UN WOMEN Jobs - 67361- UN Women: Regional Project Manager, Markets For Ch

UN Women: Regional Project Manager, Markets For Change

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UN WOMEN

Lieu :

Suva, FIDJI

Type de contrat :

FTA International

Date de commencement :

Date limite de candidature :

31-Jul-16 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

P-4

Durée du contrat initial

1 year

Langues requises :

Durée prévue de la mission :

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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.

The UN Women Pacific Multi-Country Office is based in Suva, Fiji and works alongside the 20 other UN agencies in the region and in 14 countries and territories: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The MCO has field presences in Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and program presence in Tonga.

UN Women, in partnership with Pacific Islands Governments, regional organizations, CSOs, donors and UN agencies, focuses on delivering within four interlinked programme areas:

Advancing Gender Justice;
Ending Violence against Women (EVAW);
Improving Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE);
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Risk Reduction.

Markets for Change / M4C

The Markets for Change - Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Project (hereinafter referred to as the M4C project) is a six-year initiative aimed at ensuring that marketplaces in rural and urban areas are safe, inclusive and non-discriminatory environments, promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The M4C project aims to promote the gender, social and economic empowerment of market vendors, with specific attention to the needs and aspirations of women market vendors. Through the creation of representative groups in marketplaces, a focus on economic security, the strengthening of local government institutions, procedures and development approach, and the design and building of gender-responsive infrastructure, market vendors will be able to influence decision-making on market management and resource allocation, supporting the economic and social empowerment of market vendors, and the advancement of women market vendors. The Markets for Change project is implemented by UN Women, with UNDP acting as the Responsible Party for the delivery of one of the 4 Outcomes of the Project.

Under the overall guidance of the Multi-Country Office Representative, and the direct supervision of the Deputy Country Representative, the M4C Regional Project Manager, will ensure that the M4C project substantively contributes to UN Women’s work in gender equality, women’s leadership and women’s economic empowerment.

The Project Manager, Markets for Change is the team leader with responsibility for the management and implementation of the Markets for Change Project across the Pacific region. This includes oversight of the country based M4C Project Managers and their respective teams in Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and ensuring strategic direction and consolidation of the M4C Project at a regional level.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Provide programme development advisory services to the Markets for Change:

Provide oversight, close guidance and direction to ensure strategic focus, result orientation and effectiveness and efficiency of the overall M4C programming;
Translate the priorities of the Strategic Note in women’s economic empowerment and women’s leadership into M4C project interventions;
Organize periodic consultations with key stakeholders, women leaders, human rights experts and UN partners to gather inputs on project design, as necessary;
Finalize country strategy documents, programme/ project proposals, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to M4C.

Manage the implementation and management of the Markets for Change:

Finalize the M4C annual workplans and budgets and implementation process;
Finalize reports on activities, outputs and outcomes; and manage the preparation of donor and UN Women reports;
Ensure adherence to standard UN Women procedures in planning and implementation of programmes/projects;
Ensure synergies within and with other programme/project teams;
Manage the technical implementation and conceptualization of the project;
Manage the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
Provide guidance to project staff and partners on RBM tools and performance indicators;
Lead Project Steering Committee, project review and/or evaluation meetings.

Manage technical assistance and capacity development to Markets for Change partners:

Build, manage, and expand relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the programme; respond to any potential problems;
Manage capacity building opportunities and initiatives;
Provide partners with advanced technical assistance, training and capacity development initiatives;
Serve as an expert to partners on M4C.

Manage the implementation of programme activities through monitoring, evaluation and reporting:

Lead the process of gathering information and preparing reports on progress of programme implementation;
Manage the proper application of a monitoring system to track progress on program results and indicators;
Attend field missions, if necessary and finalize reports on monitoring missions;
Finalize quarterly reports and donor reports;
Plan and manage project evaluations.

Manage people and financial resources of Markets for Change:

Manage programme/project budgets and finalize financial reports;
Supervise the three in-country M4C Project Managers and the team of National Coordinators and other M4C project staff, volunteers and consultants;
Finalize terms of reference for new staff, consultants and contractors and oversee the recruitment process, as necessary;
Mentor and coach programme staff and do performance assessments;
Develop short term as well as long term perspectives on staffing issues including succession planning where relevant, increased possibilities of transition to national staffing and staff capacity development.

Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies:

Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;
Finalize relevant documentation on donors and develop potential opportunities for resource mobilization;
Analyze and research information on donors, finalize substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost sharing;
Determine programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UN Women, country needs and donors’ priorities and develop;
Prepare program/project documents for resource mobilization.

Lead advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts:

Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to the programme/project as per delegation from the Representative;
Lead the development of Markets for Change contribution to the Fiji MCO communication strategy and UN Women's efforts to ensure ongoing and substantive communication about the Markets for Change Project with media, partners as well as current and potential donors;
Lead the development of knowledge management strategies and methodologies and products on the programme/project;
Manage the identification and synthesize of best practices and lessons learned.

Key Performance Indicators:

Timely and quality programme strategies and contributions to Strategic Note;
Timeliness and quality of programme delivery in line with budget, workplans and the Strategic Note;
Strong and clear leadership/ supervision of team;
Partners and other stakeholder provide positive feedback on advisory and technical services;
Timeliness and quality of reports;
Increased awareness of UN Women’s work;
Quality knowledge products ;
Resources mobilized;
Strong relationships with donors, partners and other stakeholders.

Compétences

Core values and 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. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrate and promote ethics and integrity by creating organizational precedents.

Organizational Awareness:

Build support for the organization and ensure political acumen.

Development and Innovation:

Support staff competence development, and contribute to an environment of creativity and innovation.

Work in teams:

Build and promote effective 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.

Communication and Information Sharing:

Create and promote an environment for open and 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 behavior 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:

Share knowledge across the organization and build a culture of knowledge sharing and learning.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

Ensure fair and transparent decision making processes and manage risk.

Functional Competencies:

Excellent programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;
Ability to develop detailed operational plans, budgets, and deliver on them for development results;
Excellent knowledge of Results Based Management;
Knowledge of the UN system;
Ability to lead, establish and maintain broad strategic networks and partnerships with UN agencies and other international partners;
Ability to advocate and provide policy advice;
Ability to serve as the face of the programme or organization;
Strong people management skills;
Ability to apply knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside of UN Women;
Ability to demonstrate strategic vision and motivate a team;
Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills;
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
Strong public speaking and presentation skills;
Strong knowledge in women’s economic empowerment and/or gender equality and women’s rights;
Strong knowledge of country and/or region;
Ability to mobilize resources;
Strong networking skills.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field.

Experience:

A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience that combines intellectual, strategic and managerial leadership in development programmes focused on, or strongly involving gender equality and women’s empowerment at the international level, preferably in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs;
Significant progressively responsible experience in programme development and implementation, results-based management, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, budget management and oversight, preferably at a regional level and in a multi-country setting;
Several years field based experience working with multi-cultural teams required;
Prior experience in the region will be an asset.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required;
Working knowledge of another official UN language in an asset.

Application Information:

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;
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.