Position; Programme Specialist

Organization: UN Women

Location: New Delhi

Apply:  https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2665740688/?refId=e3ca167c-bd08-4b06-988b-8b3ee1706b13

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provision of top quality advisory and programme development services;
• Management of the India Country Office (CO) programme and supervision of the Programme team;
• Inter-agency Coordination Support;
• Strategic partnerships and resource mobilization support;
• Advocacy support and Knowledge building and management.

Provision Of Quality Advisory And Programme Development Services

• Thorough analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country related to the thematic/sectorial areas assigned and preparation of substantive inputs to the UN Women country office programme planning in for EVAW;
• Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment of programme interventions;
• Identification of areas for support and interventions within the thematic/sectorial areas assigned;
• Design and formulation of programme initiatives within the area of responsibility, translating UN Women’s priorities into local interventions EVAW;
• Provision of programme advisory support to the Office Management within the thematic area/portfolio assigned.

Management of the CO Programme and supervision of the Programme team:

• Under the guidance and oversight of the deputy country rep, exercise overall responsibility for planning, implementation, management, and coordination aspects of the programmes/projects under his/her responsibility;
• Ensure effective application of RBM tools and monitoring achievement of results
• Manage the portfolio of on-going programmes/projects on EVAW through technical monitoring and administrative and financial supervision ensuring the proper application of a monitoring system to track progress on program results and indicators;
• Lead programme development and n implementation according to results-based management requirements;
• Coordinate and supervise the activities of programme staff, projects staff, experts and consultants working as part of the technical assistance team;
• Responsible for the timely preparation and quality control of all substantive technical reports, briefs and required documents;
• Ensure timely production and submission of all partial and/or progress reports by all members of the project team, contractors and project partners;
• Conduct field visits to supervise, coordinate and monitor field level activities of portfolio.

Inter-Agency Coordination Support

• Provide substantive support to the Representative on inter-agency coordination related activities;
• Take part in country-level Comprehensive Country Assessment (CCA)/UNDASDF processes and similar exercises related to the RC system ensuring that gender concerns are clearly reflected and mainstreamed in the process;
• Prepare substantive inputs to CCA/ UNDASDF and other documents thoroughly analyzing and researching the political, social and economic situation in the region;
• Prepare analytical and regular progress reports on UN Womens’ program experiences in support of UN women inter-agency coordination role.

Strategic Partnerships Building And Resource Mobilization Support

• Implement the Office partnerships and resources mobilization strategies to achieve programme outcomes within the areas assigned (EVAW);
• Create and coordinate partnerships with the relevant UN Agencies, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society, academia, etc.;
• Determine programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UN Women, country needs and donors’ priorities;
• Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing;
• Follow up on resource on mobilization activities for fundraising for new projects in coordination with the UN Women Deputy Representative.

Advocacy Support And Facilitation Of Knowledge Building And Management

• Support the establishment of advocacy networks at the national level and linkages to international networks related to the sectorial/thematic areas assigned;
• Proactively and substantively support and implement relevant, high-impact advocacy activities and campaigns with key partners;
• Identify and synthesis best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals in the sectorial/thematic areas assigned;
• Proactively contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

• Education

  Required Skills and Experience

• Master’s degree in International Development, Gender, Human Rights, Applied Anthropology, or in other related Social Sciences.

• Experience

• 5 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and establishing inter-relationships among international organization and national governments, preferably in the field of gender and human rights of women.
• Prior experience of working in the region will be an asset.

• Language

• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Working knowledge of Hindi will be an asset.

• Application Information: Interested applicants should apply to this announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org

• All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs
• Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment;
• UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.

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.