Job Title: Programme Specialist
Organisation: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN)
Duty Station: Gulu,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Country
Representative
Representative
About UN WOMEN:
The 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 centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates the
United Nations system-wide efforts to ensure that commitments on gender
equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action. It provides strong and
coherent leadership and technical advice in support of Member States’
priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and
other relevant actors.
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 centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates the
United Nations system-wide efforts to ensure that commitments on gender
equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action. It provides strong and
coherent leadership and technical advice in support of Member States’
priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and
other relevant actors.
Job Summary: The UNWOMEN
Programme Specialist is responsible for effective and efficient management and
implementation of the UN Women programme in Acholi sub-region, including the
smooth running and management of the Gulu Field Office. She/he provides
technical competence on gender equality and women’s empowerment with a holistic
approach to development challenges facing women in Northern Uganda. The
Programme Specialist analyzes political, social and economic trends and leads
formulation, management, implementation and evaluation of program activities
within his/her portfolio and provides policy advisory services to partners in
local government, UN and CSOs. Through the Deputy Country Representative, the
Programme Specialist provides analysis for formulation of strategies and briefings
to senior management.
Programme Specialist is responsible for effective and efficient management and
implementation of the UN Women programme in Acholi sub-region, including the
smooth running and management of the Gulu Field Office. She/he provides
technical competence on gender equality and women’s empowerment with a holistic
approach to development challenges facing women in Northern Uganda. The
Programme Specialist analyzes political, social and economic trends and leads
formulation, management, implementation and evaluation of program activities
within his/her portfolio and provides policy advisory services to partners in
local government, UN and CSOs. Through the Deputy Country Representative, the
Programme Specialist provides analysis for formulation of strategies and briefings
to senior management.
The UN GE/WE/GBV Convergence Group is the main coordinating mechanism
for gender mainstreaming within the UN system in Uganda. UN Women leads the
GE/WE/GBV Convergence Group. The Program Specialist will lead and provide
support to the UN Area Coordination mechanism in Gulu to enhance system wide
coherence and provide strategic advice on gender equality, women’s rights and
empowerment issues in Acholi region to the UN Women Representative as the Chair
of the UN GE/WE/GBV Convergence Group. In addition to the management and
delivery of UN Women programs and support to the GE/WE/GBV Convergence Group
and other UN Coordination mechanisms in Acholi Sub-region, the Program
Specialist will have overall responsibility for the smooth running and
management of the UN Women Field Office in Gulu.
for gender mainstreaming within the UN system in Uganda. UN Women leads the
GE/WE/GBV Convergence Group. The Program Specialist will lead and provide
support to the UN Area Coordination mechanism in Gulu to enhance system wide
coherence and provide strategic advice on gender equality, women’s rights and
empowerment issues in Acholi region to the UN Women Representative as the Chair
of the UN GE/WE/GBV Convergence Group. In addition to the management and
delivery of UN Women programs and support to the GE/WE/GBV Convergence Group
and other UN Coordination mechanisms in Acholi Sub-region, the Program
Specialist will have overall responsibility for the smooth running and
management of the UN Women Field Office in Gulu.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
71. Technical Leadership:
- Offer technical leadership in the
formulation, design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of UN Women
Programs in Acholi Sub-Region in northern Uganda; - Offer technical guidance and leadership to
implementing partners and to apply lessons learnt and recommendations from
project evaluation; - Ensure quality and timely implementation
of the programme, documentation of good practices, success stories as well
as high quality and timely reporting for results; - Work closely with partners, monitor
programme delivery and take timely corrective action as necessary, in line
with UN Women policies and procedures; - Maintain budget awareness and ensure funds
are utilised in line with agreed plan and budgets. Entering projects into
Atlas, finalization of contribution agreements; determination of required
revisions; coordination of the mandatory and budget re-phasing exercises,
closure of projects through review; - Responsible for financial and substantive
monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational
and financial problems, development of solutions; - Active participation in audit of projects,
follows up on audit recommendations and all exceptions are timely
reported; - Maintain awareness of contractual
obligations with donors and ensure full compliance of reporting
requirements; - Carry out environmental policy scanning on
a continuous basis for Northern Uganda and regularly update and advise the
head office accordingly.
2. Partnerships and Coordination:
- Work in consultation with the UN Area
Coordination structure in Northern
Uganda, provide technical leadership in overall coordination of the GE/WE/
GBV Convergence Group, ensuring full implementation, monitoring and
reporting of the Northern Uganda gender work plan; - Maintain active interaction with the
GE/WE/GBV Convergence Group in Kampala, ensuring critical information is
shared by and between the two levels and follow up actions are implemented; - Represent UN Women on issues of Violence
against women and girls, women’s economic empowerment, women’s leadership
and political participation during district level planning processes,
donor missions, budgeting processes, town hall meetings and other such
forums; - Provide technical support to the
development of relevant advocacy and policy documents to address women,
peace and security, violence against women and broader gender issues in
northern Uganda; - Provide technical leadership to the
Northern Uganda local government and
sub/regional development processes, ensuring that data on GEWE is
available and utilised in planning and budgeting; - In close collaboration with partners,
identify capacity gaps in GE/WE/GBV and design plans for addressing them.
3. Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting:
- Work in liaison with the Monitoring and
Evaluation Specialist, – collect,
compile, analyse and share periodic data/ information on programme
performance to inform continued programme efficiency and effectiveness; - Provide analytic and strategic inputs to
the Country Strategy and Annual Work plans to ensure the GE/WE specific
issues to Acholi sub-region are effectively addressed; - Collect and compile program activity
information, evaluating progress toward achievement of annual work plans
and related program outcomes; - Ensure effective application of RBM tools,
establishment of management targets (BSC) and monitoring achievement of
results, in close collaboration with the M&E Specialist; - Ensure that aggregate reports are
regularly prepared and submitted on time.
4. Administrative and Miscellaneous Duties:
- Ensure the organizational assets in the
office are maintained and used in line with the UN Women policy on asset
management - Ensure all travel undertaken complies with
all requirements for travel and is approved in line with the travel plan; - Assist in writing program proposals.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the aforementioned
United Nations Women (UN WOMEN) Career opportunity should hold a Master’s
Degree or equivalent in Law, Economics, Political Sciences, Public
Administration, Social Sciences, especially in gender studies or related
field. - Seven or more years of relevant experience
at the national or international level in gender equality and women’s
empowerment programming and implementation as well as providing management
advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and
evaluation of development projects; - Demonstrate analytical and advocacy skills
on gender equality, women’s rights and empowerment of women issues
especially with regard to policy advocacy in line with CEDAW and BFPA; - Familiarity and experience with UN
inter-agency coordination processes and or results based management for
advancing gender equality and women’s rights would be an asset; - Strong links with national networks on
gender equality and women’s rights in Uganda; - Past exposure and experience in capacity
building, gender mainstreaming and gender auditing required; - Prior experience in the usage of computers
and office software packages, experience in handling of web based
management systems.
Language: Fluency in written and spoken English and basic
working knowledge in any of the UN working languages in Uganda
working knowledge in any of the UN working languages in Uganda
Personal Competencies:
Functional Competencies:
Advocacy:
- Identifies and communicates relevant
information for a variety of audiences for advocating UN Women’s mandate; - Results-Based Programme Development and
Management; - Contributes into results through primary
research and analysis; - Assesses project performance to identify
success factors and incorporates best practices into project work; - Researches linkages across project
activities to identify critical points of integration; - Monitors specific stages of
projects/programme implementation; - Analyzes situation to identify
opportunities for Acholi subregion for project development and
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;
Building Strategic Partnerships:
- Maintaining a network of contacts;
- Maintains an established network of
contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on
partnership related issues; - Analyzes and selects materials for
strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders,
including identifying of areas for strengthening of capacities;
Innovation and Marketing New Approaches:
- Enhancing processes or products;
- Generates new ideas and proposes new, more
effective ways of doing things; - Documents and analyses innovative
strategies/best practices/new approaches. - Resource Mobilization:
- Providing inputs to resource mobilization
strategies; - Analyzes information/databases on
potential and actual donors; - Develops a database of project profiles;
- Identifies opportunities for project
proposals for presentation to donors, in close consultation with senior
management; - Promoting Organizational Learning and
Knowledge Sharing.
Basic research and analysis:
- Generates new ideas and approaches,
researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing
things; - Documents and analyses innovative
strategies and new approaches; - Understands and applies fundamental
concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical
specialty relating to the position; - Possesses basic knowledge of
organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and
applies them consistently in work tasks; - Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date
through self-directed study and other means of learning; - Demonstrates good knowledge of information
technology and applies it in work assignments; - Demonstrates in-depth understanding and
knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and
utilizes these regularly in work assignments; - Global Leadership and Advocacy for UN
Women’s Goals: Preparing information for global advocacy; - Identifies and communicates relevant
information for advocacy for UN Women’s goals for a variety of audiences; - Identifies and takes advantage of
opportunities for advocating for UN Women’s mandate; - Client Orientation: Establishing effective
client relationships; - Researches potential solutions to internal
and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and
appropriate fashion; - Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to
meet client needs and deadlines; - Anticipates client needs and addresses
them promptly.
Core Competencies:
- Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and
integrity; - Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound
judgment; - Self-development, initiative-taking;
- Acting as a team player and facilitating
team work; - Facilitating and encouraging open
communication in the team, communicating effectively; - Creating synergies through self-control;
- Managing conflict;
- Learning and sharing knowledge and
encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge
management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member; - Informed and transparent decision making.
How to Apply:
All candidates who so desire to work with the United Nations in the
aforementioned capacity should express interest by Clicking on the web link
below and Click on the Apply Nw on further scrutiny on job
requirements.
aforementioned capacity should express interest by Clicking on the web link
below and Click on the Apply Nw on further scrutiny on job
requirements.
Deadline: 8th
September, 2014
September, 2014
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