UN Women: Programme Specialist

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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.

In Ukraine, UN Women is committed to delivering results across strategic priorities, exercising its triple mandate encompassing normative support, UN system coordination, and operational activities to mobilize urgent and sustained action to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. UN Women has long been actively supporting local priority areas in Ukraine from increased political participation to gender mainstreaming in public policy, and economic development.

The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has had a profoundly negative impact on the lives of women and men, girls and boys, causing widespread destruction, displacement and suffering. According to Ukraine Humanitarian Response Plan for 2023, nearly 18 million people, out of whom 6.7 million are internally displaced, are in need of humanitarian assistance. Multiple forms of gender-based violence (GBV), including intimate partner violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and economic exploitation, are being reported, exacerbating the pre-war situation. With women constituting the majority of refugees from Ukraine and those displaced within the country, the multisectoral impact of the war affects women disproportionately through such factors as increased care responsibilities, reduced access to livelihoods and increased threat of gender-based violence.

Amidst the full-scale invasion, Ukraine applied for EU membership in February 2022 and was granted EU candidate status in June 2022. The European Council will decide on further steps once Ukraine fulfils the conditions outlined in the European Commission's opinion on its EU membership application. Ukraine has begun work on meeting the conditions and is embarking of a self-screening of its legislation to determine its compliance with the EU Acquis, and it intends to prepare a National Programme on the Adoption of the Acquis and to establish a structure to engage in the candidacy negotiations. The accession process is an opportunity for Ukraine to further fast track progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as the goals of SDG 5. The Government of Ukraine, civil society partners, local and regional authorities are engaged together in Ukraine’s EU accession process.

Towards this end, UN Women is looking for a qualified Programme Specialist to play an integral role in developing the CO’s programmatic interventions to mainstream gender equality in Ukraine’s EU accession process. Reporting directly to the Humanitarian Advisor, under the oversight of the Deputy Representative, the Programme Specialist exercises overall responsibility for planning, implementing and managing UN Women interventions under their portfolio. The Programme Specialist works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women RO/HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bilateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under the portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities

Design and develop programme and policy strategies in the area of gender mainstreaming in the EU accession process

• Oversee the development of country program and policy documents;

• Design and formulate programme/ project proposals and initiatives;

• Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents.

Provide technical assistance and capacity development of the project/programme partners and the CO team

• Manage the implementation of technical advice and guidance;

• Develop and implement technical tools, and initiatives;

• Identify the capacity-building needs of partners and lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, training, and capacity development initiatives to partners.

• Provide technical policy advice to program partners on gender mainstreaming in the EU accession process

Manage the monitoring and reporting of the programme/project and its staff

• Manage the monitoring of programme/ project implementation and finances using results-based management tools;
• Oversee field missions and review reports on monitoring missions;
• Write quarterly reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output and outcomes;

• Contribute to office donor, and UN Women reports.

• Supervise Programme Analysts and Programme Associate (as applicable)

• Oversee recruitment processes, as necessary.

Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders, regional/ international actors and development partners

• Build and maintain alliances and strategic partnerships for the advancement of gender mainstreaming, including with donors;
• Produce periodic updates and briefs on regional/country development situation to be used by stakeholders, CO, RO and HQ;
• Maintain close contact with relevant staff in UN Women COs and ROs.

Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies

• Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;
• Finalize relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization;
• Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing.

Contribute to inter-agency coordination to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country

• Provide technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative on inter-agency coordination-related activities by attending meetings, events, and participating in groups and committees as needed;
• Coordinate with other UN agencies, government departments, donors and NGOs to ensure the projects’ capacity development programme is harmonised and aligned with other in-country efforts.

Manage advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

• Develop and review background documents, briefs and presentations

• Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to recovery, development and EU accession;

• Develop advocacy strategies and oversee their implementation;

• Identify best practices and lessons learned to guide programme improvement and strategy planning;
• Develop knowledge management strategies, products and methodologies.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Timely and quality programme design and inputs to Strategic Note
• Timely and quality of programme delivery in line with budget and workplans, and in line with all UN Women operational rules and regulations, including security
• Timely and quality monitoring and evaluation of programmes
• Relations with partners and stakeholders
• Quality reports and timely submission
• Regular communication with other agencies and partners
• Quality of advocacy and communication initiatives

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 programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills

• Strong knowledge of Results Based Management

• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making
• Strong knowledge of Protection
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising and develop strategie

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

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field 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 5 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in the design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects that advance gender equality/women’s empowerment is required.
• At least three years of experience at the national or international level on European Union policies and/or programs is required.
• Experience working directly on EU accession is an asset.
• Field experience working in a conflict/post conflict setting is an asset.
• Experience working in the UN System is an asset.
• Experience working in the Ukraine context is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

Application:

• All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from Application and recruitment process | About us: Careers at UN Women | UN Women – Headquarters
• 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.