Technical Assistance for Elimination of Violence against Women

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

In Ecuador, UN Women is the lead agency in the implementation of the Spotlight Initiative. The Spotlight Initiative is a joint European Union-United Nations programme aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and harmful practices (HP). The initiative also highlights the importance of investing specifically in women and girls, a prerequisite for achieving sustainable development in line with the 2030 Agenda.

The Spotlight Initiative in the Latin American and Caribbean region focuses on eliminating femicide, in Ecuador focusing its work through six key pillars: I) developing and implementing relevant legislation and policies, II) strengthening national and subnational institutions, III) preventing violence through evidence-based programs and campaigns, (IV) establish essential services for victims and survivors; V) ensure the collection and use of prevalence and incidence data, and VI) partner directly with women's movements and civil society.

Additionally, UN Women implements the proposal for safe cities for women and girls in the cities of Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, and support is required for fund raising and follow-up of actions implemented in this period.

Also an important area of development are actions to strengthen women's political leadership and the elimination of political violence.

Under the direct supervision of Specialist for the elimination of violence against women, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1. Support the activities of the projects under its charge to comply with the objectives, re-sults, rules, regulations, and procedures of UN Women.
2. Support the monitoring of the progress of activities by monitoring indicators and gather-ing means of verification by implementing partners and conducting regular monitoring visits.
3. Support the development of terms of reference and call for proposals for the program-matic and administrative processes of the EVAW component.
4. Support the generation of programmatic and financial archiving of the projects of the EVAW component.
5. Support the review of delivery of narrative and financial reports from implementing partners and consultancies.
6. Support the provision of inputs for the resource mobilization strategy, analyze and keep updated information and data on EVAW.
7. Prepare relevant information and documentation such as project summaries, presenta-tions, information notes and donor profiles.
8. Prepare and participate in meetings with donors, information and dissemination events, exchanges of experiences.
9. Support the organization of advocacy actions, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products.

Adaptability and Flexibility Building Trust Communication Creativity Empowering Others Ethics and Values Judgement and Decision-making Knowledge Sharing Planning and Organizing Professionalism Respect for Diversity Self-Management Working in Teams

gender equality or ending violence against women and girls

Ecuador is a dollarized country, which has stabilized the economy in the last 20 years. For this reason, the country has not suffered inflation processes. The city of Quito was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to the good conservation of the city by the State.

In the metropolitan area of Quito live just over 3 million people, being the largest population center in Ecuador, but far from being considered a megalopolis of other Latin American countries. Within the Latin American context, it is considered as a small city.

Quito International Airport is located about 40km from the capital and is quite well connected to the city center. You have secure taxis at a cost of USD 25 dollars.

As for safety, while Quito can be considered a safe city, it is important to take precautions regarding certain places and travel times.