JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) is a partnership between the United Nations, Member States, and civil society, which supports women-led and women’s rights organizations working to build peace and provide humanitarian response throughout the world. Since the end of 2016, the WPHF has supported close to 1000 civil society organizations in 41 countries.

UN Women hosts the Secretariat of the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund. The WPHF Secretariat provides support to the Funding Board, mobilizes resources from Governments, companies, foundations and individuals, designs funding windows and mechanisms, provides day-to-day support to Country Offices implementing WPHF programmes, and ensures timely and quality monitoring and reporting. The Secretariat’s mandate is also to strengthen stakeholders’ knowledge of and engagement with women, peace and security issues through proper internal and external communications, advocacy and outreach. Finally, the Secretariat provides capacity strengthening, peer mentorship knowledge management services for the WPHF and manages the (L-Hub) Global Learning Hub for WPHF partners and grantees.

Reporting to WPHF L-Hub Programme Specialist, the Programme Analyst contributes to the effective management of L-Hub programmes by providing substantive inputs to programme design, formulation, implementation and evaluation.  The Programme Analyst guides and facilitates the delivery of L-Hub programmes by monitoring results achieved during implementation and ensuring appropriate application of systems and procedures and develops enhancements if necessary. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women and other WPHF Managing Entities’ CO/RO/HQ personnel, Government officials, academia, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful L-Hub programme implementation.

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

1.    Contribute technically to the development of L-Hub programmestrategies

• Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives.
• Identify areas for support and intervention related to the programme.

2.    Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of the L-Hub programme 

• Provide technical inputs to the annual workplan and budget.
• Lead the implementation of programme activities.
• Review, coordinate and monitor the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports.
• Provide facilitation support where relevant.

3.    Provide technical assistance and capacity development support

• Coordinate and provide technical support in the implementation of training modules.
• Support the development of technical knowledge products.
• Maintain relationships with partners to support implementation and expansion of the L-Hub.
• Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and facilitate technical/ programming support and trainings to partners, as needed.

4.    Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project

• Monitor progress of implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools.
• Draft reports on monitoring missions, programme results, outputs and outcomes.
• Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and WPHF reports.

5.    Provide substantive technical inputs to the management of people and finances for the L-Hub

• Monitor budget implementation and make budget re-alignments/ revisions, as necessary.
• Provide substantive inputs to financial reports.
• Supervise Programme Associates and Assistant.

6.    Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies

• Collaborate with the Partnerships Team to support the provision of substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases.
• Support the preparation of relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, and speeches.
• Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated.

7.    Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

• Support the development of background documents, briefs and presentations for L-Hub training initiatives.
• Liaise with the Communications and Advocacy Team, to support the coordinate and organize advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products.

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

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: The incumbent will supervise relevant affiliate personnel (consultants and interns).

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:

• Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills.
• Good knowledge of Results Based Management.
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations.
• Good analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of Women Peace and Security and Gender in Humanitarian Action.
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising.

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and certification:

• Master”s degree or equivalent in International Relations, Communications, Public Relations, Public Affairs, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Business Administration or 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.
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage

Experience:

• At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required.
• Experience supporting training for diverse groups is required.
• Experience in international development focused on, or strongly involving Women Peace and Security or Gender in Humanitarian work is required.
• Experience coordinating and liaising with civil society organisations, government agencies and/or donors is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

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.

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