UN WOMEN Jobs - 110910- Gender Parity Consultant

Gender Parity Consultant – Report Writer

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UN WOMEN

Lieu :

Home-based

Type de contrat :

Individual Contract

Date de commencement :

Date limite de candidature :

25-Jan-23 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

International Consultant

Durée du contrat initial

9 months, with possibility for extension

Langues requises :

Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

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.

As a standard-setting organization, the United Nations has a particular responsibility to lead by example in ensuring the equal and active participation of women at all levels of the UN system. This is also necessary for integrating a gender perspective into UN policies and programmes. UN Women is mandated to lead, coordinate and promote the accountability of the UN system for women’s equal representation.

The Charter of the United Nations stipulates that there shall be no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in every capacity and under conditions of equality in the system’s principal and subsidiary organs. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights reinforced this principle, stating that there can be no distinction or discrimination on the basis of gender.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched the “System-wide strategy on gender parity” in 2017. This strategy includes recommended actions to reach gender parity by 2028. It covers, amongst others, action on targets and accountability, special measures, enabling environment, senior appointments, and mission settings.

The United Nations, as the principal international standard-setting institution, bears a special responsibility to lead by example and leave no one behind. It has a pivotal role in supporting the full, effective and accelerated implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.

UN Women is committed to supporting the UN system to reach gender parity, based on its mandate to lead, promote and coordinate efforts to advance the full realization of women’s rights and opportunities. Implementation, follow-up and monitoring progress are keys for achieving gender parity. UN Women has an implementation plan for its own and system-wide gender parity efforts.

Devoirs et responsabilités

The Consultant will work under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Senior Advisor or other team members, and will have regular meetings with the supervisor and other members of the team on topics of direct relevance, particularly in the context of reporting and monitoring on gender parity progress system-wide, collect and analyze data, assist in drafting the Secretary-General’s Report on the Improvement in the Status of Women in the UN System. The Consultant may also be asked to undertake other priority tasks.

In the beginning of the assignment, a work plan will be developed, including expected outputs and success indicators over the reporting period. Informal feedback will be provided on a daily basis or as needed.

Responsibilities:

Assist with preparation for the 2023 Secretary-General’s report on the improvement in the status of women in the UN system by collaborating and liaising with the System-wide Network of Gender Focal Points and other networks on data collection, refining the System-wide survey questions, interpreting the quantitative and qualitative data, and drafting. The consultant will also be responsible for editing and proof-reading, in accordance with the guidance;
Advocate and promote the 2023 SG’s Report, and provide support to the tasks related to the inter-governmental processing including the Third Committee meetings and the UN General Assembly resolutions;
Support a project on the SG’s report portal, a platform to analyze the quantitative data and produce tables;
Prepare and review talking points and presentations as needed and requested;
Perform other official duties and special assignments as needed

Deliverables:

The 2023 SG’s Report on the Improvement in the Status of Women in the UN System is produced
Communication products, including power points and visual aids to advocate for the SG’ report on the Improvement in the Status of Women in the UN is prepared
The GA resolution language is provided
The SG’s report portal is revamped

Deliverables and Timeline: The period of the consultancy is for the duration of 9 months, with possibility of extension. Payment will be monthly, based on satisfactory performance.

Compétences

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: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Functional competencies:

Excellent drafting, editing and proof-reading skills;
Strong organizational and planning skills;
Ability to work well under pressure, and to meet deadlines;
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team;
Excellent knowledge of office software packages;
Excellent writing skills, including drafting, organizing and presenting information well. Demonstrated research skills and knowledge on gender equality. Excellent communication, organizational and coordination skills. Familiarity with UN system or UN Women’s work.
Familiarity with social media platforms such as LinkedIn and Twitter.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in International Relations, Communications, Global Development, Public Policy, Management, Social Sciences, Political Science, Gender/Women’s Studies, or related field;
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

A minimum of 7 years of relatable work experience required.
Previous work experience with United Nations’ organizational context and particularly related to communications and coordination as well as gender parity related issues is preferred.

Languages:

Excellent command of oral and written English is required. Working knowledge of another UN official language will be an asset.

Interested candidates are requested to submit an electronic application including a copy of their completed P11 downloaded from this link - https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc