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Consultant - Coordinator – Transformative Financing

  • Not Disclosed
  • 0-0L/Annual

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the guidance of Co-Conveners (FPC), the Coordinator will undertake the following tasks:

Managerial:

  • Organising regular virtual and in-person meetings of the Steering Committee and the Collective, as well as workshops and convenings around FPC agendas.
  • Documentation of internal meetings, convenings as well as Follow up on decisions made/ Action taken Reports.
  • Ensuring steady follow up on interactions (internal and external), time-sensitive tasks, to support advocacy related outcome document(s).
  • Support the roll out of the planned programmes and tracking progress on its implementation.
  • Preparing monthly reports, minutes, finance reports, et al.
  • Provide a point of ongoing connection between UN Women and the Collective to maximise collaboration and impact.

Communications:

  • Managing the list-serv and social media for the FPC, keeping the website updated with a promotion plan to disseminate it widely.
  • Support with developing Briefs related to Union budget, providing support to GBAC (as needed), issue-based briefs on domestic policies to promote TFGE, communications with Ministries and NITI Aayog [based on opportunity], as well as interventions for international policy spaces].
  • Maintaining liaison with key stakeholders, including relevant government agencies at the national and sub-national levels, research institutes, with think-tanks and other issue-based groups/social campaigns, women’s collectives, organisations, and funders to strengthen multi-sector partnerships.

Documentation and research support:

  • Collating relevant research materials on transformative financing and disseminating information on relevant knowledge resources of FPC to various stakeholders via email lists, social media, updating the FPC website on a regular basis, etc.
  • Preparing presentations, proposals and supporting resource mobilization efforts with donors, and other local philanthropies.

Any other work requested by FPC Steering Committee members and UN Women reporting manager.

In this context, the Coordinator along with the Co-Convenors of Feminist Policy Collective and Programme Analyst, Intergovernmental Processes, UN Coordination and Women, Peace & Security Division at UN Women, to support in management of planned activities and coordinate with relevant team members, including implementing partners and government officials, to ensure successful implementation of FPC’s mission.

Deliverables:

  • Drafting minutes and coordinating the implementation of meeting decisions and the combined workplans of the working groups of FPC and tracking status.
  • Report(s) on convenings, actions taken, interactions with key stakeholders and documentation of internal processes.
  • Series of policy papers finalised and shared with relevant partners.
  • Updating and Managing communication including outreach databases, FPC website and social media.
  • Regular discussions between relevant UN Women staff and collective members to strategise and co-create agreed policy and research papers.
  • Advocacy follow ups in regard to outputs from FPC convenings and workshops;
  • Submission of monthly progress report.

 

 
Competencies:

Core Values / Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

  • Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

  • Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

  • Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

  • Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

  • Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Work in teams:

  • Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

  • Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

  • Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behaviour towards others.

Conflict Management:

  • Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

  • Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

Functional Competencies:

  • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
  • Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills;
  • Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback.

 

 
Required Skills and Experience:

Education:

  • Master's degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Public Administration, International Relations, Mass Communications, Law, Gender Studies, or related field.

Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in the field of gender equality and women’s rights, public policy, and financing in India.
  • Previous work experience with UN agencies and Secretariat of Networks are considered an advantage.
  • Knowledge and understanding of national policy initiatives on women’s rights and gender-responsive budgeting. 
  • Have good program management, report writing, coordination, and communications skills.
  • Ability to write and undertake documentation processes on a regular basis.
  • Ability to work independently and in a consultative manner with members of the FPC collective.
  • Ability to manage contact databases and prompt response to external and internal requests.
  • Experience in managing/ using Social Media handles and Websites is desirable.  

Language:

  • Fluency in English. Knowledge of Hindi is desirable. 

Application:

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

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document:

  • All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs.
  • Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
  • Applications received after the close date will not be accepted.
  • Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.                                                       

Short Description
  • Job Experience:

    0-1 Years
  • Posted On:

    13 May,2021
  • CTC:

    0-0L/Annual
  • Organisation:

    UNDP