UN WOMEN Jobs - 28866- Programme Officer

Programme Officer – Economic Empowerment

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Abuja, NIGERIA

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Starting Date :

14-May-2012

Application Deadline :

02-Apr-12 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

SB-4

Duration of Initial Contract :

One year

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The UN WOMEN (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) is recruiting personnel for the following position in the Country Office in Abuja:

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions
•    To build the capacity of women cooperatives to basic means of production
•    To increase the economic potentials of women to compete within the limited
•    To serve as a catalyst in order to ensure the involvement of women in mainstream development activities, as often as possible at the pre-investment stage.
•    Programme Management and Implementation
•    Support management of UN WOMEN
•    Support the achievement of Gender Equality through Women Empowerment and reduction of violence against women.
•    Research and Advocacy
•    Facilitation of Knowledge Building and Information Sharing
•    Facilitate capacity building for relevant stakeholders

Specific Tasks:
Develop the proposal for the gender mainstreaming and women economic empowerment and itsimplementation framework.
Liaise closely with the Gender Desk Officer of relevant stakeholders and institutions on empowerment of women
Develop new proposals for funding for activities for economic empowerment and capacity building for the Nigeria police
Support other tasks in the UN WOMEN office as assigned by supervising officer
Propose and implement a resource mobilization strategy for possible donor support based on outcome of stakeholder consultation on programme development
Conduct continuous analysis of the gender and economy context in Nigeria to influence the project’s response to emerging economic issues affecting women.
Undertake follow-up action on programme implementation activities and prepare relevant reports. Draft changes in programme work plans as required under the UNDAF in Akwa Ibom State
Coordinate and Assign/undertake monitoring visits to UN WOMEN gender and economic programmes and projects sites/partners, assess local conditions and resources and monitor UN WOMEN inputs. Communicate with local counterpart authorities on project feasibility and effectiveness
Provide overall technical and advisory oversight to the different stakeholders of the project through the focal desk officers.
Provide overall coordination for the activities on economic empowerment of women
Record and harmonize gender concerns and observations at the national, zonal activities on economic empowerment.
Analyse programme implementation reports and evaluate against established programme recommendations, plans of actions and deliverables. Report outcomes of analysis and make recommendations.
Facilitate the engagement of consultants for any activity that may required the services of consultants within the economic empowerment and capacity building for the police
Facilitate training activities for the Nigeria police on VAWG.
Participate in training programmes, including preparation of training materials and facilitation of sessions within UN WOMEN’s programme areas
Contribute to accurate and timely inputs for project status report required for donors, management and annual reports etc.
Attend technical meetings with partners, prepare reports and undertake follow-up action
Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the UN WOMEN Representative.

Competencies

Core Competencies:

Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity
Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
Self-development, initiative-taking
Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
Creating synergies through self-control
Managing conflict
Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
Informed and transparent decision making

Required Skills and Experience

Qualifications:
The Consultant will have an advance degree in social sciences with current and relevant experience in practice or research in the area of gender equality and women economic empowerment.

Experience:
o    Minimum of 2 years of professional experience, including in-depth knowledge of programming on gender equality, with profound knowledge of women’s rights, gender issues and gender analysis in Nigeria;
o    Experience in programme coordination and implementation;
o    Previous work with UN Agencies and/or civil society organizations will be an advantage;
o    Strong communication and writing skills in English are required.

Interested Candidates should apply online through the website by clicking on the Apply now button. The system will prompt you to upload a CV on the next page.

Please note that instead of a CV you're required to download the UNDP Personnel History Form (P11) from the following link http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc Complete it and upload when prompted.

Applications without a fully completed P11 form will not be considered. Only applicants that are shortlisted will be contacted.

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The UN is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.