Background

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 Ethiopia Country Office (ECO) works with key partners ranging from government, civil society and UN organizations in development and humanitarian settings to enhance gender equality and empowerment of women in Ethiopia. In its work, UN Women ECO is focusing on four main development result areas: 1) Women supported to lead and participate in decision-making at all levels; 2) Women, especially the poorest and most excluded, are economically empowered and benefit from development; 3) Women and girls live a life free from violence; and 4) Governance and national planning fully reflect accountability for gender equality commitments and priorities. All result areas are aligned with SDGs, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSCDF) 2020-2025 for Ethiopia as well as the national development plans and priorities, articulating UN Women’s contribution to achieving national priorities, goals and results as set out in the UNSDCF.  

To implement its humanitarian programme, UN Women Ethiopia is seeking Project Specialist to support project implementation on strengthening local WLOs/WROs in humanitarian response. While the position is based in the UN Women office in Addis Ababa, the role requires frequent travel and missions to the field and providing support at the implementing partner offices. Under the supervision of  the Gender in Humanitarian Action Programme Specialist, the Project Specialist will be responsible for supporting local WLOs/WROs to increase their participation in humanitarian action through project implementation and monitoring, coordination, technical support, capacity building, development of contextualized knowledge products, guidelines, and training packages, research and analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Gender in Humanitarian Action Programme Specialist, the Project Specialist will undertake the following tasks:

Develop a capacity building strategy for local WLOs/WROs to enhance their participation in humanitarian leadership, decision-making and response

• Conduct a capacity needs assessment for mapped WLOs/WROs to inform a capacity building strategy for local WLOs/WROs to ensure a holistic approach to capacity building for targeted organisations, their staff and partners.
• In coordination with implementing partners, develop a capacity building toolkit including training manuals, training modules, powerpoint presentations, pre-and post training surveys, organizational capacity assessment tool and action plan

Develop and contextualize knowledge products to enhance localised gender accountability in humanitarian action

• Contextualise guidelines and tools for local WLOs/WROs to a humanitarian emergency context.
• In coordination with local WLOs/WROs oversee the development of a Charter of Demands
• Develop, implement and oversee a mentoring programme for local WLOs/WROs to increase their meaningful engagement in humanitarian leadership, decision-making and response.
• Support the development of a localised accountability framework based on the commitments and designated field level roles and responsibilities of the IASC Gender Policy.
• Support the development of a humanitarian gender analysis report to inform system wide humanitarian coordination and planning processes.
• Support the production of context specific resources and guidance tools to inform humanitarian planning, prioritization, decision-making and programme design – including gender alerts, studies, and gender accountability reports.
• Organise virtual and in-person launch events, briefing sessions, feedback groups and other events in relation to developed knowledge products.

• Project management and coordination

• Organise project review meetings with implementing partners and other stakeholders at end of projects.
• Provide ongoing support to implementing partners on developing accelerated work plans, narrative and financial reporting, and updating the results framework against selected indicators and targets
• Provide administrative support to implementing partners to ensure timely project implementation.
• Conduct impact assessments in coordination with partners to capture project results.
• Participate in field visits to support project implementation and monitor progress against project work plans.
• Provide substantive inputs into UN Women and donor reports.
• Provide support to implementing partners on project implementation, in particular regarding training and capacity building activities, including on proposal writing, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, and financial management.  
• Support local WLOs/WROs to increase their representation in humanitarian coordination platforms.

Analysis and communications

• Analyse perception survey inputs collected from implementing partners.
• Conduct a comprehensive mapping of local WLOs/WROs at national and regional levels which are involved in or could become involved in humanitarian response.
• Conduct research on how local WLOs/WROs can be better resourced to ensure more structural change and impact in humanitarian decision-making.
• Complete any other tasks as requested by UN Women management and supervisor.

Competencies

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely and quality substantive inputs to project strategies and activities.
• Timely and quality substantive inputs to workplans and budgets
• Adherence to UN Women standards and rules
• Timely monitoring and tracking of project results and finances
• Relationship with partners and stakeholders
• Quality of knowledge and advocacy products

Core Values

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Competencies

• Awareness and sensitivity regarding gender issues
• Accountability
• Creative problem solving
• Effective communication
• Inclusive collaboration
• Stakeholder engagement
• Leading by example

Functional Competencies

• Experience in and knowledge of UN and IASC policies and guidance related but not limited to Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA), localisation, PSEA, AAP, GBV, and Centrality of Protection.
• Experience working with civil society organisations, including local WLOs/WROs.
• Strong background in adult learning design.
• Proven success in developing and facilitating capacity-building activities on humanitarian issues.
• Good project formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Good knowledge of Results Based Management (RBM)
• Strong financial and budgeting skills.
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to work precisely with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and meet sudden and tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment.

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification

Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Gender Studies, Development Studies, Law, International Development, Human Rights, or other related fields.

Experience:

• At least 5-7 years of relevant experience in gender in humanitarian action, humanitarian programming, project management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, partner capacity building, and donor reporting.
• Proven experience of working on women’s empowerment and gender programming in emergency contexts; international experience is an advantage.
• Proven experience working on cross-cutting issues in humanitarian settings, including gender, PSEA, AAP, GBV, and protection.
• Good understanding of the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia as well as UN and IASC policies and guidelines related to GBV, GiHA, localisation, PSEA, AAP, and Centrality of Protection.
• Experience in coordinating and working with local organisations, including WLOs/WROs in Ethiopia.
• Proven experience in developing and contextualizing guidelines, manuals, and training tools on GiHA, GBV, localisation, PSEA, protection, the humanitarian architecture, and other relevant humanitarian topics.
• Proven experience in grant management, project monitoring and evaluation.
• Proven ability to collect and analyse data and concisely present findings and recommendations. 
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office, Excel, Powerpoint, Word, and other online platforms.
• Ability and willingness to travel to rural areas to support project implementation and monitoring of activities.
• Experience of working in the UN system is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Amharic is required
• Knowledge of Afari or another local language is an asset
• Knowledge of another UN official working language is an asset

Application:

• All applications must include (as an attachment) a 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 and candidates are required to include in the P-11 form links for their previously published reports and articles completed within the last two years. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.