UN WOMEN Jobs - 79487- National Junior Consultant

National Junior Consultant

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

02-Jul-2018

Application Deadline :

22-Jun-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Six months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Maximum 11 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.

African Girls Can Code Initiative 2018-2021 (AGCCI) is a new Africa wide programme developed and implemented by UN Women in partnership with ITU Africa Region. The aim of the AGCCI is to expose and equip young girls with digital literacy, coding, and personal development skills. The Initiative will have two components namely:

1. AGCCI Boot Camps: organized annually in a number of countries and targeting young girls aged between 17 – 20 years from all African Countries. The first African Girls Can Code Boot Camp will be held in summer 2018 with 50 young girls aged 17-20 years from all AU member countries. ITU and UN Women aims to scale up the Boot Camps over the coming years, making it an annual event which will take place in different countries reaching more than 1, 000 girls within the 4-year period.

2. Mainstream ICT, gender and coding into the national curricula – working closely with Ministries of Education and Ministries of ICT in all countries across Africa. This part of the Initiative will allow millions of girls both urban and rural girls to begin to learn the IT skills from the early stages of their education primary, middle school to high school. In this way ICT will be engrained in young girls and they will reap the benefit of the global digital boom.

Duties and Responsibilities

Create Data Base of applicants for AGCCI Coding Camp
Inform Applicants on application status
Coordinate CODING Camp participants,
Prepare Participant give away bag with information on the program, their lodging, schedule etc.
Together with other AGCCI Junior consultant s serve as primary focal persons for participants.
Assist in designing creative activities for participants.
Communication products to share results of the AGCCI Boot Camps.

Competencies

Compliance with UN Core Values

Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
Commitment to UN Women’s mission, vision, values and strategic goals.
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero

Required Skills and Experience

Education

An undergraduate degree in communications, Social Sciences, Law, international relations, or gender and development is the basic requirement. Experience of working on similar or comparable assignments, and knowledge of international/regional conference management desired.

Experience

Experience working with diverse youth
Personal commitment, ability to work without constant supervision, and capacity to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from varied cultures and professional backgrounds.
Strong communication skills
Assessment, analytical and planning skills
Excellent computer, drafting and editing skills
Full command of Microsoft applications, particularly Word, and other relevant software.

Remuneration USD 400.00 (Four Hundred) Per Month (payment will be made at the UN operational rate of exchange in effect on the day of payment)