UN WOMEN Jobs - 72574- NATIONAL, PROJECT OFFICER (Women's Peace and Secur

NATIONAL, PROJECT OFFICER (Women's Peace and Security)

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Maputo and Provincies, MOZAMBIQUE

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Starting Date :

03-Jul-2017

Application Deadline :

09-Jun-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

SC-4

Duration of Initial Contract :

12 Months

Languages Required :

English Portuguese

Expected Duration of Assignment :

12 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.

Background

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.

Building on over fifteen years of experience in the area of women, peace and security, including conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding, security sector reform and access to justice, UN Women has been working to ensure the implementation of the UN Framework on Women Peace and Security firmly based on the empowerment of women to effectively engage and benefit and of national institutions to meet their obligations.

Working with relevant partners including the Government, Civil Society Organizations, development partners and UN agencies, UN Country Office in Mozambique seeks to translate the global strategy, in the area of Governance, Peace, Security, Recovery and Humanitarian Action, and the peace and into effective context-specific programmes and results. Accordingly, UN Women Mozambique has supported the Government of Mozambique in developing a National Plan on Women, Peace and Security and with support of the government of Iceland is expanding its efforts in contributing to its implementation. The Programme Officer will play a key role towards this objective.

Under the overall guidance of the Country Representative and a close supervision of the Programme Specialist, National Project Officer will lead the implementation of interventions in the area of women, peace and security and humanitarian action.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

Effective implementation of programme strategies and management of assigned projects/programmes;
Programme management in accordance with UN Women’s Programme and Operation Manual;
Strategic partnerships with the government, donor and civil society organizations in the areas of assignment;
Technical advisory services to the CO and partners, knowledge building and management.
Advocacy and Resource mobilization
Inter-agency Coordination Support
Any other business as required by the office
Effective implementation of programme strategies and management of assigned portfolio
Contribute to the development of the programme portfolio on WPS and Humanitarian Action
Prepare detailed annual and quarterly work-plans and ensure timely implementation of the programme activities in accordance with the work plan
Ensure implementation of programmes/project under the assigned portfolio;
Contributes to develop research, monitoring and evaluation (MER) plans and facilitate in effective application of RBM tools, and regular monitoring and tracking of programme results;
Identifies programme risks and update the status of these risks developing contingency plans as necessary;
Organize and lead monitoring of portfolio related activities and ensure implementation of resulting follow up actions
Prepare and submit in a timely manner progress reports to the donor in line with UN Women Corporate Guidelines
Identification of areas for support and interventions within the assigned areas;
Provide advise to the CO within the thematic area/portfolio assigned.
Provision of technical inputs, review and analysis of reports and other relevant materials on women, peace and security to UN Women HQ and/or Regional Office, governments and donors
Programme management in accordance with UN Women’s Programme and Operation Manual.
Ensure effective, timely and quality implementation of all activities under the assigned portfolio in line with the CO strategic and Annual Work Plan;
Manage financial, administrative and human resources in accordance with UN Women’s corporate procedures;
Perform substantive and financial monitoring of assigned projects, identifying issues, proposing and implementing agreed upon mitigating strategies
Lead evaluation of projects under the assigned portfolio
Strategic partnerships with the government, donor and civil society organizations:
Contribute to the development of appropriate working relations with key stakeholders on relevant aspects of the programme;
Coordinate with the respective partners for programme linkages, leverage and synergy;
Supports strategic partnerships and resource mobilization efforts by researching relevant documentation, and participating in donor meetings and public information events;
Ensure effective information flow, communication and coordination with and between UN Women office and implementing partners and stakeholders of the assigned projects;
Participates in and contributed to UNDAF processes on issues related to the area of responsibility
Technical advisory services to the CO and partners and facilitation of knowledge building and management:
Identify CO and partners technical needs provides or facilitates access to the necessary technical advice
Systematic documentation and drafting of knowledge inputs (contribute to knowledge products of CO) on project activities, strategies, results, lessons.
Identify sources of information related to policy-driven issues, and synthesize best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme policy goals to guide programme improvements and future strategic development planning;
Participate in and provide sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice
Support partners and stakeholders in capacity development activities to enhance knowledge and skills in results based management, results based reporting and budgeting, and systematic quality assurance.
Communications, Advocacy and Resource mobilization
Leads development and systematicimplementationof the project communication strategy
Proactively and substantively support and implement relevant, high-impact advocacy activities with key partners
Leads development and implementation of advocacy approaches at national level on issues related to international commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment related to the assigned thematic areas;
Design programme proposals within the area of responsibility for resource mobilization and contributes to CO overall related efforts
Inter-Agency Coordination Support:
Provide support to the CO on inter-agency coordination related activities;
Prepare substantive inputs to UNDAF related processes in the areas of responsibility
Prepare analytical and regular progress reports on UN Women’s’ program experiences in support of UN women inter-agency coordination role.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN Women
Displays sensitivity and fairness in regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, and disability
Treats all people fairly without favouritism

Knowledge Management and Learning:

Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office
Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more thematic areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills

Development and Operational Effectiveness:

Ability to apply conceptual models in support of formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources
Strong IT skills
Ability to lead implementation of new systems (business side), and affect staff behavioural/attitudinal change.

Management and Leadership:

Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
Remains calm and in control even under pressure

Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master degree or equivalent in development studies, international relations, Gender and Human Rights related disciplines, Social Sciences, or related field.

Experience:

Minimum 7 years of relevant experience at the national and/or international level managing development programmes and projects

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience working on development issues, preferably related to gender equality, violence against women, peace and security or women economic empowerment

Experience of working with Multiple partners – Governmental, Civil society organizations, donors, UN Agencies.

Knowledge of national policy, legal and institutional frameworks related to gender equality and women’s empowerment

Knowledge and solid experience with results based management

Language Requirements:

English and Portuguese (written and spoken) is required