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.

Placing women's rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides a strong and coherent leadership in supporting Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

In East and Southern Africa region, UN Women has presence in 12 countries namely: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa (Multi Country Office), South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The Multi Country Office covers Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries namely: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. The Office in Ethiopia is both a Country Office for Ethiopia and a Liaison Office to African Union and Economic Commission for Africa. The region has a Country Programme in Somalia. The East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) in Nairobi provides oversight to all the ESAR countries.

The Country Offices have programmatic responsibilities in their respective countries. The Country Offices develop Strategic Notes (similar to country programmes for other agencies) which articulate UN Women’s programmatic and management results to support national priorities on gender. The Strategic Notes are aligned with UN Sustainable Development Corporation Framework both in terms of results and periodicity. The UN Women Country Offices are also responsible for partnership with a wide range of partners including various Government ministries and departments, Non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, donors, development partners, academia, and others.

UN Women East and Southern Africa is inviting consultants to apply for a consultancy to coordinate a regional universities gender convening covering East and Southern Africa in collaboration with the Forum for Women Vice Chancellors.

Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Knowledge Management and Research Specialist of the UN Women ESARO, the consultant will coordinate a regional convening with universities in East and Southern Africa in collaboration with the Forum for Women Vice Chancellors.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Functions:

UN Women seeks to hire a consultant to coordinate a regional convening with East and Southern Africa universities. The consultant will in particular: 

• Map out participants for the convening;
• Work with operations to establish LTAs on editing, design and layout for ESARO publications;
• Coordinate the planning and successful execution of the convening under the guidance of the Knowledge Management and Research Specialist and the Forum for Women Vice Chancellors;
• Coordinate all planning meetings and ensure that any agreed actions are followed up on and undertaken by responsible parties including maintaining records of agreed decisions and actions, providing regular updates and liaising with the planning team and other stakeholders outside of the team and generating reports as requested;
• Coordinate the logistical arrangements and related operational requirements for the convening in line with UN Women corporate financial rules and regulations;
• Develop one background paper on the status of gender equality in Universities in East and Southern Africa including documenting good and promising practices as part of solidifying advocacy among universities in the region;
• Support the identification of potential resource mobilization opportunities for the convening and follow up on resource commitments towards the meeting;
• Coordinate the rapporteuring and other documentation of the meeting;
• Review, edit and format documents and reports for and of the meeting under the guidance of the Knowledge Management and Research Specialist in line with the objectives of the meeting;
• In collaboration with the Communications team, be responsible for developing and implementing a Branding Strategy for the meeting.
• Working with the Communications team to support media relations and ensure the successful implementation of the meeting media strategy.
• Ensure appropriate translation facilities are provided for the meeting;
• Pursuant to the meeting, to develop an outcome document for the meeting outlining next steps and commitments from university student leadership;
• Perform ad hoc duties as required during the time of the assignment.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Regional convening with universities held;
• The outcome document of the convening drafted, peer reviewed and disseminated;
• Background paper on the status of gender equality in universities in East and Southern Africa drafted, peer reviewed and disseminated; 
• LTAs on editing and design established.

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:

• Ability to coordinate an event at the regional level;
• Ability to establish, build and sustain effective relationships with clients;
• Ability to create, edit and present information in clear and presentable formats, using appropriate IT functionality;
• Demonstrate skills and expertise in planning high level multi stakeholders conference and events;
• Knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment in East and Southern Africa.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education and Certification:

• A masters degree in social sciences, project planning and management or related field in international development at the national and international level 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

Experience:

• At least five years of experience in project planning and management preferably for international development organizations;
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate and work with diverse people at Regional and country office level;
• Previous experience working with students in universities in East and Southern Africa;
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure;
• Strong knowledge of gender in the context of the assignment is required.

Language:

• Proficiency in written and spoken English is required.