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Overview

Provide systems analysis and reporting support to UN Women operations.

You have:

Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field.
5 years of progressively responsible experience in international organizations and project support management.
Demonstrable training in data management, database management, data visualization or equivalent.
Experience focused on, or strongly involving gender equality at national, regional, and international levels.
Prior experience in the UN System is an asset.
Demonstrated experience and expertise in ICTs tools an asset.
Excellent communication and/or writing skills in Spanish and English.

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Background

I. Organizational context

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 center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides solid and coherent leadership supporting Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN-Women focuses on integrated approaches to address the root causes of inequality from a perspective of the transformation of the systems that perpetuate gender inequalities and discrimination and with a peacebuilding approach:

women's voice, leadership, and female autonomy
strengthening of global normative frameworks, and gender-responsive laws, policies, and institutions that promote gender equality at the national and subnational levels
Effective participation and protection of women in all areas of peacebuilding, security, and humanitarian action
women's equitable access to services, goods, and resources
financing for gender equality and economic empowerment
positive social norms, including through engaging men and boys
production, analysis, and use of gender statistics, sex-disaggregated data, and knowledge; and
UN system coordination for gender equality and women's empowerment

The Strategic Plan 2022-2025 aims to achieve gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls, and the full enjoyment of their human rights. The Strategic Plan is anchored in the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Security Council resolutions on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS), the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, and other relevant intergovernmental outcomes, such as resolutions of the General Assembly and agreed conclusions of the Commission of the Status of Women. UN Women contributes to the gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, SDG 5 on gender equality at the center of the SDGs and in coordination with all the other Goals to ensure comprehensive progress.

II. Background

The Systems analysis and reporting consultant supports the Operations Manager in leading and guiding the Operations Team at the Regional Office and the LAC region and fosters collaboration within the team, with programme staff and with other UN Agencies and a client-oriented approach. The Systems analysis and reporting consultant works in close collaboration with programme teams in the LAC region, providing close guidance to programme staff who perform adjunct operations functions, ensuring that such staff are knowledgeable of rules and procedures governing programme finances, donor reporting, and administration. She/he also works in collaboration with operations staff in other UN Agencies.

Duties and Responsibilities

III. Consultancy objective

This consultancy's main objective is to provide oversight support to the Regional Office (RO), Multi Country Office (MCO) and Country Offices (CO) operations, this includes, capacity building and training, coordination and analytical support, knowledge management, and project and programme planning and support, according to the needs and demands that arise.

Under the overall supervision of the Operations Manager, the Systems analysis and reporting consultant is responsible for:

Capacity building and training for project and operations staff;
Providing coordination and analytical support to the RO, MCO and Country offices, including providing timely analytical information;
Providing data analytics, information, and knowledge management;
Providing coordination and stakeholder support to internal and external clients;
Performing other official duties and special assignments as requested.

IV. Scope

The successful performance of the incumbent will effectively contribute to the development of quality projects/programmes reports. In particular, the consultant is expected to carry out the following functions, activities and tasks:

1. Capacity building and training for projects and operations staff

Conduct scoping analysis (based on performance data) and needs assessment for preparation of capacity development plans;
Provide tailored, specific training to offices and projects to strengthen skills and abilities to deliver in accordance with UN Women rules and regulations and policies and strategies, project management, RBM, etc.;
In consultation with the Operations Manager identify and prepare training for staff and project personnel on administrative, budget, financial, procurement, security and HR policies and systems;
Create and contribute to a repository of training materials;
Contribute office team building, management, leadership and development dynamics. Plan and organize retreats and learning events;
Provide guidance notes and training material, provide online training sessions and refreshers when needed.

2. Provide coordination and analytical support:

Participate in review meetings to assess the managerial and operational capacities of implementing partners and support in IP capacity development, including in office visits and missions as necessary;
Determine optimal techniques and business processes; contribute to business process mapping and establish internal standard operating procedures in all areas of the Operations Team’s functions in RO and COs;
Support the Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) Secretariat with coordination and review of submissions;
Communicate and liaise regularly with Regional, Country and Programme Offices to ensure smooth implementation and timely support of project/programme management initiatives, capacity-building measures, and queries.

3. Data analytics, information, and knowledge management:

Support to mapping of business processes and the establishment of internal standard operating procedures in all areas of the Operations Team’s functions;
Analyze and align programme budgets with logical framework matrices and work plans;
Data analysis on projects implementation and impact;
Design projects’ impact and results infographics;
Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
Create data visualization dashboards for tracking and managing different processes, as well as other visualizations as requested (for example for resource mobilization purposes);
Create and maintain appropriate information and documentation and establish and manage a tracking and monitoring system;
Prepare and/or provide substantive inputs to reports and provide data, analysis, and inputs as required;
Review project documents and identify trends, lessons learned, best practices and challenges related to project/programme management;
Review and check substantive materials for accuracy as requested;
Ensure a continuous flow of information between the Country Offices and the Regional Office/HQ;

4. Provide coordination and stakeholder support to internal and external clients:

Maintain relationships and consult with offices, including Regional Offices, Country Offices and HQ staff on project management and operations issues and ensure a smooth exchange of information and data, implementation and work planning in support of optimized organizational delivery;
Respond to queries and request for information; compile and maintain data and documentation related to requests;
Serve as back-up of the Operations Manager in inter-agency meetings and working groups to ensure UN Women’s interests are reflected in common system activities related to common services and premises, cost recovery and cost sharing arrangements, privileges and immunities, entitlements and salary surveys, security etc;
Liaise with UNDP and other UN agencies on operational issues, activities, and collaboration.

5. Perform other official duties and special assignments as requested by the Operations Manager

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