Strategic Partnership & Coordination Officer

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Description

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• Work closely with the Head of Office to assist in the strategic coordination of Sri Lanka’s priorities and commitments for gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE);
• Provide substantive technical inputs on behalf of the office where UN Women’s feedback is required – particularly inter-agency frameworks and other documents;
• Produce policy notes, briefs and other documents as required to support UN Women’s coordination efforts;
• Undertake gender analysis of joint UN programming;
• Represent UN Women in UNSDCF Outcome Results Groups and ensure gender equality and women’s rights are mainstreamed in processes and documents;
• Document and advocate best practices and lessons learnt for UN System-wide coordination;
• Liaise with UN Women regional and HQ offices on developments related to UN Women’s coordination mandate;
• Contribute to joint UN and donor advocacy efforts for GEWE

• Liaise and coordinate with relevant government, UN and civil society stakeholders in preparation for GEWE related inter-governmental processes such as CEDAW, CSW, BPFA etc.;
• Provide technical inputs to or draft reports and documents related to inter-governmental processes that require UN Women’s feedback;
• Review, analyse and draft summaries of reports and policy documents, and of intergovernmental outcomes, from a gender equality and women’s empowerment perspective; and draft documents (i.e. concept notes, briefing notes, talking points and presentations);
• Foster knowledge management and information flow on UN Coordination on GEWE and inter-governmental processes within the UN Women office;
• Support government and CSO participation in inter-governmental processes through coordination and logistical support;
• Conduct briefings and training for relevant government and other stakeholders on relevant processes and mechanisms, as well as key messages, lessons learnt and good practice.

• Provide support in managing activities and other promotional events to engage bilateral and multilateral institutions/ donors, private sector and civil society to expand and/or sustain interest and resources for UN Women programmes and joint UN system programmes;
• Prepare background documents and analysis for the Head of Office to forge and implement strategic partnerships to increase outreach on UN Women’s work in country;
• Provide support to development partners and national counterparts on implementation of key UN frameworks and conventions on gender equality;
• Provide network and capacity development to partner Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders, as necessary.

• Provide support to the development and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned; ensure incorporation into programme planning;
• Contribute to capacity building exercises, as necessary.
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

• Master’s degree 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 five additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

• Minimum 2 years of progressive experience at the national or international level on gender equality, women’s empowerment and human rights with a strong background on strategic management and coordinating GEWE within the UN, with government, civil society and other stakeholders.
• Experience in capacity building and training UN, government or stakeholders on gender-mainstreaming.
• Familiarity and experience in the areas of Women, Peace and Security and GEWE related inter-governmental processes.
• Experience in mobilizing resources.
• Experience in providing substantive technical inputs on GEWE.
• Familiarity with UN system and UN Women’s GEWE coordination mandate.

• Fluency in English and Sinhala/Tamil is required.
• Knowledge of another UN official working language is an asset.

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