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.

Violence against women and girls (VAWis among the most pervasive and serious violations of human rights, with inextricable links to broader peace and security. Globally, one in three women have been subjected to violence; the global cost of violence against women has been estimated at approximately US$ 5 trillion.

Against this background, Spotlight Initiative was launched in 2017 as the world’s largest effort to end violence against women and girls. A pooled fund of the United Nations (Usystem, Spotlight Initiative is an SDG Accelerator, a United Nations High Impact Initiative to deliver on the 2030 Agenda and a model for localization, unifying communities, civil society, governments, donors, and experts under a common approach rooted in local needs. Spotlight Initiative is also a model for operationalizing the UN Development System reforms.

Spotlight Initiative has over 6 years, delivered proof of concept across 25 countries and 5 regions and will now scale up to greater investment and reach, bringing on board new countries and new partnerships. The Initiative will deepen its “wholeofsociety” approach, placing the goal of ending violence against women and girls at the centre of national development priorities. Spotlight Initiative promotes a multisectoral approach to the complex issue of violence against women and girls and its variety of root causes. The Initiative’s workstreams include four main pillars: Laws, policies, and institutions; Prevention and social norms change; Response and services for survivors and perpetrators’ accountability; and Support to civil society and women’s movements.

Under the leadership of the Executive Office of the UN SecretaryGeneral and following the guidance received from the Spotlight Initiative’s Governance Mechanisms, the daytoday management of the Spotlight Initiative is led by a Secretariat, housed within the Development Coordination Office (DCwith a reporting line to the Executive Office of the SecretaryGeneral and servicing the whole UN System.

The Secretariat’s core technical responsibilities are to support the design, implementation, and monitoring of comprehensive and effective country programmes on EVAWG, to contribute to increased global awareness, knowledge sharing, and networking on EVAWG as well as to ensure that the achievements and results of the Spotlight Initiative are expanded and sustained. Specifically, the Secretariat is responsible for the following outputs: 1) data and research on GBV and various forms of violence at the global and regional levels is enhanced and disseminated; 2) technical package in line with the Spotlight Initiative model, and evidencebased strategies, knowledge, and tools on violence against women and girls is consolidated and made available for new programmes and advocacy purposes 3) global and regional strategic partnerships are expanded to advance efforts on ending genderbased violence, including through communication, behaviour change strategies, events, and campaigns; and 4) increased expertise at country level to ensure the development and sustainability of comprehensive programmes to end violence against women and girls in line with Spotlight Initiative model.

Under the direct supervision of the Technical Specialist, the Knowledge Management and Capacity Development Specialist is responsible for overseeing the knowledge management and capacity development functions of the Initiative. The Knowledge Management and Capacity Development Specialist will be responsible for coordinating the collection and dissemination of good practices and lessonslearned to ensure the achievements of the Initiative are codified, expanded, and sustained. He/she will also coordinate knowledge sharing and strategic exchange in service of global policy, programming, and advocacy on EVAWG, and provide capacity development support on EVAWG and knowledge management efforts for the Initiative’s programmes.

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

Provide technical support in the development and implementation of the Initiative’s EVAWG/HP programmes:

• Provide technical support to the development and implementation of Spotlight Initiative programmes and the development and implementation of programlevel capacity development strategies on EVAWG.
• Work in close collaboration with the Initiative’s core implementing agencies, including to review and vet country programme proposals.
• Provide technical support in the contextualization/localization of programme documents and country strategies.
• Provide technical and operational assistance to the Fund’s programme teams.
• Provide direct support to the Technical Advisor on technical assistance needs.

Provide capacity development support on EVAWG and knowledge management efforts for the Initiative’s programmes:

• Provide technical inputs to the development of a capacity development on EVAWG/HP strategy for the Initiative and ensure its implementation;
• Develop and convene highquality capacity development workshops for the Initiative’s programmes and implementing partners on EVAWG and knowledge management efforts, working directly with the Initiative’s implementing agencies.
• Monitor the Knowledge Management and Capacity Development portfolio’s financial situation to ensure adherence to delivery rates and utilization of resources to meet agreedupon targets and results.
• Provide evidencebased knowledge, including research, good practices, upstream policy analysis, and the design and development of guidance and operational tools, aimed at strengthening the Initiative’s response to EVAWG.
• Coordinate the provision of training and coaching on EVAWG/HP and knowledge management to the Initiative’s programme teams and implementing partners at regional and national levels.
• Provide advice/information/guidance to the Initiative’s programme managers/specialists on EVAWG/HP and knowledge management.
• Provide technical inputs to the establishment of partnerships with governments, regional evaluation associations, networks and academic institutions to promote capacity development on EVAWG/HP and knowledge management.

Strengthen knowledge sharing and strategic exchange on EVAWG at global, regional, and national levels:

• Draft the knowledge management strategy for the Initiative and ensure its implementation.
• Foster strategic partnerships with actors working across the UN, EU, civil society, donors, private sector, practitioners, and academia, to facilitate the exchange and cocreation of knowledge and expertise in service of global policy, programming, and advocacy on EVAWG.
• Ensure that the knowledge generated from the Initiative’s programming is thoroughly documented, stored, disseminated, used for institutional learning, and shared with partners.
• Oversee activities of the online knowledge hub on EVAWG to facilitate dialogue and engagement among a global community of actors working on EVAWG.
• Strengthen Communities of Practice and mobilize technical officers of national and regional programmes, as well as practitioners in the global EVAWG space, to share experiences, lessonslearned and good practices.
• Provide technical support to key global, crossregional, and intraregional exchanges and cooperation opportunities, in close collaboration with the Initiative’s programmes and implementing agencies
• Keep abreast of developments in the EVAWG field, exploring innovative approaches.
• Coordinate and contribute to the active exchange of experiences, lessons learned, and good practices among the Initiative’s programmes teams.
• Provide technical and coordination support to global meetings of the Initiative.

Coordinate the collection and dissemination of good practices and lessonslearned  for scale up and replication of the Initiative’s activities:

• Oversee all knowledge production and dissemination activities, including the rollout of the Spotlight Initiative Learning Centre and associated capacity development activities, positioning the Initiative as a center of excellence in designing and implementing comprehensive programmes on EVAWG.
• Provide technical support to the creation of highquality knowledge products to document lessonslearned and good practices generated by the Initiative in service of the global EVAWG evidence base.
• Develop guidance and training materials for the identification and collection of good practices and lessons learned at the level of country and national programmes.
• Develop a strategy for dissemination of lessonslearned and good practices outside of the Initiative.
• Develop a Technical Guide for replication based on the experiences and lessons learnt from national and regional programmes.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

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.

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Functional Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of gender equality, women’s human rights, and EVAWG/HP issues.
• Technical knowledge of policies and programmes on gender equality and EVAWG/HP, including on the forms in the Initiative’s regional thematic focus areas.
• Experience in working on rightsbased approaches including intervention models to address multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination.
• Strong understanding of various methodologies in capacity development on gender equality, and/or EVAWG/HP and knowledge management.
• Ability to contribute to the development of the most efficient and effective capacity development and knowledge management strategies.
• Ability to collect reliable, valid and accurate information in an objective way.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to write policy papers, speeches, and briefings.
• Ability to develop partnerships to promote knowledge on EVAWG/HP in the UN system and with national and regional partners.
• Strong training and coaching skills.

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

• An advanced university degree in human rights, international development, or other social science fields is required.
• A firstlevel university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience working on gender equality and human rights, especially in the area of EVAWG.
• Experience providing knowledge management and capacity development support to gender equality and human rights programmes/initiatives, especially in the area of EVAWG is required
• Experience working in developing countries is required.
• Experience working with the UN system is highly desirable.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.

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 UNIFE, which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

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