GENDER AFFAIRS OFFICER

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 171,387 USD and 220,969 USD.

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Org. Setting and Reporting

The Secretary-General of the United Nations has called achieving gender equality the unfinished business of our time and the greatest human rights challenge in our world. This reflects a growing global recognition that women's equal participation, rights, and equality, are central to the achievement of sustainable development, human rights, peace and security globally. In articulating a vision for renewed, inclusive, networked multilateralism and the future of the United Nations in Our Common Agenda, the Secretary-General has highlighted the need for women and girls to be at the centre, and for the UN system to be fit for purpose to lead the transformative change needed for greater gender equality.

In accordance with this recommendation included in the Our Common Agenda report, the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG), is conducting a thorough, independent review of the UN system's capacity to advance gender equality. The incumbent of this position will support core functions of project management, stakeholder support, strategic communications, staffing and secretariat of the Advisory Board and the DSG as Chair of the Board, and critically to support the next steps with regards to implementation plans and ensuring swift forward movement on any actions leadership will take forward, as well as to link to the broader reforms and Our Common Agenda actions.

The EOSG, under the guidance of the Secretary-General (SG), work as a team pursuing in a cohesive and coherent manner, the SG’s vision, priorities and policies for his second mandate in office. It seeks alignment of the United Nations family with the SG’s vision, priorities and policies. It is guided by the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity and of achieving gender and regional balance among staff.

All EOSG unit will support the EOSG senior officials, as appropriate, depending on the tasks at hand, regardless of which senior official they formally report to, and will work together through a matrix team approach, as necessary, to ensure EOSG leads by example on integration and cross-pillar work.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Gender Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support the EOSG lead on the review – including on donor reports, managing the project, informing interview protocols, managing the review team, engagement on substantive content, support specifically on interviews of UN staff and leaders. • Prepares and reviews updates to senior leadership and ensure that the review aligns with overall vision. • Acts as focal point and liaise within the UN system and within EOSG on the collection and analyses of information on the review, especially the development system and its specialized agencies, funds and programs. • Supports gathering, synthesizing, identifying relevant documents – including summarizing and assessing internal documents for extracting analysis that can be shared externally. • Provides up-to-date information to senior officials regarding the review and provide secretariat functions to the Advisory Board and DSG as chair of the Board. • Support leadership to take forward the report to next steps (internally, with various stakeholders, implementation plan, and integration into broader OCA deliverables). • Meets regularly with operational teams and gender focal points and Our Common Agenda Team in EOSG, to plan projects and review project activities, specifically connecting to those pieces that connect with the UN SDG and Development System. • Participates in conferences, seminars and academic fora related to his/her assigned area of expertise. • Carries out, in consultation with the EOSG lead on the review administrative functions on staff planning and budget. • Drafts plans for proposed projects and participates in the activities of implementation. • Performs other related duties as required.

Competencies

Professionalism: Knowledge of the substantive gender equality role of the UN and of UN interventions on specific areas/themes. Shows ability to produce reports and papers on substantive issues and to coordinate, review and edit the work of others. Shows ability to apply UN rules, regulations, policies and guidelines in work situations. Conceptual analytical and evaluative skills to conduct independent research and analysis. Ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Communication: Excellent drafting skills; speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed as appropriate.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for Unit's shortcomings.

Education

An advanced university degree (Master's or Doctorate degree, or equivalent) in gender, development, human rights, political science, international relations or other related social science fields is required. A first-level degree with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree in the specified fields of studies.

Job - Specific Qualification

Not available.

Work Experience

A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in gender and women's rights in combination with, human rights, political analysis, peace and security or development is required

Substantive and technical experience on gender issues – ideally covering both policy advice and programming is required.

Experience preparing reports, background papers, talking points, and correspondences on gender for senior management is required.

Field experience obtained outside the applicant's country of nationality in a transitional, developmental, conflict or post conflict setting is desirable.

Experience working with the UN system is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required.

Assessment

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice

This position is temporarily available until 31 March 2024.

If the selected candidate is a staff member from the United Nations Secretariat, the selection will be administered as a temporary assignment.

While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period and has no bearing on the future incumbency of the post.

At the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the recruitment and employment of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, with due regard to geographic diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and organizational needs. The United Nations is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The United Nations recruits and employs staff regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds or disability. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disability may be provided to support participation in the recruitment process when requested and indicated in the application.

The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

United Nations Considerations

According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process.

By accepting a letter of appointment, staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). Further, staff members in the Professional and higher category up to and including the D-2 level and the Field Service category are normally required to move periodically to discharge functions in different duty stations under conditions established in ST/AI/2023/3 on Mobility, as may be amended or revised. This condition of service applies to all position specific job openings and does not apply to temporary positions.

Applicants are urged to carefully follow all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira, and to refer to the Applicant Guide by clicking on “Manuals” in the “Help” tile of the inspira account-holder homepage.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

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No Fee

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