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.

The war in Ukraine has already resulted in significant life loss, unprecedented displacement internally and towards neighboring countries, and devastating destruction of infrastructure. The security situation and the overall operational environment have deteriorated rapidly since the outbreak of the war on 24 February 2022. The updated Ukraine Flash Appeal shows at least 17.7 million people are in immediate need of emergency assistance and protection. According to the latest estimates, over 6.7 million people have already left Ukraine as refugees and over 6.6 million moved within the country, mostly for the eastern and southern oblasts. Many of those displaced are women and children. The ability of local authorities and service providers to sustain a minimum level of services has also been severely hampered in war-affected areas. The forced displacement has placed  an additional burden on local service providers in host and transit communities, including administrative services, healthcare, mental health, and social services and those concerned with ensuring access to justice. Provision of assistance to sexual and gender-based violence survivors is a particular concern: rape has emerged as a weapon of war, and a toxic, hyper-masculine environment has led to a sharp increase in the incidence of conflict-related sexual violence, sexual exploitation and abuse and human trafficking. At the same time, domestic violence remains a persistent problem affecting women disproportionately.

To support the strengthened resilience and early recovery of war-affected communities in selected target areas of Ukraine  UN Women jointly with UNDP and UNFPA is implementing a joint project “EU4Recovery – empowering communities in Ukraine” funded by the European Union. The primary objectives of the joint project are: Objective 1 Target communities have increased access to quality public services that respond to the needs of all population groups, with particular focus on the most vulnerable, and  Objective 2: Community security is enhanced and the social fabric is maintained in project target areas. In particular, UN Women will work on community-based prevention of violence against women and girls, including conflict-related violence, by supporting “attitudinal change” to encourage non-violent masculinities, challenges existing gender norms and raise awareness regarding the unacceptability of gender-based violence against  women and girls, as well as on enhancing the access to justice of victims/survivors of gender-based violence by legally empowering them and strengthening the capacities of justice sector actors on preventing and combating violence against women and girls using a survivor-centered approach.

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Programme Specialist, the Programme Analyst/Prevention of violence against women and girls provides support to the effective implemnetion and management of the project’s activities pertaining to prevention of violence against women and girls. The Programme Analyst supports the delivery of UN Women “EU4Recovery – empowering communities in Ukraine” by monitoring and analyzing results achieved during implementation and supporting appropriate application of systems and procedures. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with UN Women the programme and operations team, maintaining and creating partnerships with government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society, ensuring effective technical support to the national parthers in line with UN system commitments in the Government of Ukraine – UN System Partnership Framework.

Impact of results:

The key results of this post directly impact on the ability of UN Women to effectively implement UN Women’s programmes and related operations in the country. This impact should lead to enhanced support to the war-affected communities to implement prevention of violence against women and girls interventions, as well as increased visibility of UN Women as an effective leader on gender equality and women’s rights and empowerment within the target regions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of prevention of violence against women and girls

  • Provide technical inputs to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives related to prevention of violence against women and girls.

Provide technical support to the implementation and management of prevention of violence against women and girls interventions under the joint project

  • Provide inputs to the annual workplan and budget as required;
  • Coordinate and monitor the implementation of programme activities related to prevention of violence against women and girls;
  • Coordinate the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners;
  • Review and coordinate the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
  • Build capacities and train partners on Results Based Management.

Provide technical assistance and capacity development support to project/programme partners

  • Provide technical support to and technically oversee the implementation of programme activities with partners;
  • Drafting Terms of References (ToRs) as required;
  • Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and coordinate and facilitate technical/ programming support and trainings to partners as needed.

Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/project

  • Monitor progress on programme activity, results and indicators;
  • Monitor the implementation of proposals by responsible partners;
  • Provide inputs to quarterly reports, donor reports and other reports on results outputs and outcomes.

Provide technical inputs to the management of finance of the project

  • Monitor budget implementation and programme activity expenditures and perform budget revisions when required;
  • Provide inputs to financial reports.

Contribute to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies

  • Provide inputs to resource mobilization strategies;
  • Analyze and maintain information and databases;
  • Provide inputs to relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles.

Provide technical inputs to inter-agency coordination on prevention of violence against women and girls to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country

  • Provide technical support to the UN Women Country Representative on inter-agency coordination related activities by providing inputs to background reports and briefs.

Provide inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

  • Provide technical inputs to background documents, briefs and presentations related to prevention of violence against women and girls;
  • Coordinate and support UN Women’s advocacy and campaigns activities, trainings, workshops;
  • Provide inputs to the development of knowledge management products on prevention of violence against women and girls.

KEY  PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR EVALUATION OF RESULTS

  • Timely and quality inputs to programme design
  • Timely and quality inputs to workplans and budgets
  • Adherence to UN Women standards and rules
  • Timely monitoring and tracking of programme results and finances
  • Timely organization of events and coordinating meetings

Competencies

CORE VALUES

  • Respect for Diversity
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
  • Accountability
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Effective Communication
  • Inclusive Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Leading by Example

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

  • Programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
  • Knowledge of Results Based Management
  • Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings
  • Good analytical skills
  • Good knowledge of technical area

Required Skills and Experience

 

Education:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, law, gender/ women’s studies, international development, or a related field is required.
     
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
     
  • A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

 

Experience:

  • Minimum 3 years (with Masters’ degree) of relevant progressively responsible experience at the national and/or international level in prevention of violence against women and girls related project formulation and management, governance,monitoring and evaluation, finance.
  • Proven record on working with national authorities, especially with the local and central government bodies working on prevention of violence against women and girls.
  • Experience and understanding of implementing human rights, gender equality and women's empowerment projects and initiatives. Experience in advocacy for gender equality and women's empowerment is desirable.
  • Experience of working with relevant stakeholders from the governmental and non-governmental institutions involved into recovery issues at the national and sub-national levels;
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Office, Outlook, etc.).

Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in oral and written English and Ukrainian languages.

 

UN Women Personal History Form (P11) must be completed and attached as part of the online application - https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-p11-personal-history-form.doc?la=en&vs=558

Applications without P11 may be treated as incomplete and may not be considered for further assessment.

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