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UN Women: Economic Empowerment Policy and Technical Advisor - Regional Office | |
Location : | Nairobi, KENYA |
Application Deadline : | 12-Apr-13 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Type of Contract : | FTA International |
Post Level : | P-5 |
Languages Required : | English |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | One Year |
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. |
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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. UN Women regional Office for the East and Horn and Southern Africa in Nairobi has identified a number of sectors and issues as priority for the next years. As per the ESARO regional strategy, the priority areas of work include expanding women's leadership and participation; (ii) enhancing women's economic empowerment; and (iii) gender mainstreaming of national planning and budgeting processes. In addition to the above, UN Women also actively participates and contributes to various UN inter-agency processes and collaborates with UN organizations around specific programme areas. The scope of work of the Economic Empowerment Policy and Technical Advisor requires experience and in-depth understanding of gender equality and women's political empowerment issues, to translate UN Women's strategic plans in the area of economic empowerment into effective programmes and results. It also requires developing mutually reinforcing partnerships with relevant Government counterparts, UN organizations, and CSOs.
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Summary of Key Functions:
Description of Functions: Analyze macro-economic trends and opportunities:
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Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, regional and international actors and development partners:
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Impact of Results: The Economic Empowerment Adviser will affect the success of the formulation and implementation efforts of UN Women's Economic Empowerment programmes and initiatives, in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region, which seeks to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.
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UN Women Background: 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 |
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