UN WOMEN Jobs - 84265- UN Women: Policy and Coordination Analyst

UN Women: Policy and Coordination Analyst

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

TA International

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

28-Mar-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-2

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 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.

UN Women’s Humanitarian Action and Crisis Response Office (HACRO) promotes gender equality and women’s empowerment across the humanitarian - development nexus as a matter of rights, effectiveness, accountability and sustainability. The Office aims to accelerate transformative change through placing women’s leadership and their central role in community resilience at the core of prevention, preparedness and response efforts. As a policy, thematic and programme support office for crisis countries and fragile states, HACRO supports field offices prepare, prevent and respond to disasters and crisis in a gender-responsive manner. HACRO delivers services to UN Women country and regional offices through integrated, multifunctional policy and programme teams specialized in prevention, preparedness, response and resilience building, and by providing stand-by capacity.

Reporting to the Humanitarian Programme Specialist, the Policy and Coordination Analyst will provide support to the HACRO division in strategic programme planning, inter-agency coordination, rapid response country support, resource mobilization and partnership building, as well as advocacy and communication.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide technical and coordination support to the Humanitarian Specialist in strategic planning and emergency response for the Humanitarian Action and Crisis Response Office:

Provide substantive inputs on the formulation of concept notes for UN Women's intervention areas; as well as the office’s strategic note;
Coordinate and liaise with UN Women’s Strategic Planning Unit to ensure HACRO’s alignment with the UN Women Strategic Plan 2018-2021;
Follow up on required action/outstanding issues and report on outcome/result;
Manage the UN Women Emergency Fund, liaising with applying country offices to process applications, monitor spending and final reporting.

Provide technical support to the Humanitarian Specialist and HACRO on inter-agency coordination:

Provide technical support to HACRO’s function as the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Desk, monitoring the Accountability Framework and development of annual IASC Gender Accountability Framework report and recommendations;
Provide Secretariat support to the IASC Gender Reference Group and support UNW’s role as co-chair of the subsidiary body;
Provide technical support to joint inter-agency UN coordination and planning processes and similar exercises;
Prepare briefing materials for the HACRO division on issues to be discussed in the UN and other events and meetings.

Coordinate the implementation of UN Women’s Rapid Deployment Response Roster and Standby Capacity Partner Rosters:

Manage and facilitate UN Women country office requests for internal and external personnel deployments;
Monitor ongoing roster deployments and maintain database for internal use and external reporting;
Maintain roster partnerships through agreement compliance and fulfilling all reporting obligations.

Provide technical and coordination support to HACRO’s reporting coordination efforts:

Monitor UN Women’s humanitarian RMS data-sets and information;
Maintain and facilitate HACRO’s UN Women Strategic Plan indicators reporting obligations;
Provide inputs to UNW’s annual global humanitarian monitoring and reporting efforts;
Assist in HACRO’s annual reporting obligations, including the Executive Directors report;
Provide inputs to and compile information on HACRO reports, as needed, including Grand Bargain, World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) etc.

Provide technical support to HACRO Innovation Initiatives:

Provide technical and coordination support to the t development and coordination of UN Women humanitarian innovation initiatives, primarily on Blockchain, including in the areas of partnerships, project management, resource mobilization and reporting.

Facilitate knowledge building and sharing:

Provide technical support to the development and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned; ensure incorporation into programme planning;
Contribute to capacity building exercises, as necessary.

Key Performance Indicators:

Timely and quality contributions HACRO’s global coordination efforts and assistance in coordinating rapid response HACRO-support to field offices;
Quality inputs and technical support provided to the IASC Gender Desk hosted by UN Women;
Quality inputs to planning processes and reports, and quality support to the Humanitarian Specialist.

Competencies

Core values:

Integrity;
Professionalism;
Respect for Diversity.

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:

Good knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment issues in humanitarian contexts;
Good knowledge of UN system and understanding of inter-agency coordination processes;
Good knowledge of results based programme planning and management;
Good knowledge of innovation efforts in the UN system specifically around blockchain technology;
Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints;
Ability to draft inputs to policy papers, speeches, briefings etc.;
Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations;
Ability to promote and monitor inclusion of gender-specific objectives, indicators, targets and activities in the humanitarian sector;
Good analytical skills;
Ability to provide advice and support.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master's degree (or equivalent) in international development, public policy, or other relevant social science field is required;
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.

Experience:

At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience working in gender in humanitarian action, global inter-agency coordination, and strategic programme planning processes;
Experience managing a roster of experts and liaising with external standby capacity partners required;
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 on innovation focused initiatives;
Experience working in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs is an asset.

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.