UN WOMEN Jobs - 78418- Researcher, Policy Brief on Engaging Men and Boys

Researcher, Policy Brief on Engaging Men and Boys in Humanitarian Action

Publicado en nombre de

UN WOMEN

Localidad :

Homebased

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

15-May-2018

Fecha límite de postulación :

27-Apr-18 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

International Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

20 Days

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

20 Days

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Antecedentes

UN Women is working to support women’s empowerment, rights and gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action. In its assistance to humanitarian country teams, national governments and partners, UN Women is partnering with the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children’s Agency and the Men Engage Alliance to produce a policy brief on how to engage men and boys across the humanitarian-development nexus.

The policy brief will be based on available literature and key informant interviews (undertaken remotely), and will seek to analyse and provide answers to complex issues around how to effectively engage men and boys in humanitarian action for gender justice, including issues around addressing men and boy’s protection needs. It will seek to ground its answers in a women’s rights and gender justice framework. It will provide recommendations for:

1) how the engagement of men and boys as allies is crucial to gender responsive humanitarian action;

2) how male engagement can and should be accountable to women and girls, including through promoting more gender equitable attitudes and the empowerment of women and girls; and

3) how attention to men and boys as victims/survivors can and should be supported, as well as outlining how this in turn can complement and contribute to further strengthening efforts to prevent and address all form of violence against women and girls. . Examples of good programming will be highlighted.

Reporting to the UN Women Regional Advisor for the Arab States on Peace, Security and Humanitarian Action, and supported by an inter-agency reference group made up of humanitarian and gender equality specialists from UN Women, UNFPA, UNICEF and the Men Engage Alliance, the overall objective of the assignment is to produce a high-quality policy brief on engaging men and boys in humanitarian action – that is 15-20 pages in length.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Research and identify relevant existing information and data relating to issue of engaging men in humanitarian action;
Undertake remote key informant interviews with practitioners, academics and experts on this topic;
Submit annotated policy brief outline for discussion and feedback by the reference group;
Submit draft policy brief for feedback by the reference group;
Submit final policy brief, for approval by the reference group.

Deliverables

Annotated policy brief outline on engaging men and boys in humanitarian action;
Draft policy brief on engaging men and boys in humanitarian action;
Final policy brief on engaging men and boys in humanitarian action.

Competencias

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

Functional Competencies

Excellent communication skills;
Excellent organization and planning skills and high attention to detail;
Excellent command of oral and written English (knowledge of Arabic is a plus);
Ability to meet deadlines and respond positively to feedback;
Ability to complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
Ability to manage and maintain relationships with different levels of stakeholders effectively and strategically;
Ability to diplomatically handle sensitive situations with target audiences and cultivate productive relationships.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education

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

Experience

At least 7 years of programmatic and policy experience on issues related to women’s empowerment, women’s rights and gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action - with proven experience working on engaging men and boys;
Experience in researching, processing and consolidating substantive amounts of information and drafting briefs, reports, and abstracts;
Demonstrated experience producing policy briefs for humanitarian practitioners;
Experience working in the UN System is an asset.

Language

Fluency in English is required.

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.