking and partnership development to UNIFEM's work supporting other coalitions of women peace-builders in other conflict and post-conflict settings.  This can include supporting the production of guidance material or policy briefs on the means of enhancing the impact of such coalitions, by, inter-alia, supporting confidence-building measures between civil society groups on different sides of a conflict, supporting engagement between women's peace coalitions and international Contact Groups and Groups of Friends, supporting encounters with mediators and their teams, and supporting evidence-based advocacy
• Support the work of the GPS team in documenting and disseminating lessons learned from UNIFEM's efforts in sustaining women's peace activism and building women's engagement in peace processes and other areas of conflict prevention and mitigation
• Support the GPS team in ensuring that efforts towards preparation for 1325+10 and 1820+2 are fully informed by UNIFEM's approaches and findings on means of engaging women in conflict resolution and peace building
• Support the GPS team in related activities at the discretion of the Senior Advisor

Competencies

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNIFEM (Part of UN Women) 
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

• Knowledge Management and Learning
• Promotes knowledge management in UNIFEM and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills

• Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
• Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources
• Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery
• Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit
• Good ICT skills, knowledge of Atlas
• Ability to implement new systems and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change

• Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• Advanced degree (Masters or equivalent) in international development, public policy, development economics or other relevant social sciences, with focus on gender and socio-economic issues

Experience

• Minimum of  2 years working experience in relevant field 
• Working on women, peace and security issues, and knowledge of the Israel-Palestine conflict, as well as the UN, are an advantage
• Sound judgment, strong analytical skills as well as professionalism and maturity
• Strong interpersonal skills, including in networking
• Commitment to UN values and specific goals outlined in the IWC Charter
• Experience in advocacy work and media outreach

Language Requirement(s):

• Fluency in English with excellent writing and research skills an absolute requirement

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UNIFEM Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unifem.org/attachments/about/employment/UNIFEM_personal_history_form_P11.doc. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UNIFEM P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.