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.

Since 2013, the UN Women Office in Bolivia has been established as a country office with the objective of strengthening its presence to adequately respond to the challenges that the country faces in women”s empowerment and the advancement of their rights.

UN Women is the United Nations organization dedicated to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. As a global advocate for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress that will lead to improved living conditions for women and to address the needs they face worldwide.

UN Women Bolivia supports women”s economic empowerment based on international commitments such as the Beijing Platform for Action, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the 2030 Agenda, particularly Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 8. UN Women also builds on the growing evidence that gender equality contributes significantly to boosting economies and sustainable development. In this context, UN Women is initiating the implementation of a project, “Strengthening of Productive Units led by Women with a Gender approach in Bolivia”” funded by KOICA that aims to i) 1) Enhancing the business capabilities of the vulnerable women in Bolivia; and 2) Improving women”s rights through the improvement of unequal domestic labor.

In pursuit of these goals, UN Women aims to promote efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability. Therefore, it is seeking to hire a Monitoring and Reporting Analyst that will work under the supervision of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme Specialist. Its main functions are related to monitoring and reporting the activities of the Project “Strengthening of Productive Units led by Women with a Gender approach in Bolivia “funded by KOICA, including providing technical support to the implementation of the Country Office strategic note. Moreover, it is expected to support the development of planned and implemented objectives by UN Women in the Economic Empowerment Area, following the organization”s mandate and ensuring appropriate quality standards.

Key Fuctions and Accountabilities:

Facilitate and substantively contribute to the incorporation of monitoring and reporting in the Project “Strengthening of Productive Units led by Women with a Gender approach in Bolivia”

• Facilitate and substantively contribute to the development of monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans and quality assurance processes in the KOICA funded Project.
• Lead the process of developing baselines, studies, reports, and project tracking plans in line with KOICA”s requirements and policies.
• Include inputs from relevant Project evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations into project formulation and reports.
• Provide technical support to partners in developing Performance Monitoring Frameworks (PMFs), systems and plans, and Baseline Surveys.
• Monitor the spending of KOICA funds, project expenditure and disbursements in relation to activities and expected results of the project.
• Conduct reporting from a results-based management (RBM) approach.
• Draft Project reports (narrative).

Contribute substantively to the monitoring and tracking of results against country/regional level targets and UN Women Strategic Plan

• Coordinate with the Women Economic Empowerment area to ensure that data collection and analysis from field visits to the Project are standardized across the Programme.
• Monitor data from partners/countries on a quarterly basis and provide substantive inputs to regular management briefs to inform decision making.
• Visit partners, along with the Women Economic Empowerment area, to support monitoring of results and planning processes as required.
• Contribute to drafting and monitoring the CO Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Plan.
• Contribute to the data collection and maintenance for country, regional and global corporate reports, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations.
• Provide technical support in the preparation of descriptive and analytical documents, data systematization, project profiles, talking points, presentations and other materials that may be required within the framework of the project.

Contribute to knowledge building and capacity building. 

• Identify and disseminate good practices, lessons, and knowledge, as identified through the Programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities.
• Contribute to the development of capacity development tools, including training materials.
• Facilitate capacity building opportunities for staff and partners in the country in the areas of Results Based Management (RBM), Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Promote awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities.
• Systematize and develop a methodology document to scale to other initiatives.

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.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework:

Functional Competencies:

• Good knowledge of Programme formulation, implementation and Results – Based Management.
• Knowledge of public policy and development planning.
• Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation, evaluation design, data collection and analysis, and reporting.
• Ability to organize information, data, and document management.
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Proficiency and professionalism in the production and preparation of working papers and documents.
• Knowledge of UN Programme management systems.
• Strong analytical and writing skills aligned with Results-Based Management principles

Education & Certification:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Political and/or Social Science and/or Economics and/or International Development Studies and/or Gender/Women”s Studies 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 (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.of secondary education required.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in monitoring and reporting of development projects/programmes.
• Experience in the usage of 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.
• Experience in the United Nations systems in an asset.
• Field experience is an asset.

Languages:

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

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.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.