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 Policy Division develops and implements the UN Women program of work on analysis, research and knowledge management that provides the evidence base for the advice and guidance UN Women provides to the intergovernmental process, the UN system, and to UN Women staff working at country and regional level on issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The Peace and Security Section of the Policy Division supports UN Women to fulfill its coordination mandate in the area of peace and security, UN system efforts to promote improved implementation, and monitoring and reporting of global commitments on women and peace and security, including as set out in the Beijing Platform for Action and in Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2122 (2013) and 2242 (2015), relevant Statements by the President of the Security Council, as well as related accountability frameworks established by the UN system.

United Nations Security Council resolution 2242 (2015) calls for the greater integration by Member States and the United Nations of their agendas on women, peace and security, counter-terrorism and countering-violent extremism. The Security Council furthermore urges Member States and requests relevant United Nations entities, including CTED within its existing mandate and in collaboration with UN Women, to conduct and gather gender-sensitive research and data collection on the drivers of radicalization for women, and the impacts of counter-terrorism strategies on women’s human rights and women’s organizations, in order to develop targeted and evidence-based policy and programming responses.

Under the supervision of the Chief of the Peace and Security Section, the Policy Specialist will support the development and implementation of UN Women programming in this area and as a member of the Peace and Security Team focus on issues relating to SCR 2242, including by advising on regional and country programming, and overseeing global programming in this area. The Policy Specialist will also serve as the primary liaison for CTITF and CTED, advising on gender in relation to policy and program development and implementation; this will include developing UN Women inputs into relevant resolutions, working groups, and programmatic activities. The Policy Specialist will also be asked to represent UN Women at meetings and conferences as required, including in efforts to mobilize resources and engage with donors and other stakeholder including Member States, national or regional organizations and civil society. The Policy Specialist will also serve as the programme manager for global programmes implemented by UN Women in this area, including a forthcoming cooperation with the European Commission entitled “Preventing Violent Extremism: A Gender Sensitive Approach.” 

Devoirs et responsabilités

Description of Functions:

Lead the policy development and technical support for the policy division related to counterterrorism and preventing violent extremism:

  • Serve as lead focal point on issues related to counterterrorism and Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) in peace and security team;
  • Perform gender sensitive research and establish a resource base for ongoing research;
  • Incorporate gender aspects to reports, talking points, speeches and other written documents as requested;
  • Develop background information, talking points and other support as needed;
  • Prepare gender-related background information for upcoming country visits of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC) and identify and outline/ establish mechanisms for the inclusion of gender in Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) country visits and reports;
  • Provide substantive support to the development of UN Women policy and programming documents, as relevant.

Provide programmatic support related to counterterrorism and preventing violent extremism:

  • Provide programmatic guidance and develop training materials relating to SCR 2242, and support its implementation and dissemination;
  • Oversee global programming in the field of PVE and contribute technical assistance and quality assurance to programming at country and regional levels, including contributing to relevant flagship programmes at the global, regional and country levels;
  • Provide substantive and coordination support to the secretariat functions of the Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) Working Group on adopting a Gender Sensitive Approach while Countering Terrorism, as relevant.

Lead and provide substantive support to advocacy, learning and knowledge Management activities:

  • Provide substantive support to activities and programming developed through the interagency working group on gender;
  • Develop regional and thematic background material as requested, including inputs for the Security Council informal expert group (IEG) and other relevant groups;
  • Promote stronger partnership between UN Women, CTED, CTITF and key stakeholders including member states and civil society;
  • Manage the development of knowledge products for UN Women;
  • Develop and disseminate advocacy materials, including published research, op-eds, blogs, etc.  

Lead partnership, resource mobilization initiatives and the development of strategic outputs:

  • Work with member states, UN partners and regional and country offices to substantively support policy development and programming;
  • Strengthen partnerships with CTED and CTITF as well as external experts and civil society;
  • Develop events and activities on behalf of the Peace and Security team;
  • Strengthen outreach and engagement to key donors and partners to support UNW activities in this area;
  • Provide substantive input to resource mobilization in the area of gender and countering terrorism/ violent extremism.

Perform any other tasks as requested by the Chief and Deputy Chief, Peace and Security Section.

Key Performance Indicators:

  • Timely and quality technical advice and support;
  • Leadership of UN Women demonstrated in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremismolicy debates;
  • Quality reports and other strategic documents drafted and submitted in a timely manner;
  • Strong relationships with various partners and stakeholders;
  • Substantive Contributions to resource mobilization;
  • Timely and quality knowledge products.

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: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

  • Demonstrated ability to work in a diverse environment;
  • Strong knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment issues;
  • Proven ability to advocate and provide policy advice;
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
  • Ability to lead strategic planning, programme development and implementation, results-based management and reporting;
  • Outstanding communication skills;
  • Ability to write policy papers, speeches, briefings;
  • Ability to develop and maintain strong partnerships and mobilize resources;
  • Expert knowledge in developing policy procedures and guidance;
  • proven ability to produce written documents on gender mainstreaming;
  • ability to plan and organize projects;
  • Team player.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

  • Advanced degree (Master’s level or higher) in Gender, Peace & Women Studies, Law, Political Science, International relations, Humanities or other related area;
  • 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 progressively responsible experience in the field of women, peace and security with particular background in counterterrorism and preventing violent extremism programming and policy;
  • Experience mainstreaming gender into complex peace and security practices at policy and operational levels;
  • Experience working on peace and security programming at country level highly desirable, particularly in contexts relevant to countering violent extremism;
  • Experience in international negotiations.

Languages: 

  • Fluency in oral and written English is required;
  • Knowledge of other UN language is strongly preferred, particularly French and Arabic.

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.