Location:

Washington DC, United States
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

CONTRACTOR
Posted:

2 months ago
Category:

Gender and Diversity, Social and Inclusive Development
Deadline:

28/10/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

Background

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Office/Unit/Project Description

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.

Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan. BPPS’s staff provides technical advice to Country Offices, advocates for UNDP corporate messages, represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government and civil society dialogues, and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas. BPPS works closely with UNDP’s Crisis Bureau (CB) to support emergency and crisis response. BPPS ensures that issues of risk are fully integrated into UNDP’s development programmes. BPPS assists UNDP and partners to achieve higher quality development results through an integrated approach that links results-based management and performance monitoring with more effective and new ways of working. BPPS supports UNDP and partners to be more innovative, knowledge and data-driven including in its programme support efforts.

UNDP has achieved significant progress in making gender equality and women’s empowerment integral to its work on human development. The new UNDP Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025 builds on the lessons of the previous strategies it has established as the main goal to help governments to shift systems and power structures that generate gender inequalities and women’s disempowerment. It will work through its six signature solutions on poverty and inequality, governance, resilience, environment, energy and gender equality; and promote integrated approaches in each thematic area, stronger investments in data and analysis, and the implementation of innovative solutions to transform social norms, and stronger partnerships with UN agencies and with civil society.

The Gender Team (BPPS) has the leading role in the implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025, including through the implementation of the Gender Equality Global Program 2023-2025.

Scope of Work

The Gender Specialist, under the supervision of the Director of the Gender Team (New York), will:

1. Design and support the implementation of a strategy to strengthen UNDP’s engagement with women’s and feminist’s organizations.

Conduct a quick assessment of challenges and lessons learned in the UN’s and UNDP’s efforts to promote meaningful collaborations with women’s and feminist organizations (e.g., desk review of surveys, reports, consultations, added value and work of other UN organizations, bilateral conversations, etc.).
Design and validate a strategy for UNDP to strengthen engagement with women’s and feminist organizations.
Disseminate the strategy and provide technical support for its effective implementation, including by liaising with different teams from Country Offices, Regional Hubs and key corporate flagships.
Strengthen resource mobilization efforts for the expansion of this area of work, including by identifying funding opportunities, preparing funding proposals, donor briefings, etc.

2. Ensure that feminist approaches and methodologies enrich corporate programmes.

Keep the Gender Team/BPPS (HQ and RH/COs) abreast of feminist approaches and methodologies on knowledge building and learning.
Design and implement a proposal to elevate the ambition of UNDP’s knowledge building and learning offer on gender equality for the Seal for COs.
Provide guidance and technical support for the implementation of UNDP’s Leadership for Gender Equality Certificate, including by helping to create and facilitate a community of leaders for transformative change on gender equality.
Design and co-facilitate in-person or virtual spaces for peer-exchange and experiential learning in line with intersectional feminist methodologies for the Gender Global CoP.

3. Provide guidance and direct support to the Directorate to strengthen advocacy, engagement with feminist leaders and communication efforts in line with UNDP’s Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025.

Provide guidance and direct support to ensure feminist approaches enrich advocacy, engagement with feminist leaders and communications efforts.
Support the Directorate with preparation and editing of speeches, talking points, press releases, presentations and statements.
Attend meetings, prepare concept notes, presentations, briefs and talking points for Senior Management as needed.

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

Institutional Arrangement.

The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Director of the Gender Team.

Competencies.

Core

Achieve Results:

LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact

Think Innovatively:

LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems

Learn Continuously:

LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences

Adapt with Agility:

LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands

Act with Determination:

LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results

Engage and Partner:

LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Thematic Area	Name	Definition
2030 Agenda: People	Gender	Gender Equality and Institutional Transformation
2030 Agenda: People	Gender	Communication and Advocacy for Gender Equality
2030 Agenda: Engagement and Effectiveness.	Effectiveness	Performance and data analysis and sharing lessons
Business Development	Knowledge Facilitation	Ability to animate individuals and groups, internally and externally, and to design and facilitate activities, to share and exchange knowledge, information and ideas. Knowledge of tools and approaches to stimulate active participation, contribution, and exchange.
Business Direction and Strategy	Systems Thinking	Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.
Business Management	Communication	Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels
Communications	Creative direction and copywriting	Ability to creatively communicate concepts in an engaging and simple way

Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA

Min.Education requirements

Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Gender Equality and/or other related disciplines is required. Or
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Min. years of relevant work experience

Minimum of five (5) years (with master’s degree) or seven (7) years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible experience in gender and development in international and/or grassroots organizations.

Required skills

Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages is required.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

Understanding and experience in collaborating with women’s and feminist organizations is an asset.
Proven experience in designing and implementing feminist methodologies for knowledge building and learning is desirable.
Proven experience in co-facilitating virtual spaces for peer-exchange and experiential learning is an asset.
Proven experience in feminist communication is desirable.
Proven experience in partnerships and resource mobilization is desirable.

Required Language(s)

Fluency in English, both written and oral is required.
Working knowledge of a second UN language is an asset.

Disclaimer

Important information for US Permanent Residents (‘Green Card’ holders)

Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment.

UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.

Applicant information about UNDP rosters

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

Non-discrimination

UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

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