Job Title: Programme Specialist
Organisation: UN Women
Duty Station: Moroto, Uganda
Post Level: SB5
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.
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.
Job Summary: The UN
Women Programme Specialist will be responsible for the effective and efficient
management and implementation of the UN Women programme in Karamoja sub-region,
including the smooth running and management of the Moroto Field Office. She/he
offers 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.
Women Programme Specialist will be responsible for the effective and efficient
management and implementation of the UN Women programme in Karamoja sub-region,
including the smooth running and management of the Moroto Field Office. She/he
offers 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.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Technical Leadership:
- Offers
technical leadership in the formulation, design, implementation,
monitoring and reporting of UN Women Programs in Karamoja Sub-Region in
northern Uganda. - Provide
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 - Works
in liaison 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 the fFinancial 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:
Coordination:
- In
close collaboration 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. - Offer
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 - Work
closely with partners, identify capacity gaps in GE/WE/GBV and design
plans for addressing them
3. Planning, Monitoring,
Evaluation and Reporting:
Evaluation and Reporting:
- In
collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, – collect, compile, analyse and share
periodic data/ information on programme performance to inform continued
programme efficiency and effectiveness - Offer
analytical 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:
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. - Perform
any other duties as required.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the United Nations UNDP Job Opportunity should possess
a good 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. - Excellent 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. - Significant
experience in capacity building, gender mainstreaming and gender auditing
required - Past
exposure and experience in the usage of computers and office software
packages, experience in handling of web based management systems. - Fluency
in written and spoken English and basic working knowledge in any of the UN
working languages in Uganda
Personal Competencies:
Advocacy/Advancing A
Policy-Oriented Agenda:
Preparing information for advocacy
Policy-Oriented Agenda:
Preparing information for advocacy
Identifies and communicates
relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UN Women’s
mandate.
relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UN Women’s
mandate.
Results-Based Programme
Development and Management
Development and Management
- Contributes
to 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 Karamoja sub region 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
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
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:
- Provides
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:
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.
Knowledge/Technical Expertise:
- Fundamental
knowledge of own discipline - 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:
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 judgement. - 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 suitably qualified and
interested candidates who so desire to join the United Nations Development
Programme, UNDP, in the aforementioned capacity should endeavor to Apply Online
by Clicking on the link below. Please further review job requirements and if
competent Click Apply Now.
interested candidates who so desire to join the United Nations Development
Programme, UNDP, in the aforementioned capacity should endeavor to Apply Online
by Clicking on the link below. Please further review job requirements and if
competent Click Apply Now.
Deadline: 31st October, 2014
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