National Programme Specialist (Coordination and Intergovernmental Unit)

Duties And Responsibilities

High-quality technical and policy advisory support:

• Draft policy documents, briefs and other strategic papers/ materials for the use in the development and presentation of positions linked to the same;
• Identification of areas for support and interventions on normative processes;
• Provide technical support and/or provide quality control and identification of potential challenges for regional and country level interventions;
• Review and provide feedback to project/ program strategies and documents, workplans based on UN women's normative mandate, as needed.

Provide technical support on GEWE related normative commitments and intergovernmental processes such as CEDAW, Beijing Platform for Action (stakeholder initiatives/convenings for the promotion of state obligations on GEWE):

• Provide technical support to ESARO units and country offices on Human Rights treaty body mechanisms and special procedures, to facilitate their effective support to/or engagement in intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder initiatives/convenings;
• Support ESARO units and country presences in providing and/or coordinate substantive inputs to UN Country Team (UNCT) Confidential reports and/or other reporting processes/mechanisms as needed;
• Support capacity building of ESARO units and country presences, UNCTs and partners as needed, to ensure that they can meaningfully engage on normative processes;
• Contribute to the ESARO’s efforts to build, manage, and expand relationships with national and regional partners to advocate for enforcement of international standards and norms on GEWE, including by supporting the design and implementation of joint actions and initiatives with key partners through intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder spaces/initiatives;
• Coordinate ESARO’s Regional Civil Society Advisory Group (R-CSAG) and the Youth Advisory Group (R-YAG) secretariat by doing so to ensure meaningful engagement of diverse Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Youth participation;
• Identify areas for joint interventions and advocacy in partnership with UN agencies, international/regional inter-governmental bodies etc. in collaboration with ESARO units and country presences;
• Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization actions supporting the intergovernmental and normative engagement.
• Participate in events, as delegated.

Provide Inter-Agency Coordination Support as delegated:

• Provide substantive support to ESARO and country presences on UN inter-agency coordination related activities, as delegated;
• Provide substantive inputs to CCA/ UNSDCF and other documents analyzing and researching the political, social and economic situation in the country/region, and mapping of GEWE-related normative issues based on findings and recommendations of normative review processes and Human Rights treaty body mechanisms and special procedures, ensuring that GEWE concerns are clearly captured to support their mainstreaming in these processes;
• Support the preparation of analytical and regular progress reports on UN Women’s experiences in support of its inter-agency coordination role.

Manage knowledge-building efforts:

• Manage the process of identifying and synthesizing of best practices and lessons learned that are directly linked to ESARO’s normative efforts and/or inter-agency coordination and contribute to their global dissemination;
• Prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation with key partners, in support of the ESARO’s normative efforts.
• Contribute to the development of analytical knowledge products on regional progress on normative commitments to advance GEWE, in close consultation with the Regional Gender Statistics Specialist;
• Review and provide feedback to project/ program related knowledge products and publications, as needed.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional Competencies:

• Solid understanding of women’s human rights issues.
• Good knowledge of mechanisms for advancing normative commitments on GEWE including Human Rights treaty body mechanisms and special procedures.
• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice on women’s human rights issues.
• Ability to support corporate and UN strategic planning, results-based management and reporting.
• Ability to support formulation, implementation, monitoring and reporting of development programs and projects.
• Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery.
• Strong interpersonal and communication (verbal, listening, writing) skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders focused on impact and results for target beneficiaries.
• Ability to work under pressure within strict deadlines

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in Human Rights Law, International Development, Gender, Political Sciences field is required;
• At first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
• At project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience working in support of normative intergovernmental processes;
• Technical and capacity building experience in the field of gender and/or human rights of women;
• Experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects;
• Experience in partnership building with development stakeholders including national governments, international organizations and other UN entities;
• Experience in leading and coordinating teams effectively is an asset;
• Experience working in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs coordination is desirable.