Private Sector Engagement Specialist

Volunteering Admin Finance & Economy

Overview

Provide support for women's economic empowerment programs and projects.

You have:

• Experience in project management related to women's economic empowerment and gender equality.
• Proficiency in English and Spanish languages.
• Ability to develop communication materials and reports.
• Knowledge of corporate social responsibility practices.
• Strong analytical and research skills.

Contract

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The 2030 Global Agenda on Sustainable Development poses the important challenge of achieving a 50-50 planet in terms of gender equality by the year 2030. In this regard, the High-Level Panel on the Economic Empowerment of Women of the Secretary General of the United Nations United (2017) points out that “the economic empowerment of women is a precondition for sustainable development,” and contributes to more stable, resilient economies and more peaceful societies. Under this logic, closing gender gaps, in addition to being a human rights commitment, is a matter of efficiency and competitiveness. According to McKinsey Global Institute (2015), when women and men participate in the economy on equal terms, World GDP could increase the equivalent of 26% by 2025.”

Thus, the private sector is an important ally in efforts to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, and the materialization of this global commitment will only be possible if it is addressed in an articulated manner between governments, the private sector and civil society.

The Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are a set of principles for businesses, offering guidance on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community. They are the result of a collaboration between the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the United Nations Global Compact and are adapted from the Calvert Women's Principles®. The development of the Women's Empowerment Principles included an international multi-stakeholder consultation process, which began in March 2009 and culminated in their launch on International Women’s Day in March 2010.

In Bolivia, more than 40 companies have subscribed to WEPs, in close work with Global Compact UN Women promotes the engagement of private companies to adhere to the WEPs principles.

By joining, companies become part of the WEPs Business Community, a global space that to date has more than 2,750 companies, in which they can make visible their commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of women, exchange good practices, share experiences with other organizations, and receive support from UN Women and the Global Compact for the implementation of these Principles.

Under the direct supervision of Women & Economic Empowerment Programme Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following main tasks:

• Technical and administrative support to the team in the area of women's economic empowerment in the design and implementation of programs and project related to private sector and Women Economic Principles (WEPs).

• Develop or review of products and documents within the framework of the implementation of projects and programs of private sector and Women Economic Principles (WEPs).

• Provide support to organization of events and other activities in close coordination with the UN Women colleagues and in partnership with other relevant stakeholders.

• Development of policy documents, knowledge management, proposals, project documents and others as required within the framework of the area of economic empowerment, projects and programs of private sector and Women Economic Principles (WEPs).

• Support in the documentation, development and organization of knowledge, experiences, good practices, and lessons learned.

-Technical, programmatic and financial monitoring of the implementation of related programs and projects

• Preparation of follow-up and monitoring reports for the projects.

• Coordination with the UN Women communication area for the development of communication materials and articles for the official UN Women bulletin.

​- Accountability

​- ​Adaptability and Flexibility

​- ​Building Trust

​- Client Orientation

​- Commitment and Motivation

​- Creativity

​- ​Ethics and Values

​​- ​Integrity

• ​Judgement and Decision-making

​​- Respect for Diversity

​- ​Working in Teams

Private Sector, corporate social responsibility and/or development cooperation projects with strong focus on gender equality.

The city of La Paz is located in the west of Bolivia, it is the seat of Government and the legislative, executive and electoral powers. The capital according to the Political Constitution of State is Sucre. The altitude of the city centre is approximately 3,650 ml (meters above sea level). The climate according to its geographical location is high Andean. Together with the city of El Alto, it is the largest urban and populated centre in the country, with 1,800,687, according to the last population census of 2012. Security: Bolivia is located in Phase 1 – precautionary – in the United Nations Security Plan, this means that routine activities are carried out normally and travel reporting is required inside and outside Bolivia.

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