UN WOMEN Jobs - 86464- Strategic Planning and Coordination Officer

Strategic Planning and Coordination Officer

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Bangkok, THAILAND

Type of Contract :

TA International

Starting Date :

14-Sep-2019

Application Deadline :

02-Sep-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-3

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months

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.

Through the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) in Bangkok and a number of country and multi-country offices as well as programme presences across the region, UN Women builds on a long history of support to governments, civil society and other actors, including the UN, to promote gender equality and empower all women and girls. UN Women stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: addressing gender in governance and leadership; enhancing women’s economic empowerment; ending violence against women and girls; and promoting women’s participation in peace and security and humanitarian action.

Reporting to the Regional Strategic Planning and Coordination Specialist, the Strategic Planning and Coordination Officer will provide support to the Regional Strategic Planning and Coordination Specialist and senior management in strategic programme planning and inter-agency coordination, in line with the functions laid out below.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide coordination support to the implementation of regional UN Coordination activities

Provide coordination support on agreed activities under the Regional Coordination Mechanism’s (RCM) Thematic Working Group on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (TWG-GEEW), including joint UN advocacy efforts for GEWE, mapping and analysis work, as well as support to the regional preparations for the Beijing+25 and CSW 64 processes, International Women’s Day 2020, and other inter-agency meetings/events as needed.
Facilitate the coordination of UN Women activities undertaken in collaboration with ESCAP during the Beijing+25 regional review process including tracking of national review processes and communications with HQ, regional civil society engagement efforts- and other partnerships, and the roll-out of the Beijing+ 25 regional communications strategy.
Document good practices and lessons learnt and the application of UNSDG tools for UN System-wide coordination within the region, with focus on the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), and joint programming in substantive areas of UN Women’s work.
Provide technical support to institutional capacity development initiatives on UN coordination and gender mainstreaming.
Provide technical support tostrengthening strategic partnerships and coordination for GEWE within the UN System and with external partners, including civil society and development partners.
Provide technical support to UN Women engagement in regional interagency mechanisms (including through the Quality Support and Assurance/Peer Support Group (QSA/PSG)) and participate in inter-agency meetings and other related activities as needed

2. Provide technical support to priority countries in the Asia-Pacific region for the development and implementation of UNDAFs and their corresponding mechanisms and frameworks

Provide technical support to country offices and UNCTs on Common Country Assessments (CCAs) and UNSDCF with a focus on UNSDCF roll-out countries, based on the latest UNSDCF Internal guidance.
Facilitate UN Country Teams in conducting UN Country Team System-wide Action Plan (SWAP) Gender Equality scorecard exercises as needed and monitor the status of each country.

3. Facilitate the formation and dissemination of results and strategic messaging for UN Women in the Asia-Pacific region

Facilitate the identification, management and dissemination of good practices, lessons learnt and results related to UN Women strategic programming priorities, UN coordination and normative work at the country and regional levels.
Provide technical support to the Deputy Regional Director pertaining to the collection of good practices, lessons learned, examples of results across the ROAP Strategic Note (SN) and SN’s the Region to include in presentations, talking points and other relevant documentation required for representational duties, exchanges and relationship cultivation as related to UN Women’s Strategic Note for ROAP.

4. Provide coordination support on strategic planning process at the regional level

Contribute to the development/ and review of regional and country-level Annual Work Plans (AWPs) as required.
Support the coordination of the Asia-Pacific Regional Peer Review Group (RPRG) meeting with HQ, ROAP and field offices to jointly review draft AWPs in the region as required.

Key Performance Indicators:

Timely and quality contribution to the regional coordination mechanisms and their activities, such as the regional preparatory processes for Beijing+25 and CSW 64, and International Women’s Day 2020.
Quality support, documentation and dissemination of good UN coordination practices at the application of UNSDG tools for gender mainstreaming in UNSDCFs
Quality and timeliness to the UNSDCF-related support provided to the countries via the QSA/PSG mechanism, and also to the field offices.
Quality inputs and technical support provided to develop and disseminate results and strategic messaging.
Effective support on the strategic planning processes, such as the SNs and the AWPs at the regional and country levels.

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

Strong knowledge of gender equity and women’s empowerment issues
Strong knowledge of UN system and understanding of inter-agency coordination processes
Strong knowledge of results based programme planning and management
Strong analytical skills
Ability to promote and monitor inclusion of gender-specific objectives, indicators, targets and activities in the UN agencies programmes
Ability to provide advice and support

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.
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.

Work Experience:

At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience working with inter-agency coordination and/or 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.
Experience working in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs is an asset.
Experience in the Asia-Pacific region an asset.

Language Requirement:

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.