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The duration of the assignment is for 364 days. Whereas an external candidate will be offered a temporary appointment; subject to release agreements, staff members in UN Women may be administered as a temporary assignment and staff members in the UN Common system may be administered under a loan arrangemen
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.
UN Women’s Civil Society Division (CSD) facilitates the participation of CSOs in intergovernmental processes on gender equality and women’s rights, in particular in the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and related intergovernmental processes. CSO engagement and participation numbers in the CSW sessions and related processes have significantly increased over the past decade and are expected to further increase leading up to Beijing+30 in 2025, and the Civil Society Division is working with partners in the UN system and in civil society on strengthening inclusive and enabling environments for civil society and youth to meaningfully engage in intergovernmental processes, including improved and innovative access and contribution modalities. At the same time, UN Women is looking to strengthen its support for civil society in other intergovernmental processes including the Human Rights Council and the Summit of the Future and its outcome.
Under the overall strategic guidance of the Director of the Civil Society Division, and the supervision of the Deputy Director, the CSW Operations Specialist serves as a member of the CSW management team in CSD, and is responsible for all aspects as well as the improvement/innovation of CSW civil society participation operations, and will work in close collaboration with CSW substantive and technical Secretariats, the UN Department for Safety and Security, UN Women Security Services, , and in coordination with UN Women Geneva office and Regional Offices, Programme, Policy & Intergovernmental Division (PPID), Strategic Partnerships Division (SPD), UN System Coordination Division, Executive Director Office (EDO) and the Generation Equality Coordination Hub and Action Coalition Focal Points in UN Women. The position will contribute to the strategic financial and human resources management for CSW CSO participation, efficient procurement and logistical services, security management, and CSW-related ICT and common services consistent with UN Women rules and regulations. In addition to the work related to CSW, the Operations Specialist will support CSD on CSO participation in relevant intergovernmental processes, including in humanitarian, human rights, health, and labour norm-setting fora, and will contribute to outreach and knowledge sharing with civil society organizations and networks.
Exploring innovative approaches for CSO access and participation modalities is a key task of the Operations Specialist and will include close collaboration with the Indico.UN team and related UNOG and UNHQ NY offices working on improved CSO registration, access, and participation modalities, including hybrid and virtual modalities; to strengthen CSD’s work with ECOSOC accredited organizations and CSW-related networks and to be able to better support civil society and UN Women regional and country offices in relation to participation of CSOs in global intergovernmental processes such as the CSW.
The Operations Specialist also fosters collaboration within the Civil Society Division and with other relevant UN offices, and a client-oriented approach. The Operations Specialist works in close collaboration with the CSD programme team, providing close guidance to programme staff ensuring that such staff are knowledgeable of rules and procedures governing NGO participation in CSW and other intergovernmental fora. She/he works in collaboration with IT development and operations staff in UNOG Indico.UN service and UNHQ NY and relevant UN Women teams to successfully deliver operations services related to NGO participation in the Commission in the Status of Women and other relevant intergovernmental processes.
1. Manage the operations and explore innovations for CSW civil society access and participation
2. Oversee CSO online registration and related information and communications technology (ICT) management and innovation
3. Collaborate with other UN Women offices on CSO participation in intergovernmental processes
4. Serve as the focal point for security issues related to CSW CSO participation
5. Manage knowledge sharing between UN Women/CSW Secretariat and civil society
6. Manage the planning and implementation of hybrid and virtual participation modalities, in coordination with other UN offices
7. Oversee/Provide Human Resources services and procurement processes related to CSW CSO access and participation
8. Participate in inter-agency activities and support the Division’s strategic engagement
9. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Division and the Organisation.
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All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from: 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.
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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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