UN WOMEN Jobs - 32283- Programme Analyst – Women’s Economic Empowerment -

Programme Analyst – Women’s Economic Empowerment - UNWomen

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UN WOMEN

Lieu :

Brasília, BRESIL

Type de contrat :

FTA Local

Date de commencement :

Date limite de candidature :

09-Sep-12 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

NO-B

Durée du contrat initial

Langues requises :

Anglais Espagnol Portugais

Durée prévue de la mission :

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

Under the guidance of the Regional Programme Director and direct supervision of the National Programme Officer, the Programme Analyst is responsible for management of UN Women Brazil Country Office (CO) programme within the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) thematic area. The Programme Analyst analyzes political, social and economic trends; leads formulation, management and evaluation of programme activities within his/her portfolio; and provides policy advice services.

The Programme Analyst supervises and leads programme support staff, and coordinates activities of the projects’ staff. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with the operations team, programme staff in other thematic areas, in the UN Women Latin America and Caribbean Regional Centre (LAC RC) and in HQs, staff in other UN Agencies, Government officials, technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Summary of Key Functions:

- Implementation of programme strategies
- Management of the CO programme
- Creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy
- Provision of top quality policy advice services to the Government and UN Agencies; and facilitation of knowledge building and management

1. Ensures implementation of programme strategies to promote WEE, focusing on achievement of the following results:

- Thorough analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country and preparation of substantive inputs to the Strategic Plan (SP) and Annual Work Plan (AWP), as well as CCA, UNDAF and other documents.
? Identification of areas for support and interventions within the WEE thematic area. ?

-. Ensures effective management of the CO programme to promote WEE, focusing on quality control from formulation to implementation of the country programme achieving the following results:

- Effective application of RBM tools, establishment of management targets and monitoring achievement of results.
- Design and formulation of CO programme within the WEE thematic area, translating UN Women’s priorities into local interventions. Coordination of programme implementation with the executing agencies. Introduction of performance indicators/ success criteria, cost recovery, targets and milestones.
- Initiation of a project, presentation of the project to PAC, entering project into Atlas, finalization of contribution agreement; determination of required revisions; coordination of the mandatory and budget re-phasing exercises, closure of projects through review. Programme Analyst can perform functions of Manager Level 1 in Atlas for POs and vouchers approval, participates in recruitment processes for projects.
- Financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, development of solutions.
- Follow up on audit recommendations. All exceptions are timely reported.
- Aggregate reports are regularly prepared on activities, outputs and outcomes. Preparation of donor reports.

3. Ensures creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy, focusing on achievement of the following results:

- Development of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society in the WEE thematic areas based on strategic goals of UN Women, country needs and donors’ priorities.
- Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for initiation of new projects, active contribution to the overall office effort in resource mobilization.

4. Ensures provision of top quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management, focusing on achievement of the following results:

- Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals.
- Support to development of policies and institutions that will address the country problems and needs in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Organization of trainings for the operations/ projects staff on WEE issues.

Impact of Results

The key results have an impact on the success of country programme to promote women’s economic empowerment. In particular, the key results have an impact on the design, operation and programming of activities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.

Compétences

Functional Competencies:

Advocacy
- Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UN Women’s mandate

Results-Based Programme Development and Management
-Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work
- Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration
- Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation
- Analyzes country situation to identify opportunities for project development
- Participates in the formulation of project proposals and ensures substantive rigor in the design and application of proven successful approaches and drafts proposals accordingly

Building Strategic Partnerships
- Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues
- Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches
- Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
- Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches

Resource Mobilization
- Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors
- Develops a database of project profiles. Identifies opportunities for project proposals for presentation to donors

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
-Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
-Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
- Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of gender equality and women’s empowerment, particularly women’s economic empowerment
- Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
- Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
- Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
- Demonstrates in-depth understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals
- Identifies and communicates relevant information for advocacy for UNDP’s goals for a variety of audiences
- Identifies and takes advantage of opportunities for advocating for UNDP’s mandate

Client Orientation
- Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion
- Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
- Anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly

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.
- Informed and transparent decision making

Qualifications et expériences requises

Please, fill with details and complete data all the required information in the Personal History Form (check below how to submit application): http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/p11.doc

Education: Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Public Administration, International Development, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Gender Studies or related field.

Experience: 2 years of relevant experience in programming to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women; proven hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects. Experience working with Governments, UN Agencies, women’s organizations and/or the private sector is an asset.

Language Requirements: Fluency in Portuguese(Brazil), English and Spanish.

Instructions - How to submitt application

Click "Apply Now". After filling the fields and clicking in "Submit Application", you MUST attach in the next page the UNDP Personal History Form - P11. The P11 can be found in: http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/p11.doc

Only applications made on UNDP Personal History Form - P11 and submitted on time will be examined.

"UNWomen 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".