UN WOMEN Jobs - 56020- UN Women: Senior Advisor

UN Women: Senior Advisor

Publicado en nombre de

UN WOMEN

Localidad :

New York, Estados Unidos de América

Tipo de contrato :

TA International

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

05-May-15 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

P-5

Duración del contrato inicial :

364 days

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

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Antecedentes

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 centre of all its efforts, UN Women (UNW) will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

The Senior Advisor will work in the Bureau for Intergovernmental support, UN Coordination and Strategic Partnerships and report directly to the Deputy Executive Director/Assistant Secretary General. The Senior Advisor is as part of the team of the Office of the Deputy Executive Director and works closely with all team members, in particular the Special Assistant to the Deputy Executive Director. She/he interacts with all divisions, including the Executive Director’s Office, and with field offices as appropriate.

Deberes y responsabilidades

The Senior Advisor will assist the ASG in building advocacy and substantive support on intergovernmental and other processes and partnerships including in connection with CSW.

The Senior Advisor will also support the ASG’s work in building strong relationships with government and non-government partners, offer substantive support in any other areas as requires and build strategic partnerships including resource mobilization.

S/he will work closely with other relevant UN Women divisions and units at Headquarters and in the field on matters pertaining to UN Women’s global mandate, especially with the Regional office for Arab States.

The Advisor will support the Deputy Executive Director (ASG) as follows:

Support the ASG in her engagements related to normative processes, mainly the Beijing Platform for action, as well as the CSW, with particular attention to building and sustaining political support for UN Women priorities from a wide range of countries and regions;
Support the ASG in developing and sustaining strong relationships with governments, intergovernmental institutions, parliamentarians, media, civil society, academic institutions, the private sector, and other stakeholders, with a focus on the Arab region, in support of UN Women and its mandate;
Provide expert policy advice and substantive inputs to the ASG on a broad range of gender equality issues and report on international debates on gender equality and women’s empowerment and their implications for UN Women and its mandate;
Proactively engage in policy dialogue among Member States and intergovernmental dynamics, tracking key changes over time in policy thinking on gender equality and women’s empowerment, and provide substantive and well informed feedback to the ASG;
Support the ASG in her engagements related to normative processes, such as the CSW, with particular attention to building and sustaining political support for UN Women priorities from a wide range of countries and regions'
Support efforts to mobilize resources for UN Women from the public and private sectors in the Arab region;
Develop, review or contribute to organizational strategies, policies and other documents related to the areas of responsibility of the ASG, especially on political advocacy, strengthening linkages between normative and operational work, and targeted resource mobilization;
Contribute to the preparation of high quality briefs, speeches, statements and messages for the ASG and to the preparation of official reports and other documents as required;
Develop strong working relationships with other divisions of UN Women and ensure effective internal coordination;
Perform any other duties and implement special projects and initiatives, as required by the ASG.

Competencias

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. Demonstrate 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:

Functional:

Possesses substantive and demonstrated professional experience and record of accomplishments in the area of gender equality; and women's empowerment, human rights and sustainable development;
Demonstrates excellent knowledge of multilateral affairs and the UN system;
Demonstrates proven ability to advocate and provide policy advice to senior UN officials;
Possesses a successful track record in developing strong partnerships with donors, networking and mobilizing significant; resources for development assistance programmes;
Demonstrates ability to build strategic partnerships with multiple stakehoders, including governments, civil society, and the private sector.

Behavioral

Leadership and Management Skills: Has strong leadership and management skills with a proven record of building and managing teams and creating an enabling work environment, including the ability to effectively lead, develop, mentor, coach and evaluate staff;
Knowledge Management: Demonstrates ability to conceptualize, develop and use knowledge management strategies to promote effective decision-making, and a coherent approach to policy making, and intra/inter-organizational collaboration, applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside of UN Women.

Managing Relationships:

Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback; Displays a high level of respect, diplomacy and tact when dealing with government officials, donors and other stakeholders; Excellent interpersonal skills, able to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment;
Managing Complexity: Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities; Outstanding coordination skills, with ability to manage multiple activities concurrently, works under pressure, and to tight deadlines;
Communication Skills: Demonstrates strong impactful oral and written communication skills, including the ability to convey complex concepts to different stakeholders in a clear concise and masterful style.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

Master degree (or equivalent) in gender equality issues, political affairs, international relations, social sciences or related fields.

Experience:

10 years of progressively responsible experience in multilateral affairs, international development, policy analysis and related areas;
Extensive experience in intergovernmental processes, preferably with a focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment and knowledge of the UN system;
Experience in managing, supporting and overseeing policy-making, resource mobilization and partnership building;
Experience in building and leveraging a network of contacts in the Arab region and with delegations in New York;
Excellent negotiating and communication skills and ability to mobilize support from a wide range of internal and external partners (public, private, academic, civil society, business community leaders);
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and work well with diverse groups.

Language:

Written and oral proficiency in English is required;
Knowledge of Arabic and/or another UN working language is desirable.

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.