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.

This post is located in the ethics function, which assists the Executive Director in ensuring that UN Women personnel observe and perform their functions with the highest standards of integrity through fostering a culture of ethics, transparency, accountability and mutual respect. The Ethics Analyst reports to the Ethics Advisor, who reports directly to the Executive Director.

The Ethics Analyst will support the Ethics Advisor in core mandated activities including developing and delivering ethics training, the provision of ethics advice, the administration of UN Women’s Protection Against Retaliation Policy, policy support and other tasks within the ethics function’s mandate as directed by the Ethics Advisor.

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 arrangement.

Responsibilities:

Facilitate and substantively contribute to Ethics awareness and training:

• Develop and deliver training and awareness-raising programmes on ethical issues, in coordination with the relevant internal stakeholders;
• Engage in communications aimed at highlighting UN Women’s commitment to an ethical organizational culture;
• Maintain and periodically update the ethics intranet tab;
• Assist the Ethics Advisor in coordinating and representing the ethics function in internal working groups/partnerships;
• Assist the Ethics Advisor in activities related to the Ethics Panel of the United Nations, Ethics Network of Multilateral Organisations and other related inter-agency fora.

Provide substantive Ethics advice:

• Assist in monitoring the ethics mailbox and providing timely and confidential advice and guidance to UN Women personnel regarding ethical behavior, standards of conduct and conflicts of interest;
• Assist in the management of ethics data related to cases and data analysis related to the ethics function’s annual report on its activities;
• Assist in the development of ethics guidance material;
• Assist in policy development and standard setting.

Contribute to the Protection against retaliation (PaR):

• Advise UN Women personnel on UN Women’s PaR Policy and internal UN Women grievance mechanisms;
• Assist in conducting preliminary reviews of PaR requests and drafting determinations;
• Assist in reviewing investigation reports and drafting final retaliation determinations.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the ethics function and the Organization.

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

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 Values and Competencies Framework:

Functional Competencies:

• Knowledge and understanding of the United Nations Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics, integrity, and human resources.
• Ability to understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive documents.
• Ability to quickly analyze complex fact patterns and provide comprehensive and confidential ethics advice.
• Research, analytical and problem-solving skills, in particular, on ethics-related issues at organizational and individual levels.
• Knowledge of public sector or business ethics and anti-corruption issues, policies and practices.
• Ability to provide education and training on ethics, UN Women values and standards and promote personnel awareness of ethical behaviour and decision-making.

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in law, ethics, international affairs, communications, corporate compliance, human resources management 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.

Experience:

• At least two years of progressively responsible work experience in ethics, law, human resources management, communications or related fields.
• Experience in delivering training is required.
• UN system experience, especially in an ethics function, is desirable.
• Experience in maintaining a website and developing digital communications tools is desirable.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Fluency in Spanish is highly desirable.

Statements :

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.)