Antecedentes
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 Executive Directors Office (EDO) provides support to the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Directors, the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), in the delivery of their functions, especially that of providing overall executive direction and leadership to UN Women. The EO supports the ELT in providing vision, establishing priorities, fostering coherence amongst the senior management team, leading advocacy, ensuring overall management, oversight and accountability.
Under the supervision of the Chief of Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff supports in the overall management of the Executive Office through better planning and internal coordination. The Deputy Chief of Staff also supports efforts to drive forward change management priorities of the ELT, and other priorities of the Executive Director. The Deputy deputizes the Chief of Staff as needed across all of functions, supervises relevant personnel and supports information flows within the Executive Director’s Office and beyond.
Deberes y responsabilidades
Support the Chief of Staff to take forward the strategic priorities of the Executive Director and the broader ELT:
- Review and analysis of key issues, synthesized for quick ELT decision making;
- Support coordination across different divisions to help take forward key strategic priorities for UN Women;
- Support the preparation of internal and external correspondence on issues related to the ELT’s priorities.
Support the implementation of initiatives to strengthen internal governance systems:
- Supports and coordinates the implementation of recommendations on governance systems and structures resulting from governance review (including restructuring of corporate governance structures and methods of work);
- Review UN Women operations and information submitted by the Field and HQ departments on operational issues and policies and generates recommendations for ELT consideration;
- Support the Chief of Staff in coordinating follow up of ELT decisions with SMT and other stakeholders as appropriate;
- Liaise with the Secretariats of other existing or foreseen bodies (including the ACO or ExBo Secretariats).
Provide technical support and guidance to Executive Office oversight and management:
- Support the clearance and approval of documentation sent for ELT clearance, as needed;
- Represent EDO on BRC, BAC and other committees as relevant;
- Coordinate, analyze, research and draft relevant memos and other documents in support of the ELT in close consultation with or support other Executive Office members as appropriate.
Coordinate Executive Office’s strategic planning and budgeting:
- Oversee the development of the EO’s annual work plan and its implementation;
- Provide coordination oversight and monitoring support to the Chief of Staff /Head of Office to oversee Integrated Executive Office budgeting (i.e. planning, monitoring and projections) in close collaboration with Advisers to the DEDs;
- Manage EDO budgets and authorize EO payments and other transactions within delegated authority.
Support the day to day operations of the Executive Director’s Office:
- Supports the CoS, and acts on her/his behalf during the latter’s absence, in the day-to-day management of the Executive Office, including the direct supervision of specific projects;
- Provide any other support as requested by supervisor.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Timely and quality implementation of initiatives related to internal governance systems
- Timely preparations for ELT meetings
- Timely clearance or follow up on documents sent for ELT clearance
- Quality of documents reviewed for ELT
- Quality advice on communication of ELT priorities
- Timely monitoring of development and implementation EO annual workplan and budget
Competencias
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:
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
- Affinity with and knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral;
- Strong inter-personal skills, communicate effectively with staff at all levels of the organisation;
- Ability to work in a highly pressured environment;
- Strong sense of responsibility, confidentiality and accountability.
- Strong partnership building and networking skills, client-oriented
Habilidades y experiencia requeridas
Education and certification:
- Master’s degree or equivalent in gender, social sciences, public administration, business administration 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 professional experience in international development, preferably working on gender equality, and women's rights;
- Experience in policy and programmatic work in gender equality is required;
- Experience in office management and coordination functions is an asset;
- Experience working within the UN System at both a country/field level and in a headquarters setting is highly desirable.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English is required;
- Knowledge of another UN official 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.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)