UN WOMEN Jobs - 77837- National Consultant: Coordinator and Secretariat t

National Consultant: Coordinator and Secretariat to the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Amman, JORDAN

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

30-Apr-2018

Application Deadline :

05-Apr-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

12 months

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

UNWOMEN, 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.

UNWOMEN supports the Government of Jordan in its efforts to strengthen national capacity on gender mainstreaming and the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment in line with its international and national commitments. In 2015, the government established the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on women’s empowerment and gender equality to provide leadership, coordination and accountability for action across government on achieving commitments related to women’s human rights within the Vision 2025 and other national priorities and planning documents. The IMC is designed to play a critical role in providing political leadership for promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in government policymaking, in coordination with the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW) in its role as the technical gender equality mechanism of government, and with other government institutions. Coordination between these mechanisms is critical to maximizing their impact, as is providing full time secretariat support to the IMC in its important political role.

The realization of gender equality and the women’s empowerment depends significantly on coordination and cooperation between different government agencies and national frameworks which seek to achieve this goal. Such cooperation and coordination will be key to ensuring that gender equality and women’s empowerment is at the core of Jordan’s national planning processes and that the transition from humanitarian response to resilience building and women’s empowerment is integrated within Jordan’s overall development goals. The Government of Jordan has therefore requested dedicated assistance to support and strengthen these coordination and cooperation efforts.

Under the overall guidance of the Head of the Resilience and Empowerment Unit (UNWOMEN), the direct supervision of the Institutional Capacity Development Specialist (UNWOMEN), and in close coordination and consultation with the Ministry of Social Development (as current Chair of the IMC), the national consultant will support the IMC in establishing the secretariat function and serve as secretariat to the IMC. He/she will work closely with the IM, JNCW and other relevant government institutions to facilitate coordination between the different key national stakeholders for GEWE. The consultant will also support efforts to build strong partnerships with key stakeholders and to foster knowledge management and capacity development.

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives of the Assignment

The consultant will fill both secretariat and coordination functions.

Scope of Work and deliverables

• Serve as the Secretariat to the IMC

• Serve as the Coordinator to the IMC, fostering coordination between the government gender equality mechanisms

• Support the IMC in its strategic planning to advocate for political and financial support for Jordan’s priorities for gender equality and women’s empowerment

• Support the IMC in preparing and coordinating inputs to the development of a government gender mainstreaming policy

• Support the UNWOMEN Institutional Capacity Development Specialist and JNCW to promote the institutional capacity development needs for key government institutions on gender equality and women’s empowerment issues

Competencies

a. Core values:

• 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.

• Respect for 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.

b. Functional Competencies:

• Ability to establish and maintain broad strategic networks and partnerships with government institutions, UN agencies and other international partners and civil society;

• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice;

• Strong Knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment issues in Jordan

• Strong capacity in institutional capacity development

c. 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 others

• 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.

Duration and duty station for the assignment:

The duration of the assignment will be 12 months and the duty station will be Amman, Jordan with travel to field as required. Office space and equipment will be provided by UNWOMEN.

Fees and Schedule of Payments

The position will be remunerated based on a daily rate.

The successful candidate will receive his/her payment based on satisfactory deliverable and a time sheet duly approved by the UNWOMEN Country Representative.

Application procedures:

Interested applicants for this position must submit the following or the application will not be considered:

UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment;
The applicant should indicate in the application his/her proposed all-inclusive monthly lump-sum.

The selected applicant will be requested to submit a “Statement of Good Health” from a recognized physician prior to commencement of work, certifying that the individual is in good physical and mental health and is capable of undertaking the related consultancy and if required to travel is fit to travel and has had the required inoculations for the country or countries to which the individual is to travel. The individual shall take full responsibility for the accuracy of that statement.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field is required.

Required Skills and Experience
Experience:

At least seven (7) years of relevant experience in human rights, gender, development or another relevant field
Proven experience in multi-stakeholder coordination, including with senior national government officials
Proven experience in developing and supporting coordination mechanisms for gender equality and women’s empowerment
Good knowledge and understanding of gender issues in Jordan
Good knowledge of and familiarity with government planning and decision-making processes

Language requirements:

Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required