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 Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division (PPID) drives UN Women’s positioning as a global thought & practice leader on gender equality and women’s empowerment to deliver on the SDGs by connecting and consolidating UN Women’s knowledge and experience from across the field for normative policy advancements, facilitating substantive thematic coordination across the UN System, leading cutting-edge policy analysis based on data and evidence, and providing technical advice to support field programming for impact at scale.

The Economic Empowerment (EE) section in PPID contributes to UN Women’s Strategic goals by promoting women’s income security, decent work, and economic autonomy, in alignment with the 2030 Agenda and the principle of leaving no one behind.  It has been divided historically into three broad pillars:  Economic Institutions, Macroeconomics, and Sustainable Development. The Economic Empowerment Section also provides thematic leadership and technical support to the Generation Equality Action Coalitions on Economic Justice and Rights and Feminist Action for Climate Justice.

Economic Empowerment’s macroeconomics pillar engages in the development of global public goods including tools and guidelines and provides technical support and capacity development in gender-responsive macroeconomics, social protection systems and the care economy, and supports field offices with programme development to provide more relevant support to governments, civil society, development partners, private sector and international financial institutions. Working in this area of focus, enables UN Women to engage in policy work to promote more inclusive growth, signpost exit routes from crises (i.e., economic, and financial crisis; food and fuel crises, etc), transform the care economy, and demonstrate how social protection can complement and support policies for poverty reduction.

Reporting to the Chief of Economic Empowerment, the Policy Advisor, Macroeconomics and Global Lead on Care will oversee the development of feminist macroeconomic and care policies and programmes, provide capacity building to regional and country offices, establish and strengthen partnerships, and develop relevant knowledge products.

Duties and Responsibilities

Manage the development of UN Women’s feminist macroeconomics work including in the areas of care, social protection, employment, poverty reduction and inclusive growth

• Lead the development of an integrated strategy and plan of work in key areas of macroeconomic policies and programmes
• Identify promising practices, technical expertise, and strategic opportunities for advancing work on macroeconomics with regional and country offices and partners, including governments.
• Lead the development of global public goods including policy papers, and training materials to incorporate a gender dimension into macroeconomic policies and development plans; including those on inclusive growth, public and private finance, and investment; transforming the care economy; and access to social protection.

Manage the implementation of macro-economic programmes, projects, and policy processes

• Coordinate the overall project work plan development and implementation for the macro-economic team and identify concrete results and deliverables
• Develop and manage the work programme of the sub-unit to ensure substantive and technical quality according to standards and goals of UN Women
• Establish collaboration and ensure solid internal coordination and coherence of the macroeconomics portfolio within the section and across other sections, divisions, and field offices
• Lead the provision of policy recommendations and guidance to strategic planning and positioning on macroeconomics.
• Contribute substantively and lead existing thematic and gender equality networks to better connect UN Women and partners.
• Prepare documentation for UN normative intergovernmental processes, including substantive input in the preparation of position papers and reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies such as Commission on the Status of Women, Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly, and other policy-making organs, as appropriate

Lead the Gender Equality Accelerator on transforming the care economy

• Lead the design and implementation of the Gender Equality Accelerator (GEA) on transforming the care economy in close collaboration with partners within and beyond the UN system, regional and country offices
• Lead the development of tools and approaches for transforming the care economy, and work with regional and country offices and partners to develop and use these tools
• Support regional and country office teams in developing and strengthening policies, projects/ programmes and modalities to support the implementation of relevant global norms, policies and standards on care and ensure proper monitoring
• Provide technical support to other GEA leads to integrate care considerations in the design and implementation of their initiatives
• Ensure a coherent approach across UN Women on the work on care, bringing together other divisions and sections working on care
• Coordinate on behalf UN Women, the UN wide joint efforts on care including development of a coherent vision and contextually specific approaches
• Oversee the implementation of the Global Alliance for Care

Lead the provision of technical support and capacity building on macro-economics

• Work with regional and country offices to develop standard and context specific tools on macro-economics
• Lead the provision of technical policy advice from HQ to programme/ project managers/ specialists in regional and country offices
• Establish and lead global and sectoral communities of practice that promote collaboration, peer support, consultation, innovation and replication of good practices.
• Identify and disseminate lessons learnt and good practices in collaboration with regional and country offices.
• Manage the identification of knowledge and implementation gaps and possible solutions, and develop, implement and monitor capacity building initiatives.

Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders, regional/ international actors and development partners

• Build and strengthen strategic partnerships for the advancement of macro-economics work
• Liaise and partner with other UN agencies working in specific areas including transforming the care economy, social protection etc to mobilize resources for joint programs
• Build and strengthen close liaisons with relevant donors and other actors supporting efforts towards macroeconomic work
• Lead and provide advice to regional/ national bodies and represent UN Women in interagency groups that influence national policies related to macro-economics

Manage the resource mobilization strategy for macroeconomics work within the section

• Contribute to the development and implementation of a resource mobilization plan for macroeconomics work including for the signature initiative on transforming the care economy
• Lead the development of concept notes and proposals for mobilization of resources in line with donor priorities
• Provide technical support to field-based offices in mobilizing resources for the implementation of macroeconomic programs and projects
• Support research and analyze information on donors; prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of collaboration with donors and partners.

Lead communication, advocacy, and knowledge development efforts

• Lead the research, development, and presentation of analytical reports, research papers, briefing notes background papers, summaries, correspondence on macroeconomics

• Establish and nurture relationship with academia, research institutions, civil society, and experts to expand and share knowledge, exchange views on latest findings, incorporate cutting-edge thinking in UN Women’s work

• Produce periodic updates and briefs on the global macroeconomic situation, including impacts of crisis, in collaboration with the Research and Data section and partners, to be used by stakeholders, CO and HQ;
• Identify promising practices, key lessons, and disseminate to amplify UN Women’s work in macroeconomics

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely and quality technical advice and support
• Leadership in area of macroeconomics
• Quality reports and other strategic documents drafted and submitted in a timely manner
• Regular communication and information flow with other UN Women Advisors
• Quality strategic documents delivered in a timely manner
• Timely and quality knowledge products
• Strong relationships with various partners and stakeholders
• UN Women is well represented in important meetings on topics related to macroeconomics
• Increase in resources mobilized

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

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:  https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

• Demonstrated knowledge of how international public and private investment can create new economic opportunities for women.

• Strong oral and written communications skills, with proven expertise in writing cogent and convincing policy and programme documents.
• Proven track record of direct engagement with government officials and other policy makers resulting in successful integrating of a gender dimension in fiscal and/or monetary and/or development framework.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good planning, goal setting and prioritization skills.
• Effectiveness in establishing and fostering good relations with representatives of government, corporations, academia, UN entities, donors, and civil society; and
• Proven track record of excellent management and technical leadership skills and ability to delegate appropriate responsibility, accountability, and decision-making authority, including for results capture, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in Economics, Feminist Economics or related field.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years of extensive development experience that combines intellectual, strategic, and managerial leadership in development, policy analysis, macroeconomic policy analysis and development, transforming the care economic, fiscal analysis etc.
• Experience in the development and application of macroeconomic tools across regions and contexts
• Experience and expertise working on transforming the care economy at multiple levels /scales desired
• Experience in writing policy papers on the gender dimension of monetary and fiscal policies, care, social protection.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another UN official working language is an asset.

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

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