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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. Support for gender mainstreaming within the UN System through its coordination mandate remains integral to the work of UN Women as mandated in its founding resolution (GA 64/289, para.58).
Through the General Assembly Resolutions 75/233 on the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) and 72/279 on UN repositioning, the United Nations Development System (UNDS) is presented with a mandate to respond to the ambition of the 2030 Agenda. The QCPR places strong emphasis on the fundamental importance of promoting gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls, noting the multiplier effect for achieving sustained and inclusive economic growth, poverty eradication and sustainable development. It calls upon all entities of the UNDS to continue to promote women’s empowerment and gender equality by enhancing and accelerating gender mainstreaming, and calls on UN entities to draw on gender expertise, including in UN Women, to assist with gender mainstreaming in the preparation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. In addition, the UN Women Strategic Plan 2022-25 in its development results framework includes an explicit Outcome 7 which frames the coordination work of UN Women on which it is also expected to report to the Executive Board. UN Women is committed to support the UN entities to reach gender parity, based on its mandate to lead, promote and coordinate efforts to advance the full realization of women’s rights and opportunities.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Regional Director, with matrix reporting to the Director, UN Coordination Division, PPID, the Regional Coordination Specialist is responsible for supporting UN Women country presences on the ground in their coordination roles within the United Nations Country Teams, in the identification of technical expertise for the implementation of corporate-level accountability tools; with an emphasis on the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) processes, the new Gender Theme Groups (GTG) Standards and Procedures, the System-wide Strategy on Gender Parity, Intergovernmental processes such as CSW, CEDAW, Beijing platform for Action and SDGs as well as other relevant Regional level normative processes. The Regional Coordination Specialist is also expected to work closely with the Resident Coordinators Offices and other UN agencies to support create enabling environments in order to achieve and maintain gender parity within UNCTs. The Regional Coordination Specialist will lead on capacity building related to gender mainstreaming and UN coordination in their region, including providing input and technical advice to other UN Entities’ gender mainstreaming in the development and implementation of programmes and policies. The Regional Coordination Specialist will seek regional opportunities for partnerships on coordination including joint financing initiatives for GEWE.
The Regional Coordination Specialist works in close collaboration with the Gender Equality Coordinator to the UN Resident Coordinator (where applicable), UN System Coordination Division, PAPDU/PPID, the Office of the Focal Point for Women in the UN System (on gender parity matters) and, on Inter-Governmental/GEF issues, the Regional Coordination Specialist collaborates with the Inter-Governmental Division and manages and implements activities to enhance UN system wide coherence on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Provide technical support to the Regional Director as well as Country Offices on inter-agency coordination
Provide technical advisory support on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) as a guiding principle during the development and implementation of the Cooperation Framework
Provide overall coordination and quality assurance for the UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard exercise
Support UNCTs and GTG capacities building by rolling out learning and training materials in collaboration with UNSCD on the UNCT SWAP and UNCT GEM.
Provide coordination support to GEWE intergovernmental and normative work of UNCTs and national partners
Provide coordination support to RCs and UNCTs on advancing gender parity, in cooperation with the Office of the Focal Point for Women in the UN System
Provide technical support and guidance to the development of partnerships and resource mobilization as it relates to coordination efforts, in collaboration with the Regional Partnership and Resource Mobilization Specialist.
Facilitate knowledge building and sharing
Lead and manage personnel under their supervision
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:
The incumbent leads a team of 2 staff members (Coordination Analyst and programme Associate)
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:
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES
Excellent knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment issues
Excellent knowledge of UN system and understanding of inter-agency coordination processes
Excellent knowledge on UNDS reform content and its implementation at the country level
Ability to promote and monitor inclusion of gender-specific objectives, indicators, targets and activities in the UN Entities’ programmes
Education
Experiences
Languages
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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