Historique

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 Division develops and implements the UN Women program of work on analysis, research and knowledge management that provides the evidence base for the advice and guidance UN Women provides to the intergovernmental process, the UN system, and to UN Women staff working at country and regional level on issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment. It identifies emerging issues and trends, and develops and proposes new strategies for achieving the agreed goals through innovative approaches and lessons learned about what works in practice. It also designs and oversees the training and capacity development programs of UN Women, working closely with the UN Women training facility in Santo Domingo. 

The Policy Division staff is organized in Thematic Sections, bringing together technical experts who: undertake issues-based research; analyze data on country, regional or global trends; build a knowledge base on policy commitments and their implementation; propose evidence-based options for global policy, norms and standards and for UN Women global programme strategies; and contribute substantive inputs to policy advocacy and technical cooperation programmes. 

Security Council resolution 2122 (2013) requests the Secretary-General to prepare a global study in advance of the high level review of resolution 1325 (2000) to be held by the Security Council in 2015. As the Secretariat of the UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Women, Peace and Security, UN Women will provide the secretariat functions to the development and production of the report, as well as to the system-wide advocacy efforts in relation to the high level review.

Consultations have been held within the Interagency Standing Committee on Women, Peace and Security,[1]chaired by UN Women, to determine collective recommendations on how to carry forward the Global Study. Initial consultations have also been held with Member States on the expectations for the Study, as well as with civil society partners. The report itself will be drafted by a commissioned author and his/ her team, but all project management, support, communications and advocacy functions, planning of consultations and coordination functions will be directed by the Secretariat at UN Women headed by the P4 Coordinator.

The guiding principles for the study include that it will be undertaken as independently as possible, be inclusive of a broad range of actors, and that it should have a strong focus on impact and real change and progress in the lives of women and girls as a result of the women, peace and security agenda over the past 14 years, rather than processes.

The Study presents an invaluable opportunity to take stock of progress, review trends over time, fill knowledge and data gaps, critically examine persistent and emerging challenges and capture lessons learned and good practices across regions. It is also an opportunity to revisit the agenda and its impact by focusing on local, national, and regional level change. It will build on the findings of the two high-level studies on women, peace and security undertaken in 2002[2] and lessons learned from the tenth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) in 2010.

The Study comes at an opportune time aligning with other major policy reviews and debates underway, including discussions linked to the Post-2015 development framework and the 20-year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The Study will greatly benefit from and be informed by these processes and allows for an examination of linkages between the various agendas and synergies supporting the maintenance of peace and security from a gender perspective.

Under the supervision of the Policy Adviser and Officer in Charge, Peace and Security, the Coordinator is responsible for leading the development and coordination of the global study on implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000); provide support to the high level author; liaise with Member States to mobilize funds and organize consultations; identify gaps and commission research and develop the timelines and workplan for the Study.

[1] The UN Standing Committee on Women, Peace and Security of the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality include members from over 20 United Nations entities working across the pillars of peace and security, human rights and development. Civil society organizations participate as observers. 

[2] United Nations (2002). Women, Peace and Security. New York, and UNIFEM (2002). Women, War, Peace: The Independent Experts’ Assessment on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Women’s Role in Peace-building. New York.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Summary of Key Functions: 
  • Lead the development and coordination of global study on implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000)

Description of Key Functions:

Lead the development and coordination of global study on implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000):

  • Lead the coordination and secretariat functions in relation to the global study to be delivered on behalf of the Secretary-General by 2015 that enriches the objective evidence base regarding partners in implementing resolution 1325 (requested in resolution 2122);
  • Work with the Standing Committee on Women Peace and Security (WPS) to coordinate the various elements of the study, including working with entities on specific substantive sections;
  • Contribute to identifying data gaps in the WPS agenda and commission research to inform the global study and address these gaps;
  • Develop terms of reference for authors and commission research;
  • Mobilize support from Member States including funding for the study, staff secondments, contributions of commissioned research, hosting of regional consultations;
  • Plan, organize and substantively service, where appropriate,  ad hoc expert group meetings, seminars, conferences, workshops and similar gatherings, in support of the global study, including identification and determination of major issues for discussion and selection of participants, development of background documentation, preparation of reports and policy recommendations, and dissemination of results of such meetings;
  • Support through the coordination of the global study a process of ensuring that UN Women, UN partner entities and Member States accelerate and consolidate implementation of the women peace and security resolutions in light of the upcoming 15 year anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 in 2015, and as indicated in recent intergovernmental agreements such as Security Council resolution 2122, the CEDAW General Recommendation 30, and the Peacebuilding Commission Declaration of September 26 2013 by ensuring adequate reporting against the system-wide Strategic results framework on women, peace and security);
  • Lead a communications and advocacy strategy linked to raising awareness of the study, developing platforms for sharing information from the study through other means, including social media, a website, and documentaries.

Impact of Results:

UN Women delivers a high quality, impactful, Global Study that shapes the Women, Peace and Security agenda beyond 2015. Member States, UN Entities and NGOs are engaged and buy-in to the process. Human and financial resources for the study are utilized optimally. UN Women is positioned as the UN system wide leader on Women, Peace and Security policy. Peace and security issues are well-reflected into other policy processes in 2015, such as the review of the Beijing Platform for Action and the negotiation of Sustainable Development Goals.

 

Compétences

Core values / Guiding principles:
 
Integrity:
  • Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.
Professionalism:
  • Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.
Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:
  • Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
  • Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:
  • Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.
Organizational Awareness:
  • Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.
Development and Innovation:
  • Take charge of self-development and take initiative.
Work in teams:

 

  • Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

 

  • Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

 

  • Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards other.

Conflict Management:

 

  • Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:
  • Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.
Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:
  • Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

Functional Competencies:

  • Ability  to perform a broad range of specialized activities aimed at effective and efficient functioning of office, including data/schedule management, maintenance of protocol, information flow;
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion;
  • Creates, edits and presents information in clear and presentable formats, using appropriate IT functionality;
  • Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
  • Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints.

 

 

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:
  • Master's degree (or equivalent) in development related disciplines, gender issues, economics, public policy, law or other social science fields. (Education in Peace and Security is an advantage).

Experience:

  • A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in development, law, policy analysis, sociological/gender equality or related areas, including in the thematic area and in managerial leadership;
  • Proven experience in advocating for women’s empowerment and rights in Peace and Security, including knowledge of regional organizations and women’s organizations working on Peace and Security;
  • Field experience in peace and security contexts is an advantage;
  • Proven experience to organize and manage knowledge management processes and tools;
  • Managerial competencies/ supervisory and management experience is a requirement including proven strong people management skills and public speaking skills. 
Languages:

  • Written and oral proficiency in English is required, other UN Languages highly desirable.

Application:
  • All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
  • 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.