Knowledge Management Specialist

Contract

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The UN Women Liaison Office to the African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) engages with the AU and its various organs, the United Nations system particularly ECA, regional CSOs, and international NGOs, as well as the diplomatic community and in particular, delegations to the African Union. Through the office, UN Women provides technical support to member states, the AU, and the ECA in the adoption, implementation, and monitoring of commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) at the regional level, and in accordance with its mandate.

UN Women through its Liaison Office to the AU and ECA aims at providing technical assistance to the African Union Commission through the Women, Gender, and Youth Directorate (WGYD) to effectively mainstream gender issues in AU’s programs and policy processes. UN Women also collaborates with relevant departments of the AUC for gender-responsive development and implementation of regional initiatives. In addition, the Liaison Office continues to establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with relevant UN agencies, INGOs, and CSOs to implement catalytic initiatives in supporting the continental GEWE agenda.

In 2022, with the establishment of the Liaison portfolio as a full-fledged presence, UN Women Liaison Office sets out to develop a Strategic Note to define its key development results and management/operational results for the next four years. The Strategic Note will be aligned with the global UN Women Strategic Plan (2022-2025), the AU GEWE Strategy (2018-2028), Agenda 2063, and other key GEWE, peace, and development frameworks of Africa as well as global normative frameworks.

To this end, UN Women’s Liaison Office to African Union Commission (AUC) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is seeking to engage a “Knowledge Management specialist” who will serve as the knowledge management focal person to support the implementation of regional Liaison initiatives.

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the UN Women Special Representative to the African Union Commission and the Economic Commission for Africa, the Knowledge Management Specialist will undertake the following tasks:

Knowledge Management and Communication • Initiate and monitor the timely implementation of knowledge development initiatives of the Liaison office • Collate and consolidate inputs from UN Women Country and Regional Offices to inform the development of knowledge products • Contribute to the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned in the promotion of GEWE • Coordinate the development of the Joint AUC, UN Women, and UNECA Newsletter on GEWE • Regularly update the ECO-Liaison Office shared drive folder to ensure all knowledge products and relevant resources are documented • Liaise with the ECO Communications team on the development of visual assets, templates, and other resources for ongoing strategic advocacy and communications actions related to Liaison initiatives • Write and/or disseminate press releases, policy briefs, pamphlets, talking points, speeches, editorials, branded materials, and other written communications materials; • Provide communications and advocacy support to joint regional campaigns, launching initiatives, Knowledge products and publications • Ensure timely preparation of press releases and updates on different UN Women liaison offices. • Maintain and update the calendar of the liaison’s internal and external meetings

Coordination • Provide support to the coordination of events, and advocacy initiatives. Prepare concept notes, agendas, and related working documents for the ECO regional-level policy advocacy and strategic partnership-building initiatives • Prepare background research, briefing notes, and talking points to inform UN Women’s engagement in advocacy platforms and initiatives. • Participate in UN inter-agency coordination meetings, and meetings with AU partners and prepare the notes for files and minutes • Participate and contribute to relevant regional policy processes and technical working groups. • Lead on coordination of visibility, communications, and outreach activities in relation to critical events on the annual calendar of the Liaison office and partners.

Planning, Reporting, and Administrative Support • Provide inputs to the Liaison work plans and project/program documents • Provide inputs to the liaison’s quarterly and annual reports and other reports • Provide administrative and logistical support to the implementation of liaison activities if needed be. • Any other related tasks may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

☐ Accountability ☐ Integrity ☐ Knowledge Sharing ☐ Professionalism ☐ Respect for Diversity ☐ Working in Teams

Functional Competencies  Strong understanding of and commitment to gender equality, women’s empowerment, and policy implications.  Excellent analytical and research skills.  Excellent writing skills,  Excellent organizational skills.  Strong knowledge and use of computer office tools and statistical software.

Corporate competencies:  Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards  Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN Women  Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability

knowledge management, documentation, advocacy, program management and coordination, partnership-building experience in gender, women, and human rights-related programs or other relevant programmes at the national and/or international level; - experience working in the UN or other international development organization is an asset.

Other mandatory required technical knowledge: • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, and reporting skills. • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing. • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels. • Familiarity with tools and approaches of Knowledge management, advocacy, and communications. • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel. • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment. • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.

Addis Ababa is the capital of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The population is estimated at about 4 million or so. Addis Ababa is located in the Ethiopian highlands at an altitude of 2,500-2,700 meters. The climate is sunny and temperate, but it can be very cold at night, with freezing temperatures at times. It is therefore advisable to bring warm clothing and foresee using heaters and/or log fires when necessary. Addis Ababa is the headquarters for the UN Economic Commission for Africa as well as the African Union (ex-OAU). Thus, there is a very large community of expatriates from all over the world. There are some 80 embassies/diplomatic missions. Housing is most of the time readily available and the rents are, on average, reasonable. Most foodstuffs, beverages, household goods, furniture and clothing, mostly imported from the Middle/Far East, South Africa and Europe, or local brands, can be found, although they can be expensive. Meat, fish, fresh fruits and vegetables are cheap and abundantly

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials.