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UN Women Programme Manager: Increasing Accountability in Financing for Gender Equality (FfGE) Programme in Uganda | |
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Location : | Kampala, UGANDA |
Application Deadline : | 11-Nov-15 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Type of Contract : | TA International |
Post Level : | P-3 |
Languages Required : | English |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 9 months |
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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The Government of Uganda has adopted a series of legal and policy frameworks necessary to meet international, regional and national commitments towards gender equality and women’s empowerment through the adoption of national action plans, sectoral plans and legislations. Implementation of those commitments requires a concerted effort by the government, United Nations, development partners and civil society. Within this context, there is a concern that efforts to reform aid mechanisms, and build national capacity for development effectiveness are not ensuring adequate financing for gender equality. By committing to the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) and ratifying the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and other international instruments that outline obligations towards equitable development and security for all, Government of Uganda and the international community assume the responsibility for implementation of those commitments including through securing the resources required to finance actions that aim at achieving the full realization of women’s rights. In response to demand for increased accountability for implementation of gender equality commitments in economic policies and financing decisions related to aid and domestic resources, and guided by its mandate to support Government and partners to mainstream gender in development planning and budgeting and further informed by achievements and lessons learnt from its on-going work on Gender-Responsive Planning and Budgeting (GRPB), UN Women Uganda is implementing a programme aimed at increasing the volume and effective use of the development assistance funds for Uganda to support national commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment. The programme aims to ensure that national and international commitments on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (GEWE) are mainstreamed into European Development Fund (EDF) funding for Uganda. It further seeks to strengthen capacity of Government of Uganda, and civil society partners to programme for gender equality and women’s empowerment in the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) National Indicative Programme (NIP) for Uganda. Through a range of carefully selected activities, the programme will contribute towards enhancing capacity of key actors to plan, implement, monitor and document programmes that enhance the protection and promotion of women’s human rights in general and more specifically in three selected sectors (Transport Infrastructure, Food Security and Agriculture and Good Governance) under the 11th EDF NIP for Uganda. This programme builds on the Political Declaration of the 59th UN Commission on the Status of Women in March 2015, the Memorandum of Understanding between UN Women and the European Commission and is in line with the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality in Development, which aims to support the integration of gender equality in the aid effectiveness agenda and strengthen coherence of supported technical assistance with gender equality and women’s human rights. It also builds on lessons learned of UN Women Global programme on “Increasing Accountability in Financing for Gender Equality”. It is in this context that UN Women Uganda Office seeks to hire a Programme Manager to undertake specific duties detailed below.
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Duties and Responsibilities |
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Summary of key functions: Under the overall guidance of the UN Women Country Representative and direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, the Programme Manager will be in charge of the programme, ensuring timely planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting, in line with donor agreement. The Programme Manager will also be responsible for ensuring quality and timely delivery of technical assistance to key stakeholders, mainly government ministries, departments and agencies as well as to the development partner. S/he will oversee development of knowledge products, including high quality technical policy papers on priority sectors, to inform planning and budgeting. S/he will be responsible for partnership coordination of all stakeholders under this initiative. Key Responsibilities:
Analytical, technical and operational support and advice:
Overall programme management, implementation and operational oversight
Strategic and technical guidance and support to government, CSOs and donor partners:
Knowledge building and communication:
Policy advocacy and partnership building:
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Core values and Guiding principles: Integrity:
Professionalism:
Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:
Core Competencies: Ethics and Values:
Organizational Awareness:
Development and Innovation:
Work in teams:
Communication and Information Sharing:
Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:
Conflict Management:
Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:
Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:
Functional Competencies: Technical/Functional:
Knowledge Management and Learning:
Development and Operational Effectiveness:
Management and Leadership:
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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. |
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