UN Women Programme Specialist – Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls Job Vacancy in Lilongwe, Malawi

UN WOMEN PROGRAMME SPECIALIST – ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN AND GIRLS (OPEN TO MALAWI NATIONALS ONLY) – LILONGWE, MALAWI

Advertised
on behalf of :
Location :
Lilongwe, MALAWI

Application
Deadline :
24-Oct-14

Type of
Contract :
Service Contract

Post Level : SB-5

Languages
Required :
English

Duration of
Initial Contract :
One Year

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.

Duties and
Responsibilities

Provision of top
quality advisory and programme development services:

• Thorough
  analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in
  the country related to the thematic/sectorial areas assigned and
  preparation of substantive inputs to the UN Women country office programme
  planning in those areas.
• Constant
  monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment
  of programme interventions.
• Identification
  of areas for support and interventions within the thematic/sectorial areas
  assigned.
• Design
  and formulation of programme initiatives within the area of
  responsibility, translating UN Women’s priorities into local
  interventions.
• Provision
  of programme advisory support to the Office Management within the thematic
  area/portfolio assigned.

Management of the CO
Programme and supervision of the Programme team:

• Under
  the guidance and oversight of the supervisor, exercise overall
  responsibility for planning, implementation, management, and coordination
  aspects of the programmes/projects under his/her responsibility.
• Ensure
  effective application of RBM tools and monitoring achievement of results.
• Manage
  the portfolio of on-going programmes/projects through technical monitoring
  and administrative and financial supervision ensuring the proper
  application of a monitoring system to track progress on program results
  and indicators.
• Lead
  programmes/projects appraisal and evaluation according to results-based
  management requirements.
• Coordinate
  and supervise the activities of programme staff, projects staff, experts
  and consultants working as part of the technical assistance team.
• Responsible
  for the timely preparation and quality control of all substantive
  technical reports, briefs and required documents.
• Ensure
  timely production and submission of all partial and/or progress reports by
  all members of the project team, contractors and project partners.
• Conduct
  field visits to supervise, coordinate and monitor field level activities
  of portfolio.

Inter-Agency
Coordination Support:

• Provide
  substantive support to the Representative on inter-agency coordination
  related activities.
• Take
  part in country level Comprehensive Country Assessment (CCA)/UNDAF
  processes and similar exercises related to the RC system ensuring that
  EVAWG and overall human rights concerns are clearly reflected and
  mainstreamed in process.
• Prepare
  substantive inputs to CCA/ UNDAF and other documents thoroughly analyzing
  and researching the political, social and economic situation in the
  region.
• Prepare
  analytical and regular progress reports on UN Womens’ program experiences
  in support of UN women inter-agency coordination role.

Strategic
partnerships building and resource mobilization Support:

• Implement
  the Office partnerships and resources mobilization strategies to achieve
  programme outcomes within the areas assigned.
• Create
  and coordinate partnerships with the relevant UN Agencies, government
  institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil
  society etc.
• Determine
  programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UN Women,
  country needs and donors’ priorities.
• Analysis
  and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs
  on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for
  cost-sharing.
• Follow
  up on resource on mobilization activities for fund raising for new
  projects in coordination with the UN Women Representative.

Advocacy support,
communication and facilitation of knowledge building and management:

• Support
  the establishment of advocacy networks at national level and linkages to
  international networks related to the sectorial/thematic areas assigned.
• Proactively
  and substantively support and implement relevant, high-impact advocacy
  activities and campaigns with key partners.
• Identify
  and synthesis best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to
  programme country policy goals in the sectorial/thematic areas assigned.
• Liaise
  with the Regional Office and HQ in assessing new trends and campaigns and
  adapt them in the national context.
• Proactively
  contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

Competencies

• Ethics
  and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.
• Organizational
  Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.
• Development
  and Innovation: Take charge of self-development and take initiative.
• Work in
  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.
• Communicating
  and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and
  strive for 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: Encourage learning and sharing of
  knowledge
• Appropriate
  and Transparent Decision Making: Demonstrate informed and transparent
  decision making.

Required
Skills and Experience

• Master`s
  degree (or equivalent) in international Development, Gender, Human Rights,
  Women’ law, Applied Anthropology, or in other related Social Sciences
• 5 years
  of progressively responsible experience at the national or international
  level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
  development projects and establishing inter-relationships among
  international organization and national governments, in the field of
  gender, violence against women and girls and human rights of women.
• Prior
  experience in the UN System and country level will be an asset.
• Fluency
  in English is required. Working knowledge of another UN official language
  is an asset.

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