Women, Peace, and Security Analyst

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.

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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women globally has committed to advance the Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in its Strategic Plan 2018-2021. Over the years, UN Women has supported Member-States in the development of more than 30 National Action Plans (NAPs) globally (around 50% of all NAPs) and has been recognized by the Security Council as a leader in coordination and accountability on WPS (UNSCR 2242 (2015)). Within East and Southern Africa, UN Women has supported a large of number of Governments in the region in the development of their National Action Plans, as well as SADC, IGAD, East Africa Community, and the AU in the development of sub-regional and continental strategy on women, peace, and security. The envisaged project is thus aligned to UN Women’s Tanzania Strategic Plan (2017 – 2022), UNDAP Outcome on Governance, Human Rights and Gender Equality. It is also aligned to the SDG 5 on Gender Equality and SDG 1 on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

Under its new WPS programme the UN Women Tanzania Country Office will support national actors to develop a NAP on 1325, through which the United Republic of Tanzania will maintain and enhance its role as a leader in international peacekeeping missions, humanitarian efforts, regional and g

Under the direct supervision of Senior Advisor Policy and Strategic Planning, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Assist the planning of WPS (Women, Peace and Security) programme activities to ensure timely and comprehensive implementation;
Assist with the logistical arrangements for WPS monitoring missions to take stock of progress of implementation;
Undertake administrative tasks necessary for the implementation of the WPS programme in Tanzania, including preparation of budgets and reporting on budget/programme performance;
Assist the Senior Advisor Policy and Strategic Planning to provide technical and advisory support to national partners on the WPS agenda;
Assist the Senior Advisor Policy and Strategic Planning to develop and manage partnerships to support implementation of the WPS programme;
Support resource mobilization for the WPS programme, assisting outreach to potential donors to raise additional funding;
Support administrative and logistical tasks for UN inter-agency coordination mechanisms and structures related to the WPS agenda in Tanzania;
Contribute to the preparation of background documents, briefs and presentations related to the WPS programme;
Assist with preparation of knowledge management strategies, products and methodologies related to WPS in Tanzania.

, Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Knowledge Sharing, Planning and Organizing, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Demonstrated interest and/or experience (ideally one year) in Gender Equality and/or Women Peace and Security
Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded;

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is in East Africa, bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern border is formed by the Indian Ocean. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. Dar es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania, as the major port and economic center. Embassies and UN Offices are currently based in this city. However, the Government has started relocating to the capital city, Dodoma. Dar es Salaam is situated on the coast, overlooking the Indian Ocean. It is an international multicultural city with a mix of religions. There is a wide range of facilities available, including numerous shopping centers, movie theatres, restaurants and many new developments planned. The living conditions in Dar es Salaam are comfortable although pricy in certain neighborhoods and there are issues with poor infrastructure, so alternative back-up solutions and generators, as well as water tanks, are common. It is a beautiful and relatively safe location. There are good international education facilities and some health facilities with good standards.