Country Programme Manager – Intergovernmental Programme (Open to Indian Nationals Only)

Contract

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Background

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.

Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is an essential element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – the roadmap to a more equal, just, peaceful, and sustainable world. UN Women is implementing a catalytic accelerator project for achieving women’s social, economic, and political equality and empowerment and the 2030 agenda.

The overarching objective of this programme in UN Women is: To accelerate progress on the 2030 agenda, especially SDG 5, by strengthening women’s leadership in the areas of economic, social, and political rights. The programme is being implemented in India over three years. More specifically, the proposed outcomes are:

1. Increased awareness and ownership of the global Generation Equality agenda, especially its constituted action coalitions related to economic justice and rights and gender based violence, are visible in (i) more formal and regular engagement between government, Civil Society Organisations, private sector, and media and (ii) establishment of state-level chapters/platforms for engagement; and Gender intentional policies and programs on skilling, and employment informed and scaled up by the government;
2. Gender intentional policies and programs (especially related to safety, and mobility) informed and scaled up by the government, focused on two key policies (i) Smart and Safe cities, (ii) One Stop Centers for addressing violence against women;
3. Strengthened institutional mechanisms for Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) resulting in an increase of financing on gender, improved availability of data, and tracking of progress on gender equality initiatives across select ministries and all states/UTs; and
4. G20 Summit prioritizes gender equality across tracks - Improved awareness and capacities across Indian decision makers on gender equality impacting the stronger implementation of gender-just laws.

Reporting to the Deputy Country Representative, India CO, the Country Programme Manager – Intergovernmental Programme will be responsible for the leadership, substantive coordination and overall management of the programme - “Strengthened ecosystem for gender equality in India”, working together with local partners and relevant stakeholders both internal and external.

The Country Programme Manager – Intergovernmental Programme will be responsible for day-to-day management, implementation and effectiveness of the programme. In particular, he/she is responsible for the monitoring and review of the programme portfolio, workplans and budget, for preparing reports as required by donor and UN Women management, and to mobilize resources as needed.

Duties and Responsibilities

Lead the programme development and planning services

• Lead the provision of technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming;
• Ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of the programme with other programmes in the India Office;
• Lead the preparation, design, implementation of situation analysis;
• Set priorities, strategies, design and implementation plans;
• Develop the strategic direction of the programme;
• Formulate, design and prepare proposals;
• Establish specific goals, objectives and strategies and implementation plans for the sector/s using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM).

Manage the implementation of the Programme in India CO

• Develop and oversee the implementation of annual workplans plans (AWP), provide overall advice, guidance and supervision of programme activities, and provide technical support throughout the programme cycle;
• Review and appraise detailed AWPs for each country programme, ensuring alignment with results-based management approach;
• Manage and monitor financial resources for country programmes in line with the internal control framework and/or UN Women/UN rules and regulations;
• Implement communication and visibility plan;
• Update the overall programme framework on the basis of reviews, lessons learned and best practices derived from evaluations;
• Organize project review and/or evaluation meetings as needed.

Manage the monitoring and reporting of the Programme in India CO

• Oversee the implementation the monitoring and evaluation framework for the programme, with specific and measurable indicators as well as evaluation missions;
• Oversee the baseline, mid-term evaluation and periodic reviews to ensure intended results are achieved;
• Develop and implement Monitoring and Reporting Framework;
• Provide timely reporting to the Deputy Representative;
• Manage the preparation of aggregate delivery reports;
• Finalize donor reports, final Programme Narrative and Financial Reports, including lessons-learned.

Provide technical guidance and support to India CO

• Provide policy and practice advice to the India CO and facilitate knowledge building and management;
• Conduct analysis and research of the situation in the programme geographies, in collaboration with the programme team and prepare substantive inputs for briefing notes and other policy documents;
• Analyze and identify interagency and intergovernmental processes relevant to the programme for visibility and advocacy purposes;
• Coordinate and collaborate with other service providers and external partners to support implementation of the full complement of the Platform.

Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies

• Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;
• Finalize relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization;
• Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost sharing;
• Participate in the ongoing coordination mechanisms to ensure coherence of the programme with other country-level processes.

Establish and support partnerships within and beyond the UN system

• In the context of UN Women’s lead role in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment and as it relates to expanding resilience based approach, provide inputs to 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;
• Identify and develop resource mobilization opportunities in support of the programme
• Maintain ongoing communications with the donor on the implementation of the programme and provide regular updates.

Manage the team

• Monitor, analyze and maintain an overview of the progress of programme implementation to ensure that timely technical, managerial and administrative support is provided to all the country offices;
• Supervise programme staff; mentor and coach staff and complete performance assessments;
• Manage the performance of staff and ensure compliance to the performance management process;
• Provide oversight on the contracting of project services to implementing partners, ensuring compliance with UN Women policy and procedures;
• Submit mandated reports;
• Manage programme finances review financial reports in accordance with UN Women procedures and submit the reports to UN Women HQ and donors in a timely manner;
• Monitor and make necessary arrangement for the timely flow of programme funds;
• Oversee the release of funds to counterparts, liquidation of funds and other processes.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Programme team workplans and budgets are developed and implemented in line with Strategic Note and Country Office work plans.
• Programme team adhere to UN Women’s Rules, Regulations, policies and procedures, using a results-based management approach.
• Programmes are implemented according to workplan and budget.
• Regular monitoring of programmes, issues/deviations are raised in a timely manner.
• Timely and quality reporting and regular dissemination and sharing of information, including best practices/ lessons learned.

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 knowledge and successful track record of promoting of women’s rights and gender equality issues;
• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice;
• Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources;
• Demonstrated ability to interact with high-level decision-makers and to develop productive partnerships;
• Excellent networking skills;
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to manage a team.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master's Degree in Social Sciences, Education, Gender Studies, Political Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics or related 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.
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in programme management, including programme design, programme coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building;
• Experience in working in a gender related area is an asset;
• Experience in setting priorities, budgets, work plans, participating in programme development and programme writing;
• Experience in leading teams effectively is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English, including strong English writing skills, is required
• Fluency in Hindi and/or another Indian language is required
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.

Interested applicants should apply to this vacancy announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org

Application Information:

• All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs
• 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;
• UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.

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.