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. For many years, the United Nations faced serious challenges in its efforts to promote gender equality globally, including inadequate funding and no single recognized driver to direct UN activities on gender equality issues. In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, to address such challenges. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on 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.

As Deputy Executive Director – Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships (RSP), the Deputy Executive Director/Assistant Secretary-General will work closely with the Executive Director (ED) and the Deputy Executive Director for Normative Support, UN System Coordination and Programme Results (DED NCPR) to ensure the acceleration of UN Women’s mandate and goals by promoting the gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda, in line with the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals, and by leading UN Women in innovation, reform and transformational change, ensuring that UN Women is fit for purpose. Together with the other DED, s/he will be responsible for developing and directing the efficient and effective results-oriented implementation of UN Women’s Strategic Plan, introducing innovative technologies and strengthening partnerships with all stakeholders.  Both DEDs will ensure effective oversight and accountability for results and promote an inclusive and enabling working culture across the organization at country, regional and global levels.  

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary

Under the direction of the Under-Secretary-General / Executive Director of UN Women, the Assistant Secretary-General / Deputy Executive Director for RSP is responsible for leading the organization in achieving operational excellence and ensuring transparency and accountability in its operations.  On behalf of the ED, the DED RSP will strategically lead, oversee and direct the work and the performance of the Division of Management & Administration (which includes Budget, Finance, IT, Security, Legal, Procurement, Facilities and Audit coordination), Resource Mobilization, Donor Relations and Partnership Development, Human Resources, Communications and Advocacy.

Functions:

• Liaise and collaborate closely with the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director NCPR and the Senior Management Team to develop and advance strategic priorities, policies and initiatives throughout the organization and to ensure effective oversight for results;
• Empower all offices at HQ, regional and country level to deliver at high level; Promote a culture of results orientation, collaboration, accountability and innovation;
• Represent UN Women as designated by the Executive Director; Strengthen and maintain close partnerships with high-level stakeholders, including the UN Women Executive Board, intergovernmental bodies, government representatives, civil society, private sector, UN system representatives and Inter-agency fora to promote and advocate for gender equality and women’s empowerment;
• Define the vision and provide high-level advice and guidance to the Executive Director on the mobilization and management of resources, sustainability and partnerships; Provide guidance on change management, promoting innovative approaches and technology; 
• Oversee the design, development and implementation of corporate innovative resource mobilization, donor relations and partnership strategies, including innovative finance modalities;
• Support efforts to ensure adequate financing for gender equality and lead cost-benefit analysis and periodic reviews on the state of investments in gender equality and women’s empowerment and consequences for the SDGs and Leaving No One Behind;
• Oversee the implementation of a communications strategy that further strengthens the UN Women brand and visibility; Act as opinion maker in high-level publications and fora promoting the feminist agenda;
• Lead the organization’s finance, budgeting, risk management, information systems and telecommunications, human resources, procurement and security operations; ensure operational effectiveness and accountability for use of resources, including so that organizational resources are employed effectively and redeployed when necessary; Guide and promote the establishment of accountability systems which review activities and goals against strategies;
• Lead the improvement of existing operational structures, policies and procedures for high performance results-based management of UN Women’s funds and workforce; Lead reform initiatives in management and operations, including the streamlining and simplification of UN Women management processes, and oversight of change management;
• Support the Executive Director in interacting with and ensuring management follow up to recommendations from the Internal Audit and Evaluation Services, OIOS, the Ethics office, the UN Board of Auditors, the Audit Advisory Committee and other oversight mechanisms.

Impact of Results:

• The ASG has the responsibility to support the work towards achieving substantive Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment by 2030, by initiating change that will last, including ensuring that initiatives relate to SDG goal 5 and other goals that have a positive impact on the lives of women and girls.
• UN Women is fully funded and delivers on its triple mandate with operational excellence, value for money and efficiency.
• Innovative partnerships, communication and advocacy result in stronger international support to accelerate progress for women.
• Innovative strategic partnerships are established, including with private sector, to mobilize major new resources, including financial resources to support faster progress for women and girls.
• Strong collaboration between different divisions under ASG responsibilities as well as those divisions under the supervision of the other ASG, at all levels of the organization.
• The creation of corporate structures, system and processes, including administrative and management structures that support the implementation of UN Women’s mandate.
• The strengthening/creation of a workplace that is nurturing, encourages team work, fosters trust and strengthens accountability in management to deliver on UN Women’s mandate.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Proven commitment to the feminist agenda
• 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:

• Strong knowledge of gender equality and women's empowerment and commitment to a feminist agenda
• Strong knowledge of successful management practices, including financial management, budgeting, operations, administration and related processes
• Ability to conceptualize and convey strategic vision from the spectrum of development experience, and translate this into practical and prioritized action and planning
• Demonstrated ability to deliver transformative change
• Strategically-minded and service- and results-driven
• Excellent team leadership and relationship building skills
• Ability to provide guidance to crisis management and emergency response situations
• Ability to build strong working relationships within an international/global operation
• Excellent diplomatic and negotiation skills, cultural sensitivity
• Well-developed people management skills; Excellent interpersonal skills

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• An advanced University Degree business or public administration / management or a related discipline. 

Experience:

• Over 15 years of professional experience in increasingly responsible roles of which at least 10 years in high level managerial / leadership roles.
• Proven experience and track record in moving forward the feminist agenda of gender equality and women’s empowerment.
• Proven experience and track record in resource mobilization and/or innovative financing.
• Proven experience and track record in management, including financial management, budgeting, administrative and operational support for a global organization.
• Experience in corporate results planning and management.
• Experience in designing and leading organizational reform, development and change.
• Experience in the UN system highly desirable. 

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language 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.