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Duties And Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Coordinator, the Partnership Specialist – Consultant will support the Spotlight Initiative’s partnership portfolios.
Specifically, the Partnership Specialist will focus their work in the following areas:

• Lead and support outreach with UN member states, multilateral institutions, and the private sector:
• Leads virtual and in-person exchanges with bilateral donors, providing strategic guidance and recommendations to SI leadership on donor priorities;
• Contributes to the development of funding proposals;
• Tracks engagement with IFIs, both global and regional, seeking out opportunities to meet and advocate for financing for the EVAWG agenda;
• Engages the private sector, including businesses, foundations, and high net-worth individuals, among others, to discuss partnership opportunities.
• Provide guidance to Spotlight Initiative countries on resource mobilization:
• Regularly engages UN country teams on SI 2.0, providing training and guidance on approaches;
• Builds relationships with RC offices to track and provide guidance on funding opportunities;
• Serves as a focal point for inter-agency RM enquiries.

Advocacy:

• Tracks key donor documents, working with SI Secretariat and country teams to ensure suitability of visibility materials;
• Works to formulate donor centered events, including replenishment conferences, report launches, and others.
• Works with and supports the SI communications unit to ensure advocacy and communications materials reflect donor interests and support.
• Carries out other duties as assigned by the Deputy Coordinator and/or SI management team. 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:

• Good knowledge of gender equity and women’s empowerment issues
• Good knowledge of UN system and understanding of inter-agency coordination processes
• Good knowledge of results-based programme planning and management
• Ability to promote and monitor inclusion of gender-specific objectives, indicators, targets and activities in the UN agencies programmes
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to provide advice and support.

Required Skills and Experience
Education and certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, business management, social sciences, public administration, international relations, communications, women's studies, or a related field is required.

Experience:

• At least 7 (seven) years of progressively responsible experience in resource mobilization, communications/ advocacy, programme coordination, and/or business development;
• Experience in gender equality and women's empowerment;
• Experience working with civil society organizations, international institutions and donors;
• Experience working in the UN system is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, or Spanish).

• Under the overall management and supervision of the Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, the M&E and KM Specialist will be responsible for supporting all the UN Trust Fund's Monitoring and Evaluation and KM activities at the Secretariat Level. The post holder will: monitor, assess, analyze and produce reports about key results and achievements across grantees’ projects; support capacity development workshops every year for new grantees; provide technical support to UN Trust Fund shortlisted applicants and grantees to ensure the compliance with the UN Trust Fund requirements on Results-Based Planning, Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation; support RBM and M&E activities at the UN Women corporate level as requested; and contribute to the development and implementation of the UN Trust Fund's online Grants Management System (GMS) or other similar systems.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Coordinate UN Trust Fund's Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Management activities at the Secretariat Level:
• Facilitate the implementation of the UN Trust Fund’s M&E framework - part of the UN Trust Fund’s Strategy
• Provide quality assurance of UNTF program documents through adhoc review of results frameworks in order to meet SMART criteria.
• Coordinate annual work plan monitoring, reviews and quality reporting in UN Women’s Results Management System (RMS).
• Develop, update and ensure the effective use of M&E-related guidance documents by relevant staff, including the M&E sections of the UN Trust Fund’s Reporting Guidelines, Baseline and Evaluation Guidelines, and the Results Chain and Results Framework Guidelines for Full-Fledged Proposals
• Contribute to the development of and implementation of the M&E sections and results framework of UN Trust Fund strategies, including support in the design and tracking of indicators.
• Support the management of internal/external evaluations of UN Trust Fund Strategy and the entire evaluation process, including management of evaluators and overall coordination.
• Manage other monitoring and evaluation-related events, products, and technical assistance needs, and represent the UN Trust Fund at technical meetings.
• Manage the UN Trust Fund M&E sections in UN Women Share Point and M&E-related folders in UN Trust Fund Share drive.
• Coordinate the monitoring, assessment, analysis and production of reports about key results and achievements across grantees’ projects:
• Conduct monitoring missions in collaboration with UN Trust Fund staff and focal points in UN Women Regional/Country Offices, upon request.
• Conduct meta evaluations on grantees’ final external evaluations to assess the quality of those evaluations and to generate recommendations for improvement.
• Generate critical lessons learned, impact achieved and good practices from final grantee evaluation reports and ensure their wider circulation in close collaboration with relevant team members in UNTF and UN Women.
• Through the analysis of mission reports and evaluation reports of grantees’ projects, generate key findings to contribute to the reporting requirements at the UN Trust Fund secretariat level and particularly to the UN Trust Fund’s annual report for the Commission on Status of Women and its donors.
• Maintain and update inventory of UN Trust Fund and grantee evaluations and provide inputs to internal and external stakeholders upon request.
• Provide adhoc support as requested by the M&E and KM Manager on monitoring, assessing and analzing key results and achievements across grantees’ projects.
• Contribute to knowledge management and capacity building:
• Coordinate knowledge management at the UN Trust Fund, including drafting of knowledge products and supporting the Communications team on strategic uptake of knowledge products within and beyond the UN system.
• Work on strategic partnerships and knowledge building within the broader EVAW ecosystem and in coordination with UN Women’s EVAW section.
• Support the delivery of UN Trust Fund Capacity Development workshop for new grantees every year.
• Improve further the existing training materials (presentations and handouts related to monitoring, ethics and safety and evaluation) in consultation with UN Trust Fund staff and other stakeholders.
• Serve as one of the facilitators and trainers to conduct sessions on indicators, data collection and ethics and safety requirements and management of external evaluations and to support grantee group work.
• Support other requests related to knowledge management as deemed essential by the Manager and Chief.
• Provide technical input to the annual grants’ appraisal and selection process and support to shortlisted applicants and grantees to ensure the compliance with requirements on Monitoring and Evaluation:
• Provide substantive inputs into the development of the annual Calls for Proposals and relevant guidance based on lessons learned through UN Trust Fund commissioned evaluations and knowledge products.
• Provide technical inputs into the annual appraisal and selection process, with specific attention to sections related to monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Review and provide feedback on Results and M&E sections of a select sub-set of grantees full-fledged proposals, upon request by and in collaboration with Programme Specialists.
• Lead the review of and provide detailed written feedback on data collection tools and ethics and safety protocols for grantees during the grants lifetime.
• Provide technical support to applicants and grantees in the areas of, baseline data collection/analysis, monitoring, reporting and evaluation, in accordance with the UN Trust Fund M&E guidelines and requirements.
• Assess quality of M&E work by grantees, and prepare periodic technical assessment updates and recommendations for improvements and future guidance on M&E.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the UN Trust Fund's online systems used/developed by the team:
• Provide substantive management inputs on SHINE Hub, a multi-lingual platform for amplification and co-production of knowledge.
• Provide substantive inputs and support to the GMS team during the requirement gathering to finalize the requirements and business flows for M&E-related modules of GMS (or other similar systems used by the team), including Evaluation module, Data Analysis Sections (canned reports, trend analysis, query builder, data representation in public facing pages).
• As a business user, assist GMS team in reviewing and providing comments on technical specification documents, the mockups and demo site for M&E-related modules, including evaluation module, to ensure that those M&E-related modules are developed in accordance with the UN Trust Fund requirements.
• Use GMS as one of the M&E tools of the UN Trust Fund and analyze the data from the evaluation module as well as Data Analysis sections to consolidate and summarize M&E work of the UN Trust Fund.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization. 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

• Excellent knowledge of results-based management and its application with monitoring and reporting including familiarity with log frames and understanding of baseline data collection and monitoring methodologies.
• Excellent knowledge of EVAW and gender quality/women’s empowerment development and use of indicators to support results based management.
• Familiarity with UN system, particularly with regard to project management and more specifically in relation to the development of work plans, budgets, monitoring and reporting plans, purchasing plans and the identification of indicators.
• Ability to manage for results: translate strategy into achievable plans, with established priorities, monitor them, making periodic adjustments as required;
• Ability to build strong relationships with, and focuses on results for clients and partners, responds positively to feedback;
• Capacity to work with diverse partners including civil society and women's groups;
• Excellent interpersonal and diplomacy skills;
• Ability to use critical thinking, conceptualize ideas, and articulate relevant subject matter concisely.
• Ability to communicate effectively with and relate to people of different cultures, demonstrating an ability to see issues from other perspectives.

Required Skills and Experience
Education:

• Master`s degree (or equivalent) in International Development, Social Work, Public Administration and/or Policy, Programme/Project Management, Evaluation or in the field of social sciences or another relevant field.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in development, international relations, public administration or other related field, some of which must be in the areas of Results-Based Management (RBM), Monitoring and Evaluation, knowledge management in the context of ending violence against women and/or gender equality programming.
• Experience in developing and implementing an M&E system is required;
• Experience in designing and conducting training on M&E is required;
• Experience in developing and implementing guidelines and tools on RBM, reporting and M&E is required;
• Experience in managing external and/or internal evaluations is required;
• Experience in data collection and analysis, including questionnaire design and conducting interviewing is required;
• Experience in project/programme management addressing gender equality and women's empowerment issues is desirable;
• Experience in ending violence against women highly desirable;
• Experience of the UN context and the role of the UN and its agencies funds are desirable.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Working knowledge in Spanish and/or French is desirable.

• Under the overall guidance of the Chief, Programme Support and Management Unit (PSMU) and direct supervision of the Manager, Programme Support Unit, and matrix reporting with the Regional Operations Manager in ESARO (East and Southern Africa Regional Office), works with colleagues specifically in ESARO (and as needed with other Regions) to manage programme partner assurance and risk management processes, supports development of the necessary tools and guidance and supports Offices in their use and application.

Duties And Responsibilities Competencies

• Implement and Manage strategies for Oversight and Monitoring of Programme Partner Assurance
• Contribute to development and maintenance of global policies, procedures, guidance, tools and systems related to programme partner assurance.
• Contribute to conducting annual assurance process including selection of assurance providers, assurance planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• Provide oversight and ensure quality assurance processes are in place on the implementation of assurance activities. This includes the quality of assurance reports as well as follow-up and escalation of findings of assurance activities consistent with the Assurance Policy and Procedure.
• Monitor and ensure compliance of assurance findings in line with established policies and procedures.
• Review specific partner cases for audit follow up that require HQ Quality Assurance Team actions, including review of supporting documentation to reduce ineligible expenditures.
• Contribute to Review partner fraud investigation reports and implement sanctions in line with established policies and procedures. Work with the Offices to close cases and prepare necessary reporting to stakeholders. Guide Offices on fraud cases involving partners.
• Undertake quality review of assurance reviews and reports and share lessons for improvement and adaptation.
• Provide technical support to Programme Partner Management
• Provide technical guidance to Offices in the formalization of partnerships with government, civil society organizations and other programme partners in line with relevant policies, procedures and guidelines;
• Contribute to the design and development of user and business owner requirements for IT tools and systems (as relevant) for programme partner management including inter-agency initiatives such as the UN Partner Portal; and provide support to the Offices in the use of UN Women tools and organizational systems for programme partnership management.
• Oversee Quality Assurance, Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Programme Partnership Assurance
• Contribute to management and coordination of the enhancement and implementation of oversight and global quality assurance strategies/processes for programme partnerships assurance and oversight. This includes ensuring that partners are selected and managed in accordance with the policies and procedures.
• From a global perspective, monitor and report on the status of programme partner implementation and key performance indicators at the HQ, regional and country level using corporate tools and systems and identify high risk areas requiring special attention and support.
• Prepare global reports for senior management as may be required.
• Analyze and monitor cash transfers at global, regional and country level based on reports from the ERP system.
• Promote Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building
• In consultation with regional offices and relevant divisions, support the development and implementation of standard capacity development strategies/initiatives/tools on programme partner management to ensure that staff are knowledgeable and comply with programme partner management policies and procedures and other relevant corporate policies, procedures and guidance that impacts on programme partner management.
• In consultation with Regional Offices and relevant HQ Divisions, contribute to development knowledge sharing, learning and capacity building initiatives (online and in person sessions) for staff and for partners as needed (to ensure that they are knowledgeable on all aspects of partnering with UN Women).
• Provide offices with technical advice, guidance, and the necessary follow up to audit and investigation findings. This includes support on system use as well as policy questions and a focus on priority offices.
• Participate and contribute in global Enterprise Risk Management exercises with a particular emphasis on ensuring that risks for programme partnership management are appropriately identified and relevant mitigating measures put in place.

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:

• Advanced knowledge of the operational management of UN programmes and implementing partners, especially in terms of risk management and assurance over funds. Knowledge of Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) and similar IP risk management approaches.
• Advanced knowledge and experience of using and developing spreadsheet and knowledge of database applications and ERP functionalities to analyze and manage data and processes. Working knowledge of Atlas/PeopleSoft and Oracle is an asset.
• Understanding of the UN and the UN Women mandate.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, plan and execute ideas as well as transfer knowledge and skill.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team and collaborate with team members, be it within the unit, across divisions or UN system wide to achieve results.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and monitor the performance of organizational units, to support and guide staff and to ensure compliance with corporate requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, motivate, lead and supervise staff – and to manage for results in a timely manner.
• Good written and oral communication skills and ability to explain and present complex technical issues to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective relationships both within and outside the organization.

Required Skills and Experience
Education and certification:

• Advanced university degree in public or business administration, management, risk management, finance or accounting.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Suitable professional accreditation e.g. CPA, ACA would be considered an asset.

Experience:

• A minimum of Five years of progressively responsible experience in programme development/management, financial management, risk management and/ or audit and assurance at national and international level including in the public sector and in complex, fast changing environments.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages, is desirable.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide policy advice and technical support to UN Women country and regional offices and partners in the area of violence against women, and particularly in the area of prevention:

• Lead the development of tools and guidelines on EVAW for use by UN Women field offices, the UN system, and other entities;
• Identify and catalyze work in new/cutting edge areas in the area of VAW prevention and identify funding sources;
• Provide technical support, including through technical inputs and support to intergovernmental processes, to the development of new global normative and intergovernmental standards;
• Provide technical guidance and advice on programme documents, country strategies, and knowledge products;
• Provide thematic inputs and guidance to corporate strategic planning and positioning;
• Provide policy advice and technical support to UN Women field offices.

Provide capacity building support to country offices/ multi country offices in close collaboration with regional teams and external partners:

• Provide capacity building and technical advice to country offices and multi-country offices in developing and strengthening policies and programmes on EVAW and VAW prevention with impact indicators and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms in place;
• Manage the identification of knowledge and implementation gaps and possible solutions;
• Develop, implement and monitor capacity building initiatives;

• Identify spaces for mutual learning and sharing across offices, regions and divisions.

Research, analyze and manage knowledge on ending violence against women, particularly in the area of prevention:

• Conduct on-going research and analysis of global, regional and national trends and promising strategies related to prevention to support the development of policies and innovative programming;
• Establish global communities of practice that promote collaboration, innovation and exchange of good practices;
• Maintain, update and oversees the EVAW Global Knowledge Platform, including the Virtual Knowledge Centre, to strengthen the knowledge and evidence base on EVAW;
• Lead and coordinate the design and dissemination of the quarterly editions of the EVAW Newsletter;
• Engage in global research and multi-sectoral networks to strengthen and communicate the linkages between research findings on evidence-based programming on EVAW and EVAW policies and programmes within and outside UN Women.

Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders, regional/ international actors in the area of EVAW, particularly in the area of prevention:

• Build and strengthen strategic partnerships for the advancement of innovative prevention strategies and programming;
• Engage actively in existing thematic and gender equality networks and cultivate new partnerships with other relevant interdisciplinary networks (e.g., academia, private sector, information, communication, technologies/innovation) to include a focus in their work on prevention of VAW;
• Identify strategic opportunities to link and strengthen EVAW programming, especially in the area of prevention, with other EVAW initiatives, thematic areas/priorities of UN Women and UN wide priorities (including but not limited to: Generation Equality Action Coalitions, the Spotlight Initiative, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, SDGs, etc.);
• Build and strengthen close relationships with relevant donors and other actors, including the private sector, supporting efforts towards EVAW and VAW prevention.

The incumbent will perform other duties within their functional profile as requested by the Supervisor and deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

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:

• Strong and proven knowledge of gender issues and violence against women and girls;
• Excellent networking skills;
• Ability to interact with donors, identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising;
• Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative policy research;
• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice;
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Ability to write policy papers, speeches, briefings;
• Strong knowledge of programme development, implementation, results-based management and reporting.

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:

• Master degree (or equivalent) in international development, social sciences, gender/women’s studies, law, public policy or other related social science field;
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in designing and managing programmes, in addition to undertaking policy advocacy, on the elimination of violence against women, especially in the area of prevention;
• Experience of working with and building partnerships with governments, donors and civil society organizations internationally and in the field;
• Experience of working in developing countries is an asset;
• Experience working with the UN is an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable. 

• UN Women ESARO seeks to hire an intern to support the EVAW and Women, Peace and Security portfolios in these efforts, working under the direct supervision of the EVAW Policy Specialist/ WPS Policy Specialist and in collaboration with country offices and regional partners in East and Southern Africa.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Support the EVAW/WPS Units to review/conduct research and analysis on regional policy frameworks related to EVAW and WPS to identify linkages and complementary aspects across the frameworks;
• Support the Policy Specialists to develop integrated regional analysis on key regional trends, emerging issues, risks and opportunities in relation to EVAW/WPS;
• Support the EVAW/WPS Units in conducting a mapping of promising practices for protecting diverse women human rights defenders from violence and threats of violence in East and Southern Africa;
• Support the EVAW/WPS Units in developing a proposed approach to monitoring backlash against gender equality and women's rights advocates and changes in civic space in the region, drawing upon existing indices and monitoring tools, as well as early warning and response systems for enhanced visibility and data-based advocacy to advance gender equality in ESAR;
• Support the EVAW/WPS Units to package and present the analysis and mapping conducted to stakeholders (internal UN Women personnel, regional State and non-state actors and development partners);
• Support the EVAW/WPS Units in preparing advocacy messages and briefs related to the analysis, mapping and reviews conducted for sharing with diverse partners and amplifying during the WPS Open Days and the 16 Days Campaign in East and Southern Africa, including via preparing and consulting on advocacy messages, consolidating secondary data, drafting concept notes, coordinating meetings, preparing talking points, drafting text for articles, developing communication plans, etc.

Learning goals include:

• Enhanced knowledge on gender equality, ending violence against women and girls and the women, peace and security agenda;
• Enhanced knowledge on evidence-based approaches for EVAWG across the HDP Nexus;
• Enhance knowledge on the analyzing and packaging data for advocacy and uptake by diverse stakeholders working on EVAW and WPS.

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:

• Demonstrable knowledge of ending violence against women;
• Demonstrable experience working on advocacy for gender equality in Africa, preferably in East and Southern Africa.

Required Skills and Experience
Education:

• University studies in one of the following disciplines: gender studies, gender and development, international relations, peace studies, social work or or other relevant subjects is required related field;
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with a university degree in (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

Duties And Responsibilities
UN Women ESARO seeks to hire a professional graphic illustrator/ artist to support in producing various visual communications products related to ending violence against women.
The consultant will be reporting to the Policy Specialist for Ending Violence against Women and will be supported by the Programme Coordinator for ACT and Programme Analyst for EVAW, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues. The consultant is responsible for the following:

• Working closely with UN Women EVAW team to conceptualize and develop illustrations, graphics and infographics and layout as posters, report images, etc;
• Deliver creative and innovative ideas for print, electronic, web-based and ideally, animated products;
• Design and lay-out of illustrations, graphics for various applications such as brochures, reports and other programme communications products for electronic distribution:
• Translate data and narrative text into graphic elements – illustrations and infographics;
• Layout and design information and communication materials (banners, posters, booklets, leaflets, calendars, bulletins, social media cards);
• Provide graphic recording services (live) for online/virtual meetings or develop graphics based on audio-video recordings from virtual meetings.
• Illustrator/artist should work at his/her place (home-based) and should have all the necessary equipment and software for producing illustrations/designs/layouts.

Deliverables
The consultant will be engaged under a 1-year retainer contract, which facilitates direct engagement of the consultant depending on the need and availability within the contract period for a pre-agreed fee. Examples of possible deliverables include, but not limited to:

• Graphics and illustrations for translating workshop narrative text and key messages into visual formats
• Graphics and illustrations from virtual meetings
• Layout of visuals and illustrations into posters, for products such as banners, merchandise (t-shirts, mouse pads, canvas tote bags, etc.)

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy, and no travel will be required.
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:

• Demonstrated ability and experience in various aspects of design, including illustrations and infographics;
• Excellent skills and experience with design programmes such as Adobe InDesign, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Avid, Final Cut Pro and other graphic design software;
• Proven experience in developing illustrations and visual representation from start to a published product with knowledge of printing processes (offset and digital) and color management.
• Demonstrated abilities and track record designing communications materials on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
• Experience with animation and graphic recording would be an advantage

Required Skills And Experience
Education and Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in one or more of the following disciplines: visual arts and/or communications related fields; social sciences, and/or international development;

Experience:

• At least five years of experience as an illustrator or graphic artist/designer;
• Proven experience in visual arts, illustration, infographics, data visualization, animation and digital design
• Strong practical background in visual arts, illustration, graphic or information design and data visualization;
• Working experience in international development, women’s rights organizations and/or other UN agencies is an asset
• Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently.
• Excellent English communication and writing skills;

Languages:

• Fluency in English
• Knowledge of French or any other UN official language is an asset.

APPLICATION DEADLINE :

22-Feb-24

• Reporting to the Chief of the Economic Empowerment section of the Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division (PPID), UN Women is seeking to fill the position of Thematic Lead for Generation Equality’s Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition to manage and grow the multistakeholder Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice.

Duties And Responsibilities Competencies

• Manage the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice:
• Convene the Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice regularly and in line with Generation Equality core principles of intersectionality, intergenerational and co-leadership
• Drive multi-stakeholder dialogues and collective agreements around contentious issues between member states, private sector, philanthropic organizations, civil society, youth, adolescent girls, and international/multilateral organizations, drawing on the expertise, knowledge and experience of relevant UN Women focal points.
• Convene, coordinate and drive progress towards an Action Coalition annual workplan through consensus building leading to co-accountability with a wide range of stakeholders across the Leaders and Commitment-Makers, and in collaboration with UN Women regional and country offices.
• Develop and deliver a Commitment Maker Engagement Strategy at global level, to ensure engagement of new and existing Commitment Makers to the Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition.
• Facilitate cross-thematic collaboration between Action Coalitions that break up siloes, advance thematic synergies and foster collective action.
• Develop opportunities across to Action Coalitions to support Global Alliances, including the Global Alliance for Care and the Alliance for Feminist Movements, to advance joint action of Commitment Makers.
• Develop and deliver a clear communications strategy and associated mechanisms with Leaders and Commitment Makers to ensure effective, consistent, and transparent communication, and ensure consistency in approach & synergies across all Action Coalitions.
• Support the meaningful engagement of youth and adolescent girls across all aspects of the Action Coalition’s efforts and engagement, drawing on the expertise, knowledge and experience of relevant UN Women focal points.
• Facilitate a regular self-assessment of Leaders on the alignment with the Generation Equality core principles (intersectionality, inter-general, co-leadership).
• Lead advocacy, knowledge exchange and external engagement efforts for the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice:
• Develop a thematic advocacy strategy on Feminist Action for Climate Justice in collaboration with Generation Equality Action Coalition partners (Leaders & Commitment Makers) to accelerate action on (a) Commitments; (b) Global Acceleration Plan targets; and (c) Resource mobilization.
• Oversee implementation of the advocacy strategy to expand and strengthen the impact of prioritized commitments on Feminist Action for Climate Justice, and support partners to design individual and collective commitments through new or improved partnerships.
• Support the execution of 2-3 political dialogues per year, bringing together multi-stakeholder partners on Feminist Action for Climate Justice, in collaboration with regional and country offices.
• Develop relevant technical guidance and knowledge products on Feminist Action for Climate Justice, in collaboration with multi-stakeholder partners, which fosters peer-to-peer learning and cross-thematic collaborations
• Harness Action Coalitions leadership structures to support Commitment Makers reporting for the annual GEF accountability report. Provide commitments analysis to Leaders using the results of the accountability framework
• Identify and build a pipeline of stories of progress and impact as a way of conveying the results of the work of the Action Coalition, and work with Communications teams to share and promote these stories
• Identify strategic opportunities to leverage UN Women’s coordination mandate to influence and enhance the coherence of UN system work to facilitate the mobilization of joint and coordinated action for the Acton Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice.
• Ensure coherence and synergies across all Generation Equality Action Coalitions by sharing lessons learned and co-designing products and approaches with Action Coalition Thematic Leads.
• Support the execution of thematic-specific and overarching Generation Equality events and milestones in line with the Generation Equality Project Document.
• Contribute to and participate in stakeholder engagement and communications opportunities convened and facilitated by the Generation Equality Coordination Hub on the work of the Action Coalition and its contributions to the Generation Equality Project Document, including with the Multi-Stakeholder Leadership Group in its advisory capacity to UN Women and its role as convenor of Generation Equality.
• Support localization of the Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice across UN Women Country & Regional Offices:
• Prepare and implement a prioritization strategy that leverages existing mechanisms and potential entry points for greater impact of Feminist Action for Climate Justice commitments, in concert with Country & Regional Offices
• Engage Leaders and commitment makers in forging new partnerships and collectively identify and implement prioritized commitments in collaboration with UN Women Regional Offices
• Provide technical support to regional and country offices to generate new Generation Equality commitments on Feminist Action for Climate Justice, monitor implementation and facilitate synergetic collaborations among partners.
• Foster and promote opportunities for local actors to have global voices for Generation Equality and to meaningfully contribute to and participate in global advocacy initiatives.
• Contribute to Resource Mobilization efforts on Generation Equality
• Actively support a joined-up approach to resource mobilization for the Generation Equality Project Document as whole and expand / deepen UN Women’s overall partnerships for Feminist Action for Climate Justice.
• Contribute to the whole-of-organization approach of Generation Equality in collaboration with UNW colleagues and in alignment with the approved Generation Equality Project Document
• Manage financial resources and supervise staff:
• Supervise and manage staff, review performance and mentor/ coach staff [as applicable]
• Develop and prepare annual workplans, financial resources of the programme including budgeting and budget revisions, and expenditure tracking and reporting.
• Oversee and monitor the allocation and disbursement of funds to participating partners.
• Ensure appropriate actions are taken to optimize use of programme funds.
• Contribute inputs to narrative and financial reporting in relation to the Action Coalition’s commitments in the Generation Equality Project Document.
• Work in regular and close collaboration with the Generation Equality Coordination Hub, including through the exchange of information, given the Hub’s role in coordinating the timely and quality delivery of project document results.

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:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral;
• Excellent drafting skills with the ability to edit and clear written work products;
• Strong planning, goal-setting, prioritization and organizational skills;
• Strong analytical, information processing, and review strategic skills;
• Ability to contribute to detailed operational plans, budgets, and monitor these;
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports;
• Good knowledge of UN programme management systems and Results Based Management;
• Demonstrated knowledge of gender equality and women's empowerment;
• Ability to work in a high pressured environment with frequent short deadlines;
• Ability to demonstrate a sense of humor and collegiality with solid interpersonal skills;
• Defined sense of responsibility, confidentiality and accountability.

Required Skills and Experience
Education and certification:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in social sciences, political science, international relations, business administration or management, public administration, or other related fields; or a first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience;

Experience:

• At least 7 years progressively responsible working in international development, with a focus on climate change;
• Experience working on gender equality and women’s empowerment;
• Experience in programme, policy analysis, and strategic planning;
• Experience working with, and building partnerships with governments, donors and civil society organizations internationally and in the field;
• Experience leading a team;
• Experience in or with the United Nations system highly preferred.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.

Duties And Responsibilities
Description of Responsibilities

• Support to the Regional Office in graphic design for various collateral as needed for internal and external communications purposes;
• Support communications team on various communications related tasks including research, web management, campaigns and event management;
• Support with the creation and uploading of content for the related online platforms;
• Support in prepararing presentations,decks,pitches,toolkits,posters,publications, and other visuals;
• Assist the communications team in the curation and coordination of key events and communication opportunities such as campaigns and webinars;
• Support the communications team with media monitoring.

Learning goals include:

• Enhnced knowledge on gender equality and women empowerement;
• Enhanced knowledge on communications;
• Enhance knowledge on event management and campaign coordination.

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:

• Demonstrable knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud application suite incl. Indesign, After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop;
• Demonstrable Knowledge of web design and CMS platforms.

Required Skills and Experience
Interns are selected on a competitive basis. Applicants to UNWOMEN internships must at the time of application meet one of the following academic requirements:

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with a university degree in (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

Education:

• Preferred fields of study: Graphic design, Communications or related fields;

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in producing various communications materials (social media graphics and videos, blogs, human-interest stories, presentations, brochures, etc.) (required);
• Experience managing social media channels (desirable);
• Knowledge of the international relevant media ecosystem (desirable);
• Creativity in writing and designing content, including storytelling skills is an advantage;
• Experience coordinating events and gatherings with multiple actors including government, civil society, public and private sector (desirable);
• Experience working for international organizations is an advantage.

Languages:

• Excellent English language skills;
• Knowledge of additional official languages of the UN is desirable.

APPLICATION DEADLINE :

14-Feb-24 

• Reporting to the Chief of the Economic Empowerment section of the Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division (PPID), UN Women is seeking to fill the position of Thematic Lead for Generation Equality’s Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition to manage and grow the multistakeholder Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice.

Duties And Responsibilities Competencies

• Manage the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice:
• Convene the Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice regularly and in line with Generation Equality core principles of intersectionality, intergenerational and co-leadership
• Drive multi-stakeholder dialogues and collective agreements around contentious issues between member states, private sector, philanthropic organizations, civil society, youth, adolescent girls, and international/multilateral organizations, drawing on the expertise, knowledge and experience of relevant UN Women focal points.
• Convene, coordinate and drive progress towards an Action Coalition annual workplan through consensus building leading to co-accountability with a wide range of stakeholders across the Leaders and Commitment-Makers, and in collaboration with UN Women regional and country offices.
• Develop and deliver a Commitment Maker Engagement Strategy at global level, to ensure engagement of new and existing Commitment Makers to the Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition.
• Facilitate cross-thematic collaboration between Action Coalitions that break up siloes, advance thematic synergies and foster collective action.
• Develop opportunities across to Action Coalitions to support Global Alliances, including the Global Alliance for Care and the Alliance for Feminist Movements, to advance joint action of Commitment Makers.
• Develop and deliver a clear communications strategy and associated mechanisms with Leaders and Commitment Makers to ensure effective, consistent, and transparent communication, and ensure consistency in approach & synergies across all Action Coalitions.
• Support the meaningful engagement of youth and adolescent girls across all aspects of the Action Coalition’s efforts and engagement, drawing on the expertise, knowledge and experience of relevant UN Women focal points.
• Facilitate a regular self-assessment of Leaders on the alignment with the Generation Equality core principles (intersectionality, inter-general, co-leadership).
• Lead advocacy, knowledge exchange and external engagement efforts for the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice:
• Develop a thematic advocacy strategy on Feminist Action for Climate Justice in collaboration with Generation Equality Action Coalition partners (Leaders & Commitment Makers) to accelerate action on (a) Commitments; (b) Global Acceleration Plan targets; and (c) Resource mobilization.
• Oversee implementation of the advocacy strategy to expand and strengthen the impact of prioritized commitments on Feminist Action for Climate Justice, and support partners to design individual and collective commitments through new or improved partnerships.
• Support the execution of 2-3 political dialogues per year, bringing together multi-stakeholder partners on Feminist Action for Climate Justice, in collaboration with regional and country offices.
• Develop relevant technical guidance and knowledge products on Feminist Action for Climate Justice, in collaboration with multi-stakeholder partners, which fosters peer-to-peer learning and cross-thematic collaborations
• Harness Action Coalitions leadership structures to support Commitment Makers reporting for the annual GEF accountability report. Provide commitments analysis to Leaders using the results of the accountability framework
• Identify and build a pipeline of stories of progress and impact as a way of conveying the results of the work of the Action Coalition, and work with Communications teams to share and promote these stories
• Identify strategic opportunities to leverage UN Women’s coordination mandate to influence and enhance the coherence of UN system work to facilitate the mobilization of joint and coordinated action for the Acton Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice.
• Ensure coherence and synergies across all Generation Equality Action Coalitions by sharing lessons learned and co-designing products and approaches with Action Coalition Thematic Leads.
• Support the execution of thematic-specific and overarching Generation Equality events and milestones in line with the Generation Equality Project Document.
• Contribute to and participate in stakeholder engagement and communications opportunities convened and facilitated by the Generation Equality Coordination Hub on the work of the Action Coalition and its contributions to the Generation Equality Project Document, including with the Multi-Stakeholder Leadership Group in its advisory capacity to UN Women and its role as convenor of Generation Equality.
• Support localization of the Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice across UN Women Country & Regional Offices:
• Prepare and implement a prioritization strategy that leverages existing mechanisms and potential entry points for greater impact of Feminist Action for Climate Justice commitments, in concert with Country & Regional Offices
• Engage Leaders and commitment makers in forging new partnerships and collectively identify and implement prioritized commitments in collaboration with UN Women Regional Offices
• Provide technical support to regional and country offices to generate new Generation Equality commitments on Feminist Action for Climate Justice, monitor implementation and facilitate synergetic collaborations among partners.
• Foster and promote opportunities for local actors to have global voices for Generation Equality and to meaningfully contribute to and participate in global advocacy initiatives.
• Contribute to Resource Mobilization efforts on Generation Equality
• Actively support a joined-up approach to resource mobilization for the Generation Equality Project Document as whole and expand / deepen UN Women’s overall partnerships for Feminist Action for Climate Justice.
• Contribute to the whole-of-organization approach of Generation Equality in collaboration with UNW colleagues and in alignment with the approved Generation Equality Project Document
• Manage financial resources and supervise staff:
• Supervise and manage staff, review performance and mentor/ coach staff [as applicable]
• Develop and prepare annual workplans, financial resources of the programme including budgeting and budget revisions, and expenditure tracking and reporting.
• Oversee and monitor the allocation and disbursement of funds to participating partners.
• Ensure appropriate actions are taken to optimize use of programme funds.
• Contribute inputs to narrative and financial reporting in relation to the Action Coalition’s commitments in the Generation Equality Project Document.
• Work in regular and close collaboration with the Generation Equality Coordination Hub, including through the exchange of information, given the Hub’s role in coordinating the timely and quality delivery of project document results.

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:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral;
• Excellent drafting skills with the ability to edit and clear written work products;
• Strong planning, goal-setting, prioritization and organizational skills;
• Strong analytical, information processing, and review strategic skills;
• Ability to contribute to detailed operational plans, budgets, and monitor these;
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports;
• Good knowledge of UN programme management systems and Results Based Management;
• Demonstrated knowledge of gender equality and women's empowerment;
• Ability to work in a high pressured environment with frequent short deadlines;
• Ability to demonstrate a sense of humor and collegiality with solid interpersonal skills;
• Defined sense of responsibility, confidentiality and accountability.

Required Skills and Experience
Education and certification:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in social sciences, political science, international relations, business administration or management, public administration, or other related fields; or a first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience;

Experience:

• At least 7 years progressively responsible working in international development, with a focus on climate change;
• Experience working on gender equality and women’s empowerment;
• Experience in programme, policy analysis, and strategic planning;
• Experience working with, and building partnerships with governments, donors and civil society organizations internationally and in the field;
• Experience leading a team;
• Experience in or with the United Nations system highly preferred.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.