UN WOMEN Jobs - 87808- Consultant - Partnerships (Open to Indian National

Consultant - Partnerships (Open to Indian Nationals Only)

Publicado en nombre de

UN WOMEN

Localidad :

Home Based (New Delhi), India

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

15-Oct-2019

Fecha límite de postulación :

06-Oct-19 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

National Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

Six Months (20 working days per month)

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

Six Months (20 working days per month)

El PNUD está comprometido con lograr la diversidad de su personal en términos de género, nacionalidad y cultura. Se alienta por igual a las personas que pertenecen a grupos minoritarios, a pueblos indígenas o que tienen alguna discapacidad a presentar su candidatura. Todas las solicitudes se tratarán con la mayor confidencialidad. UNDP no tolera la explotación y el abuso sexual, ningún tipo de acoso, incluido el acoso sexual, ni la discriminación. Por lo tanto, todos los candidatos seleccionados serán sometidos a una rigurosa verificación de referencias y antecedentes.

Antecedentes

UN Women is the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. UN Women is dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.

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 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 strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. The UN Women Multi-Country Office (UNW MCO) works in India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

The purpose of this consultancy is to support the overall effort to build partnerships and mobilize appropriate and sustainable resource base for programs on UN Women in the MCO (especially focusing on Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka). Under the supervision of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Partnerships Coordinator, UN Women India MCO, the Partnerships Consultant will support the implementation of the existing resource mobilization strategy, development of new tools and procedures, and development of UN Women’s strategic partnerships with bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors as well as the private sector.

S/he will support the Resource Mobilization lead in maintaining the network with colleagues from other UN Agencies, IFIs, Government officials, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors, private sector and civil society organizations towards the strengthening of UN Women’s position within the UN family.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Supports the implementation of MCO strategies related to RM and partnerships building, focusing on achievement of the following results:

Support the external and internal analysis for assessing opportunities of resource mobilization from institutional as well as private sector donors.
Scanning of opportunities in the region based on donor-specific intelligence and the competitive landscape; identification where UN Women’s competency, interests and strengths overlap with the donor’s / client’s needs.
Support the development and implementation of a donor intelligence strategy, RM strategy, Client Relationship Management strategy under the supervision of direct supervisor.
Support the analysis of key development policies currently being discussed and implemented in the region and key donors willing to support the same.
Support the negotiation, drafting and revision of documentation for donors and partners. Monitoring of overall implementation of agreements.
Support the development and implementation of a donor intelligence strategy (partners, needs and priorities, perception of UN WOMEN by its current and potential future partners, and projection of UN Women’s added value and potential role).
Support the development of specific donor fund-raising strategies and approaches.
Support the development of a Competitive Landscape Analysis of partners, their priorities and characterization of their relationships/partnerships.
Support the process of donor reporting for all projects in coordination with program teams.
Provide logistics support to manage partnership and donor relationships as needed.
Maintenance of all records/documents/files/communications relating to the unit and related programmes in a user-friendly manner

Support the Resource Mobilization Lead in knowledge building and knowledge sharing as required by the organization, focusing on the following results:

Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to resource mobilization and partnership-building activities.
Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Support and organize training/briefing for the CO staff on resource mobilization issues.

Expected Deliverables:

Project proposals for resource mobilization for the potential donors and partners;
Research products and process documentation for the Unit and select copy edited reports including research reports, programme narrative and evaluation reports;
Knowledge Resources and communications material including for websites and social media developed;
Updated database for resources and partners;
Successful support in organising trainings/events/meetings.

Competencias

Corporate Competencies

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN Women.

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Demonstrated research and analytical capacity;
Excellent organizational, inter-personal, communication and administrative skills;
Excellent drafting and presentation skills;
Strong IT skills;
Proven ability to manage diverse and complex tasks, with tight deadlines;
Able to take initiative and work independently, with minimum supervision;
Able to work effectively in a team and in an international environment.

Management and Leadership

Focuses on impact and results and responds positively to critical feedback;
Creativity and innovation;
Conflict resolution skills;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;
Willing to work as a team and promote a learning environment and a focus on results-based management.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, International Development, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Business Administration or related field.

Experience:

3 years of relevant experience at the national or international level;
Experience in research, policy-level analysis, design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects highly desirable;
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems and advanced programs for data analysis.

Language:

Fluency in English and working knowledge in Hindi;
Excellent writing skills in English;
Knowledge of regional language would be considered an advantage.

Application:

Interested applicants should apply to this announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs;
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment;
Applications should be submitted along with latest CV and statement of purpose/cover letter stating your interest in this role;
Applications received after the close date will not be accepted;
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Evaluation and Selection Criteria:

Criteria for shortlisting of CVs will be based on the following assessment:

Required Degree and Qualification (5 points);
Minimum Experience relevant to the assignment (5 points);
Experience of working in women related projects would be desirable (5 points);
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) required and advance knowledge of spread sheet and database packages desirable. (5 points).

The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment:

Interview (70 points);
Written Test (30 points).

Please Note:

For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work prior to engagement in the consultancy.
Due to large number of potential applicants only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the selection process.

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.