Programme Coordinator – Inter-Governmental 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 Programme Coordinator – Intergovernmental Programme will be responsible for the 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 Programme Coordinator – 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

Coordinate and Support the programme development and planning services:

• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming;
• Ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of the programme with other programmes in the India Office;
• Coordinate with team members on setting priorities, strategies, design and implementation plans;
• Support with strategic direction of the programme;
• Design and draft proposals.

Coordinate and Support with management of the implementation of the Programme in India CO:

• 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;
• Monitor financial resources for country programmes in line with the internal control framework and/or UN Women/UN rules and regulations;
• Coordinate on implementation of 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.

Coordinate and support with monitoring and reporting of the Programme in India CO:

• Oversee the implementation of monitoring and evaluation framework for the programme, with specific and measurable indicators as well as evaluation missions;
• 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.

Support in building partnerships and developing resource mobilization strategies:

• Support on developing and maintaining partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;
• 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.

Support with managing the team:

• 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;
• Provide oversight on the contracting of project services to implementing partners, ensuring compliance with UN Women policy and procedures;
• 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.