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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations System efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. The Programme Analyst reports to the Special Assistant to the Director, Programme, Policy and Intergovernmental Division (PPID). PPID drives UN Women’s positioning as a global thought & practice leader on gender equality and women’s empowerment to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by:
Providing technical advice to support field programming for impact at scale Core Functions
Under the direct supervision of the Special Assistant, the consultant is responsible for providing coordination, communication, and executive support to the Division. |
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide coordination and analytical support:
- Prepare, coordinate and assemble briefing materials, Talking Points and PowerPoint presentations for PPID Director review and clearance guided by the Special Assistant.
- Collate information and talking points and conduct research on relevant topics in preparation of the Director and Deputy Director’s mission and participation in internal and external meetings.
- Under the guidance of the Special Assistant, liaise with PPID Sections and offices, including Country Offices, Regional Offices, HQ staff and relevant units on exchange of information and data, and work planning to inform Director’s decision making.
Provide administrative, executive and communication support to PPID Directorate:
- Draft communication materials in collaboration with Division units and the Special Assistant for effective dissemination of pertinent information to senior management and other relevant staff at Headquarters and other offices;
- Support the Special Assistant with coordination and preparation of meetings led by the Director, drafting of meeting summaries and tracking follow-up actions.
- Lead the development and maintenance of a searchable archive of talking points and briefing notes prepared by PPID for easy retrieval in collaboration with the Knowledge Management specialist and EDO
- Under the guidance of the Special Assistant, follow-up on the submissions, clearances and approvals of items on the Director’s Decision Sheet in MS Teams;
- Support with collecting information to inform recommendations by Directorate in regard to external meeting invitations to Executive Leadership Team.
- Perform other duties as required by the division.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Timely coordination of briefing notes;
- Timely input of requests into the Director’s Decision Sheet;
- Quality of communication support and briefing material.
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