UN Women: Programme Manager, Africa Portfolio

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The salary for this job should be between 135,454 USD and 174,640 USD.

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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.

The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) was established through the UN General Assembly Resolution 50/166 in 1996. The UN Trust Fund is a global multi-lateral grant making mechanism supporting national efforts to prevent and end violence against women and girls, one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world. It provides technical assistance and funding to advance the development of innovative models and strategic interventions in the area of ending violence against women and girls. Since 2010, UN Women has administered the UN Trust Fund on behalf of the UN system, providing a strong institutional foundation and field support through a global infrastructure of country and regional offices.

The UN Trust Fund invests in innovative, demand-driven, evidence-based solutions and life-changing initiatives led by civil society and women’s rights organizations. The long-term vision of the UN Trust Fund is a world of global solidarity in which all women and girls live free from all forms of violence and enjoy and exercise their human rights. To help achieve this vision, the UN Trust Fund focuses on enabling CSOs, especially Women’s Rights Organizations (WROs) and those representing the most marginalized groups, to play a central role in delivering survivor-centered and demand-driven initiatives and support their programmes to achieve sustainable impact on ending violence against women and girls (VAW/G) in a manner that contributes to global solidarity, partnerships and stronger, inclusive feminist movements (UN Trust Fund Strategic Plan for 2021-2025). In this context, the UN Trust Fund is partnering with the European Union UN Women to implement a new programme to strengthen coalition building and advocacy to end gender-based violence against women and girls.

With a grants portfolio of USD$ 35 million spanning over 20 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, the UN Trust Fund aims to better adapt to? changes and ?more effectively advance its strategic plan, including by accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of VAWG as part of the EU Global Action on the Prevention and Elimination of Gender Based Violence’s new initiative, the A.C.T programme (Advocacy, Coalition Building and Transformative Feminist Action to End Violence against Women) developed by the EU and UN Women.

Under the overall guidance of the UN Trust Fund Chief (EVAW HQ), and in close collaboration with the Policy and Programme Management Specialist(EVAW HQ) and ESARO Regional Policy Specialist (EVAW), the Senior Programme Manager will be responsible for (1) the overall management of the UN Trust Fund’s Africa grants portfolio and (2) the oversight, coordination and implementation of UN Trust Fund’s components of the A.C.T programme (Advocacy, Coalition Building and Transformative Feminist Action to End Violence against Women), developed by the EU and UN Women.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Manage the development and implementation of UN Trust Fund programmes in the Africa region (with a special focus on the A.C.T. programme)

• Guide the development of programmes and ensure coordination and harmonization of UN Trust Fund’s component under the A.C.T. programme with UN Women’s regional programmes.
• Provide strategic and specialized technical advice on the development of systems, processes and mechanisms to support programme planning, implementation, monitoring and progress reporting.
• Develop, review and evaluate proposals and lead the preparation of internal and external updates and reports.
• Review and provide feedback on related strategies and documents and ensure alignment of project budgets with logical framework matrices and work plans.
• Oversee programme quality control, including through assessing annual work plans and provision of recommendations to ensure compliance with programme goals, risk management and results-based indicators.

2. Lead partnership engagement, knowledge building and sharing efforts across the UN Trust Fund Africa portfolio.

• Establish, nurture and manage partnerships with regional women’s rights and feminist coalitions, UN Trust Fund grantees, and other development actors and multistakeholder partners to advance a shared advocacy and implementation agenda on ending violence against women and girl, in close collaboration with the EVAW Regional Policy Advisors.
• Coordinate and convene advocacy spaces/events and coalition building efforts for UN Trust Fund grantees (including large scale regional and cross-regional convenings under the A.C.T. programme), and leverage opportunities to elevate and amplify advocacy priorities at the regional and global levels.
• Create spaces for programmatic connection and collaboration between UN Women offices and UN Trust Fund grantees, including through implementation of Country Office engagements.
• Co-lead the process of identifying, synthesizing and presentation of research initiatives, including best practices and lessons learned that are directly linked to the implementation of the A.C.T. programme, in close collaboration with the UN Trust Fund ME & KM Manager.
• Identify promising practices, technical expertise, and strategic opportunities in ending violence against women and strengthening women’s rights and feminist movements in the region based on the practice-based knowledge and experiences of UN Trust Fund grantees.

3. Provide high-level technical advice in the Monitoring and Grant-management processes of the Africa portfolio.

• Oversee all operational and project management processes related to the grants life-cycle, including, processing of project modifications and no-cost extensions, budget revisions and disbursements and processing grant closure in close collaboration with the Africa Programme Specialist, Operations Manager and Finance colleagues.
• Provide technical guidance and support to partner civil society organizations (CSOs) and women’s rights organizations (WROs), including through supporting grantees in the design and implementation of their projects, and end-to-end project management of a small sub-set of grants, based on demand and need.
• Provide technical oversight and follow up on the implementation of audit recommendations, in close collaboration with the Africa Programme Specialist and Operations team.
• Monitor and assess grantees’ progress towards overall results based on approved project documents and monitoring schedules, including through monitoring missions.

4. Manage the UN Trust Fund grants portfolio and team across the Africa region

• Lead monitoring and reporting for UN Trust Fund and A.C.T. programmes, including through review of programme monitoring standards, criteria, and other indicators for measuring and assessing progress/results.
• Gather information and prepare technical reports on progress of programme implementation.
• Oversee the management of UNTF inter-agency relations and convening of Regional Programme Advisory committees (RPACs) and promote – in collaboration with the Grants and Operations team - engagement and coordination with UN Women Regional and Country Offices on the UN Trust Fund’s grant-giving and grants-management processes.
• Maintain a centralized portfolio of all active and closed grants in the region and oversee grants performance assessment and portfolio updates on a regular basis.
• Supervise UN Trust Fund staff based in the region, perform staff performance reviews, and ensure capacity development of staff members.
• Monitor UN Trust Fund and ACT programme finances to ensure adherence to delivery rates and utilization of resources to meet agreed upon targets and results in close collaboration with the Operations team.
• Ensure effective information flow, communication and coordination between UN Trust Fund grantees, Programme and Finance staff and UN Women Offices.

5. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

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

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Functional Competencies

• Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Strong budget and finance skills
• Strong knowledge of Results Based Management
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports in order to inform management and strategic decision-making
• Strong analytical and writing skills
• Good knowledge of UN programme management systems

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Political Science, Development, Public Administration, Gender is required.
• 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 7 years of progressively responsible experience in programme management, including programme design, programme coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building in the area of ending violence against women programming.
• Experience in setting priorities, budgets, work plans, participating in programme development and programme writing;

• Proven experience in leading teams effectively.

  Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.

• Fluency in French and/or Spanish is desirable.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (Arabic, Chinese, or Russian).

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc. 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.

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.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

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