UN WOMEN Jobs - 116270- Senior consultant on Environmental and Social Stan

Senior consultant on Environmental and Social Standards

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Home-based

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

28-May-24 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

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.

In line with the UN system-wide quarterly comprehensive policy review, UN Women’s new Strategic Plan (2022-2025) will now report on an indicator measuring the “Percentage of country offices applying environmental and social standards in UN Women programmes in line with UN standards”. This requirement is also aligned with the system-wide Strategy for sustainability management in the UN system adopted by the Chief Executives Board in October 2021. In December 2023 UN Women promulgated its social and environmental standards policy and procedure.

Under the overall guidance of the Chief - Political Analysis and Programme Development Unit, the consultant will support UN Women as a lead expert on this topic in the roll out of the policy and procedure within UN Women.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide input to the Power Point presentation that will be used for the socialization sessions with UN Women staff about the new social and environmental standards policy and procedure.

Provide PPT slides on the content of the social and environmental standards policy and procedure to be included in the overall PPT deck that will be the basis for the socialization sessions.

Participate as a lead expert in the socialization sessions with key groups of UN Women staff:

Clinics with the 7 UN Women country offices developing new Strategic Notes in 2024.
Sessions with regional focal points
2 sessions with UN Women staff at large (to accommodate different time zones)

Deliverables

Provide PPT slides on the content of the social and environmental standards policy and procedure.
Guidance for capacity-building sessions with key groups of UN Women staff.

Key Performance Indicators:

Quality technical support to the socialization process in UN Women on the social and environmental standards.
High-quality content provided for the overall UN Women PPT deck for the socialization process on the social and environmental standards.

Competencies

CORE VALUES / 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.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

Strong organizational and planning skills
Demonstrated experience in developing an organization-wide Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework.
Demonstrated experience and ability to organize large consultative processes.
Excellent communication skills both oral and written
Good IT skills

Required Skills and Experience

EDUCATION

Master’s degree (or equivalent) in development related disciplines, or public policy or other social science fields.

EXPERIENCE

At least 15 years of extensive knowledge/experience in the field of Environmental and Social Sustainability standards or responsibility;
Experience and technical skills to support the development of an organization-wide strategy;
Experience in the UN System is an advantage;
Experience in gender equality and women empowerment is an advantage.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Fluency in English, working knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.