UN WOMEN Jobs - 78362- UN Women: Planning and UN Coordination Specialist

UN Women: Planning and UN Coordination Specialist

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Nairobi, KENYA

Type of Contract :

FTA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

07-May-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-4

Duration of Initial Contract :

1 year

Languages Required :

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

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.

Reporting to the Regional Director, the Planning and Coordination Specialist manages and implements activities to enhance system wide coherence on gender equality and the empowerment of women; supports UN Women country presences on the ground in their coordination roles with the United Nations Country Teams in the identification of technical expertise, the implementation of corporate-level accountability tools; and provides support to UN Women country presences to ensure high quality planning processes at regional and country level, including through application of results-based programme planning and management with an emphasis on the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide technical support and guidance to the Regional Director and to Regional Office, Multi Country Office/Country Offices in strategic planning:

Provide technical support and guidance to regional and country level colleagues in the development and monitoring of work planning processes and in developing strategic notes;
Provide technical support to RO and MCO/COs and guidance in the development of regional and country level planning instruments, such as annual work plans, programme/ project documents and strategic notes;
Collaborate with Regional Evaluation Specialists and country Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) focal points to ensure that findings and lessons from evaluations are reflected in strategic planning processes;
Provide technical support and guidance to RO, MCO and COs in the development of gender-specific country programming processes and products, including the preparation of UNDAF and other UN system joint programming documents;
Prepare briefing notes, and any other strategic notes or documents for the Regional Director.

Provide technical support to the Regional Director as well as Regional Office, Multi Country Office and Country Offices on inter-agency coordination:

Provide technical support and guidance to the Regional Director in his/her participation in regional groups and in his/her interagency coordination efforts and related technical bodies as well as the Regional Coordination Mechanism;
Provide analysis and advice to RO, COs and MCO on engaging United Nations Country Teams (UNCT) and Resident Coordinators (RCs) on gender responsive development assistance, and on the implementation of UNCT SWAP Score Cards;
Prepare inputs to Common Country Assessment (CCA)/ United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and other documents; provide overall analysis on the UNDAF at the regional level;
Provide substantive support and representation at conferences, high-level meetings, joint programme development, joint advocacy and research.

Provide technical support and guidance to the development of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization as it relates to Coordination efforts:

Provide technical support and guidance to RO, MCO and COs on managing activities and other promotional events to engage bilateral and multilateral institutions/ donors, private sector and civil society to expand and/or sustain interest and resources for UN Women programmes and joint UN system programmes;
As part of strategic planning, provide support and advice to RO, MCO and COs in forging and implementing strategic partnerships to increase UN Women’s positioning in country;
Liaise with key stakeholders from Government, academia, civil society, the private sector and key international actors to build and strengthen strategic alliances and partnerships on women’s rights and gender equality initiatives.

Facilitate knowledge building and sharing:

Lead the development and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned; ensure they are incorporated into programme development;
Provide capacity development support to regional and country level colleagues on results based programme planning and management.

Provide any other support as requested by supervisor.

Key Performance Indicators:

Quality and timely support to RO, MCO and COs in their planning processes and development of results-based and strategic notes and annual work plans;
Quality guidance and leadership provided to UN agencies;
Increase in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) issues incorporated into UN agencies activities;
UN Women partners, including government and donors provide good feedback on their working relationship with UN Women, based on evaluations and assessments;
Increased awareness of UN Women’s work;
Increased resources mobilized and interest in GEWE in partners and donors.

Competencies

Core Values:

Respect for Diversity;
Integrity;
Professionalism.

Core Competencies:

Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
Accountability;
Creative Problem Solving;
Effective Communication;
Inclusive Collaboration;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

Excellent knowledge of gender equity and women’s empowerment issues;
Excellent knowledge of UN system and understanding of inter-agency coordination processes;
Excellent knowledge of results based programme planning and management;
Excellent analytical skills;
Ability to promote and monitor inclusion of gender-specific objectives, indicators, targets and activities in the UN agencies programmes;
Ability to conceptualize and convey strategic vision.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master's degree (or equivalent) in international development, public administration, public policy, or other relevant social science field is required.

Experience:

At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience working with inter-agency coordination and strategic programme planning processes;
Experience in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of programmes;
Experience working in gender equality and women’s rights at the international level is an asset;
Experience working in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs is an asset.

Languages:

Fluency in English required;
Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset;
Knowledge of French is an asset.

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.