UN WOMEN Jobs - 85011- Programme Assistant - Ending Violence Against Wome

Programme Assistant - Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) Unit (Open to Indian Nationals Only)

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New Delhi, INDIA

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Starting Date :

01-May-2019

Application Deadline :

16-May-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

SB-3

Duration of Initial Contract :

1 May 2019 to 31 December 2019 (To be renewed depending on availability of funds)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

1 May 2019 to 31 December 2019 (To be renewed depending on availability of funds)

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 is the UN’s global entity for gender equality and women’s empowerment. It is an inter-governmental body that provides financial and technical assistance to innovative approaches aimed at fostering women's empowerment and gender equality at global, national, regional and sub-national levels. The UN Women Multi Country Office (MCO) works for countries including India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

UN Women’s Office based in New Delhi covers four countries: India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka. In these countries, we strengthen women’s rights by working with women, men, feminists, women’s networks, governments, local authorities and civil society. With all of them, UN Women helps to create national strategies to advance gender equality in line with national and international priorities. UN Women stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on four priority areas: Ending violence against women, Promoting Leadership and Participation, National Planning and Budgeting and Economic Empowerment.

Under the guidance and supervision of the End Violence against Women Specialist, the Programme Assistant will undertake the following key tasks and other responsibilities as may be assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

Support to ensure programme planning, implementation and monitoring including the projects under United Nations Trust Fund Programme and Safe City and Safe Public Spaces;
Documentation of specific stages of projects/programme implementation, best practices, case studies;
Efficient coordination support to the Programme Unit;
Support for resource mobilization;
Effective support to EVAW programme through maintenance of budgets;
Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the Programme Unit.

Support the management of the on-going programmes in the EVAW Unit including projects under United Nations Trust Fund Programme:

Support monitoring of activities;
Review the projects’ progress and financial reports;
Review project implementation and expenditure using ATLAS;
Support the drafting of progress reports;
Support the documentation of good practices from the programmes;
Prepare briefing notes on relevant issues as required;
Provide support for developing annual work plans;
Provide support for drafting quarterly and annual reports.

Efficient coordination support to the Programme Unit focusing on achievement of the following results:

Coordinate on the programmatic implementation of the Safe Cities Programme with relevant partner organisations and agencies in various states;
Coordinate for activities on EVAW/G with relevant team members and work with them in close collaboration to ensure successful implementation of the programmes;
Provide coordination and logistical support for events and workshops;
Facilitate and supervise trainings on ending violence against women and girls, with focus on select laws, policies and programmes;
Provide effective coordination support relating to operations on procurement, contracting, finance functions and settlement of travel reimbursements;
Maintenance of records/documents/files relating to the projects;
Effective coordination and management of consultants and partners;
Maintain/update database of partner agencies (government, non-government, donors, research institutes);
Draft Expression of Interest and proposals for funding on End Violence against Women and Girls;
Support coordination between headquarter, regional office and other multi –country offices for the development of project proposals.

Provides effective support to management of the programme unit focusing on the achievement of the following results:

Support in creation of projects in Atlas, preparation of budget revisions, revision of project award and project status, determination of unutilized funds, operational and financial closure of a project;
Support review of FACE/expenditure reports submitted by partner agencies, review vouchers/receipts and prepare supporting documents for recording expenditure in ATLAS and transfer of funds;
Coordinate with consultants/partner agencies on submission of deliverables, review and submit supporting documents for payment release /closure of projects.

Support management of the UN Women supported technical experts placed at offices of Government partners, both at the national and state levels:

Provide support for the management of the technical experts placed at e.g. the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Department of Women and Child Development, and other relevant Departments;
Support the Programme Specialist with work undertaken with the consultants.

Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the programme units focusing on achievement of the following results:

Participation in trainings for project staff Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice;
Prepare dissemination plan for research/advocacy outputs.

Any other tasks assigned by the supervisors.

Impact of Results:

Accurate data entry and financial information have an impact on the quality and implementation of UN WOMEN’s EVAW programme.
A client-oriented and efficient approach impact on the image of UN WOMEN in the MCO region.

Competencies

Core Values / Guiding Principles:

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.

Cultural Sensitivity and Valuing 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.

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 behaviour 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

Functional Competencies:

Ability to perform a broad range of specialized activities aimed at effective and efficient functioning of the Programme unit including logistical support;
Ability to provide input to business process re-engineering, elaboration and implementation of new data management systems;
Creates, edits and presents information in clear and presentable formats, using appropriate IT functionality;
Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints;
Ability to establish, build and sustain effective relationships with clients, demonstrating understanding of client's perspective; anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly;
Ability to administer and execute financial processes and transactions;
Ability to manage data, documents, correspondence and reports information and workflow.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Minimum secondary education;
University degree or equivalent in social sciences, women’s human rights, gender studies, international studies, law or any other related discipline is an asset.

Experience:

4 years of professional and relevant experience at the national or international level in programme management and support. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.). Experience in handling of web-based management systems.
Experience in working in a computer environment using multiple office software packages, experience in ATLAS an advantage.

Language:

Fluency in Fluency in English and working knowledge of the national language of the duty station.

Application Information: Interested applicants should apply to this announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs
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;
UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.

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.