UN Women – United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Programme Analyst, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 PROGRAMME
ANALYST, WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ( NATIONALS ONLY)
Advertised on
behalf of :
Location :Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Application
Deadline :
08-Jul-14
Additional
Category;
Women’s Empowerment
Type of
Contract :
Service Contract
Post Level :SB-4
Languages
Required :
English
Starting Date :(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-Aug-2014
Duration of
Initial Contract :
One year
Expected
Duration of Assignment :
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. Placing women’s rights at the center 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 Tanzania Country Programme is part of
United Nations Delivering as One and included as part of the UN Development
Assistance Programme 2014-2016. In the UNDAP, UN Women is appointed the Lead
agency on Gender and implements activities within the UNDAP Economic Programme
Working Group.Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Team Leader –
Women’s Economic Empowerment Unit, the Programme Analyst for Women’s Economic
Empowerment is responsible for supporting the management of the UN Women
programme within the thematic area of Women’s Economic Empowerment. He/she
supports formulation, management and evaluation of programme activities and
provides programme support services. The Programme Analyst supports the
coordination and effective implementation of activities of the various project
staff under the thematic area of Women’s Economic Empowerment in support of the
Team Leader in effective participation in the One UN Economic Programme Working
Group. He/she works in close collaboration with the team members of the
Programme Support Unit, including the M&E and Knowledge Management Analyst
and Communications and Advocacy Officer. He/She also liaises effectively with the
Operations Team. He/she also works closely with other technical staff of UN
agencies under Delivering as One (DaO).
Duties and
Responsibilities
Summary of Key
Functions:
  • Support the implementation of programme
    strategies;
  • Support to management of the projects under
    thematic area of Women’s Economic Empowerment, as part of the UN Economic
    Programme Working Group;
  • Creation of strategic partnerships and
    implementation of the resource mobilization strategy;
  • Provision of quality programme support services
    and facilitation of knowledge building and management.
Support the
implementation of programme strategies focusing on achievement of the following
results:
  • Thorough analysis and research of the economic
    and social situation in the country ;
  • Preparation of substantive inputs to the
    programmes and partnerships under Women’s Economic Empowerment thematic
    area, and other relevant documents and processes;
  • Identification of areas for support and
    interventions within the thematic area;
  • Any other related assignment on the request of
    the Country Representative.
Support to
management of the projects under thematic area of Women’s Economic Empowerment
as part of the UN Economic Programme Working Group achieving the following
results:
  • Effective application of Results Based Management
    (RBM) tools and monitoring achievement of results;
  • Support to the design and formulation of country
    office programme within the area of responsibility, translating UN Women’s
    priorities into local interventions. Coordination of programme
    implementation with the executing agencies. Introduction of performance
    indicators/ success criteria, cost recovery, targets and milestones;
  • Initiation of a project, presentation of the
    project to PAC, entering project into Atlas, finalization of contribution
    agreement; determination of required revisions; coordination of the
    mandatory and budget re-phasing exercises, closure of projects through
    review;
  • Financial and substantive monitoring and
    evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial
    problems, development of solutions. Participation in audit of implementing
    partners and projects;
  • Follow up on audit recommendations and all
    exceptions are timely reported;
  • Aggregate reports are regularly prepared on
    activities, outputs and outcomes including preparation of results based
    high quality donor reports for approval by Senior Management.
Creation of
strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy
in relation to Women’s Economic Empowerment related work, focusing on
achievement of the following results:
  • Development of partnerships with the UN Agencies,
    government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private
    sector, civil society in the specific thematic area based on strategic goals
    of the UNDAP Economic PWG and 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 initiation of new projects, active
    contribution to the overall office effort in resource mobilization.
Provision of
quality programme/project support services and facilitation of knowledge
building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:
  • Identification of sources of information related
    to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices
    and lessons learnt directly linked to programme policy goals;
  • Support to development of policies and
    institutions that will address the country problems and needs in
    collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners;
  • Sound contributions to knowledge networks and
    communities of practice/knowledge gateways;
  • Support the organization of trainings or study
    tours for projects staff and implementing partners;
  • Any other tasks within the mandate of the
    organization as requested by the Country Representative.
Impact of
Results
The key results have an impact on the success of the
country programme within the area of women’s economic empowerment. In
particular, the key results have an impact on the design, operation and
programming of activities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as
reaching resource mobilization targets.
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.
Core
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.
Functional
Competencies
  • Identifies and communicates relevant information
    for a variety of audiences for advocating UN Women’s mandate;
  • Assesses project performance to identify success
    factors and incorporates best practices into project work;
  • Researches linkages across programme activities
    to identify critical points of integration;
  • Monitors specific stages of projects/programme
    implementation;
  • Participates in the formulation of project
    proposals and ensures substantive rigor in the design and application of
    proven successful approaches and drafts proposals accordingly;
  • Analyzes country situation to identify
    opportunities for project development;
  • Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening
    strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders;
  • Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best
    practices/new approaches;
  • Develops a database of project profiles.
    Identifies opportunities for project proposals for presentation to donors;
  • Generates new ideas and approaches, researches
    best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things;
  • Understands and applies fundamental concepts and
    principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to
    the position;
  • Ability to draft and edit policy papers,
    speeches, briefings and talking points.
  • Possesses basic knowledge of organizational
    policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them
    consistently in work tasks ;
  • Demonstrates in-depth understanding and knowledge
    of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these
    regularly in work assignments.
Required Skills
and Experience
Education:
  • Master’s Degree or equivalent in Development
    Studies, Development Economics, Economics, Business Administration, Public
    Administration or related field.
Experience:
  • At least 2 years of relevant experience at the
    national or international level in development programming or policy
    research, preferably in the area of women’s economic empowerment
  • Experience in design, budgeting, monitoring and
    evaluation of development projects.
  • Familiarity with global, regional and national
    economic development frameworks, institutions and strategies
  • Documented work experience in the area of gender
    equality and the empowerment of women.
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office
    software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.
  • Previous experience with the UN system an added
    advantage
Language:
  • Written and oral proficiency in English is
    required;
  • Knowledge another UN official languages is
    desirable.
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.
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