Background
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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.
UN Women (UNW) Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) is implementing
a regional programme on economically empowering and addressing violence
against Syrian refugees in the MENA region. The programme, funded by
the Japanese government seeks to:
- Empower Syrian Women in Syria and neighboring countries through
income generation activities to enable them support their livelihoods
for the day after;
- Address violence against women and support women’s meaningful participation in community decision making processes.
The programme will build on prior successes as well as on the pilot
phase implemented in Jordan and will pursue the following specific
objectives: a) create and sustain access to economic recovery
opportunities for vulnerable Syrian women through implementing income
generation activities leading to increased self-reliance and durable
solutions for the ‘day after’ in Syria; b) build a positive environment
for increasing Syrian women’s active participation in social cohesion
efforts taking place in their communities, including meaningful
engagement in peace building efforts; c) increase awareness on women’s
rights and responsibilities for an inclusive, equitable and peaceful
society through enhancement of life skills such as literacy and computer
classes, etc. d) address prevention and response to Violence Against
Women and girls though awareness-raising, provision of psychosocial,
health, and legal services and referrals to service providers as
appropriate.
The regional project will be implemented in a number of countries
that are hosting Syrian refugees, including Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and
Iraq. In addition, the programme will aim to implement activities within
Syria and serve as UN WOMEN´s entry point to the country.
In this respect, the programme manager will be based in Cairo and
will be responsible for the day-to-day management, implementation and
effectiveness of the regional programme, and more specifically the
rolling out of the inception phase. In this regard, the staff member
will be responsible for the following:
- Develop the programme, including the elements in Syria, and ensure
that a strong logframe, workplan and budget, including M&E matrix
and risk analysis are in place;
- Exercise overall responsibility for planning, implementation,
management, monitoring, reporting and coordination aspects of the
project operations and personnel;
- Facilitating linkages between the work of the Country Offices, Regional Office and UN Women HQ teams.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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Under the overall guidance
and direct supervision of the Arab States Deputy Regional Director, the
Programme Manager will fulfill the following functions:
Summary of Key Functions:
- Oversee the implementation of programme activities;
- Provision of top quality advisory and programme development services;
- Facilitation of knowledge building, sharing and management;
- Creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization initiatives.
Description of Functions:
Implementation of programme activities:
- Finalize the programme logframe, including M&E framework and conduct a risk analysis;
- Exercise overall responsibility for planning, implementation,
management, monitoring and coordination aspects of the project
operations and personnel;
- Manage the recruitment of project team, consultants and support
staff, as well as in identifying short-term international experts.
- Coordination and supervision of the activities of the project staff,
experts and consultants working as part of the technical assistance
team;
- Periodically update the overall programme framework on the basis of
reviews, lessons learned and best practices derived from different
thematic areas and evaluations;
- Identify local partners, and ensure that these are onboard and implementing activities as per contractual agreements;
- Be responsible for the timely preparation and quality control of all
substantive technical reports, briefs and required documents, including
donor reports;
- Ensure timely production and submission of all partial and/or
progress reports by all members of the project team, contractors and
project partners;
- Effective application of RBM tools and monitoring achievement of
results, including implementation of the M&E framework for the
regional programme, with specific and measurable indicators;
- Organize PSC, project review and/or evaluation meetings. Prepare
background document, briefs, issues papers, progress reports for the PSC
meetings and for donor reporting. Follow-up on the implementation of
PSC decisions and recommendations;
- Analyze and identify interagency and intergovernmental processes relevant to the programme for visibility and advocacy purposes;
- In collaboration with project support, initiate procurement of goods
and services including preparation of equipment specifications, ToRs
and RFPs, managing process for the selection of suppliers, contractors
and partners;
- Conduct field visits to supervise, coordinate and monitor field level activities of the project.
Provision of top quality advisory and programme development services:
- Thorough analysis and research of the political, social and economic
situation in the country and preparation of substantive inputs to the
UNW country office programme planning;
- Design and formulation of project initiatives within the area of
responsibility, translating UNW’s priorities into local interventions.
Facilitation of knowledge building and management:
- Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven
issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons
learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals;
- In coordination with UN Women Country Offices in the region, ensure
that knowledge is retrieved from the implementation of country action
plans through periodic reporting, meetings, analysis of documents
produced, lessons learned exercises, and other means;
- Ensure that this knowledge is documented and systematized and fed
back into programme development including by contributing to the
regional knowledge hub as well as networks both within UN Women and
beyond;
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice;
- Supervise the development and production of publications and other
knowledge products on women’s political participation and economic
empowerment in close coordination with the UN Women HQ teams.
Establish and support partnerships within and beyond the UN system:
- In the context of UN Women’s lead role in Gender Equality, support
the development of strategic partnerships and alliances with other UN
organizations, multilateral organizations, regional organizations,
academic and technical organizations; contribute to the negotiations in
establishing such partnerships, drafting of agreements and monitoring
their implementation;
- Ensure close co-operation with other UN Women teams; develop
alliances and working partnerships (thematic, advocacy, regional
resource facilities, etc.);
- Identify and develop resource mobilization opportunities in support of the regional programme.
Management:
- Monitor, analyze and maintain an overview of the progress of project
implementation to ensure that timely technical, managerial and
administrative support is provided to all the country offices;
- Supervise the regional programme staff;
- Provide oversight on the contracting of project services to implementing agencies, ensuring compliance with UN procedures;
- Review financial reports in accordance with UN Women procedures and
submit the reports to UN Women HQ and donors in a timely manner;
- Oversee the release of funds to counterparts, liquidation of funds and other processes;
- Liaise with appropriate officers of the partner UN, government and
donor agencies, monitor and make necessary arrangement for the timely
flow of project funds to the country offices.
Impact of Results:
The key results will have a decisive impact through the achievement
of the programme objectives in economically empowering women to ensure
women's active and meaningful engagement in public life and decision
making spaces; and enhancing regional knowledge and experience-sharing
on women's political and economic rights.
The programme will also have impact on the capacity of the UN system
to support country offices in the design and implementation of
strategies and activities that contribute to gender equality and women’s
empowerment in the region. At the same time, the results will
facilitate joint coordinated action by UN programmes, funds and
specialized agencies and other partners.
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Competencies
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Core values and 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 promote ethics and integrity by creating organizational precedents.
Organizational Awareness:
- Build support for the organization and ensure political acumen;
- Development and Innovation: Support staff competence development, and contribute to an environment of creativity and innovation.
Work in teams:
- Build and promote effective 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.
Communication and Information Sharing:
- Create and promote an environment for open and 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:
- Leverage conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging
different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually
acceptable solution.
Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:
- Share knowledge across the organization and build a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
- Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Ensure fair and transparent decision making processes and manage risk.
Functional Competencies:
- Substantive experience and record of accomplishment in the area of gender equality and women's empowerment issues;
- Proven ability to advocate and provide policy advice;
- Ability to lead strategic planning, programme development and implementation, results-based management and reporting;
- Ability to develop and maintain strong partnerships and mobilize resources;
- Knowledge of methodologies and best practices for promoting gender
equality, equity and women empowerment in general and in the Arab States
region in particular;
- Experience with implementing gender mainstreaming agendas across a
variety of sectors, including experience gender mainstreaming in
governmental bodies;
- Experience working with and building capacity of national women’s machineries or similar institutions;
- Experience working with the UN in transition contexts;
- Experience working with women’s movements, NGOs and civil society
networks, and familiarity with women's rights organizations and networks
in the region and globally;
- High degree of sensitivity and demonstrated ability to achieve results in operationally complex environments.
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Required Skills and Experience
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Education:
- Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, economics, law, public or business administration and related subjects.
Experience:
- A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in the area of
governance and/or private sector development. Specific experience in
gender-related initiatives is an asset. Prior working experience in the
UN system and/or in the EU or other international organizations is
required. Familiarity with the various donor project cycles is an added
bonus.
Languages:
- Fluent oral and written English as well as Arabic 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.
- Previous applicants will be reconsidered and do not have to resubmit new application.
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.
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