UN WOMEN Programme Officer

Job ID/Title:UN WOMEN Programme Officer
Brand :UNWOMEN
Application Deadline :10-Feb-15
Duty Station :Gaza
Languages Required :Arabic,English
Duration of Initial Contract :One year - with possible extension

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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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women (UNW) leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
UN Women plays an innovative and catalytic role in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) since its inception in 1997. UN Women oPt focuses its activities on one overarching goal, namely to support the implementation at the national level of existing international commitments to advance gender equality in line with the national priorities. In support of this goal, and thoroughly taking into consideration the specificities of the oPt context, UN Women concentrates its efforts and interventions toward the realisation of following strategic goals: Engendering governance, peace and security; Supporting women's economic security and rights; and Promoting women’s rights and protection against violence.
The Programme Officer is part of a larger UN Women team working in the oPt, responsible for overall oversight of UN Women programmes being implemented in the Gaza Strip and the office’s focal point for coordination work.  The Programme Officer works under the supervision of the Special Representative and is responsible for maintaining regular contacts and information flow with the UN Women staff members in the West Bank.  The Programme Officer may supervise one or more programme/project support staff.

Description of Responsibilities:
Summary of Key Functions:
-Coordination and gender mainstreaming focal point for the UN Women office in Palestine
-Support to formulation and implementation of UN Women Palestine programme strategies
-Coordination and management of the UN Women Palestine programme in Gaza
-Support to resource mobilization
-Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing

Description of Functions:
Coordination and gender mainstreaming focal point for the UN Women office in Palestine, focusing on the achievement of the following results:
-Assisting in identifying opportunities to advance gender mainstreaming together with government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors and/or other strategic partners.
-Providing back-stopping support in the implementation of capacity development, technical assistance and policy advice on gender mainstreaming to sister UN agencies.
-Ensuring alignment of UN policies, programs and activities in Palestine with national strategies and programs.
-Organizing meetings and joint activities of the UN Inter Agency Gender Task Force.
-Facilitating liaison with and among UN partner organizations to ensure joint efforts to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in joint programming.
-Guiding and facilitating UN inputs to engender the HCT Humanitarian Programming Cycle.
-Guiding and facilitating UN inputs to engender the Palestine UNDAF.
-Coordinating and organizing meetings, workshops and relevant events to develop and generate appropriate gender analytical inputs, polices, proposals, reports, briefs, etc.
-Ensuring proper documentation and knowledge of policy and program methodologies and experiences, including good practices, for wide dissemination.
-Representing UN Women in all Gaza-based coordination mechanisms that it is a member of.
Support to formulation and implementation of UN Women Palestine programme strategies, focusing on achievement of the following results:
-Thorough analysis and presentation of background information for preparation of the Palestine programme strategy.
-Ensuring the participation of Palestinian partners in the Gaza Strip in strategic discussions related to UN Women’s work in Palestine.
-Facilitating the participation of the Gaza-based members of the UN Women Palestine CSAG.
-Identifying new programme needs and initiatives, joint UN programmes, and conduct of needs and vulnerability assessments in the Gaza Strip as appropriate.
-Initiating and overseeing pertinent research studies.
-Contributing to the establishment and achievement of UN Women Palestine annual management and programme delivery targets.
-Preparing UN Women Palestine project concept notes, project documents, work plans, budgets, and proposals.
Coordination and Management of the UN Women Palestine programme activities in Gaza, focusing on achievement of the following results:
-Efficient programme implementation in the Gaza Strip to ensure project/programme results.
-Overseeing programme/project staff based in Gaza.
-Overseeing field visits to monitor project activities per established annual project workplans and effective coordination.
-Technical backstopping and troubleshooting for project/programme activities;
-Regular communication and coordination with UN Women project teams, beneficiaries, development partners, UN agencies and stakeholders in the Gaza Strip.
-Contributing to the planning, monitoring and evaluation of pertinent project/programme activities.
-Identification of local expertise and contribution to building up of Consultant Roster.
-Overseeing information exchange and networking amongst UN Women project partners and other stakeholders.
-Contributing to project/programme progress reports as required.
Support to resource mobilization, focusing on achievement of the following results:
-Effective analysis of information on donors in the area, and preparation of donor profiles.
-Conducting meetings with donor representatives, as coordinated with the UN Women Special Representative.
-Representing UN Women in resource mobilization meetings and events related to resource mobilization for projects and programmes in the Gaza Strip.
-Establishing and maintaining contacts with Arab donors, as coordinated with the UN Women Special Representative.
-Tracking and reporting on resources mobilized.
-Review of donor contributions, and where applicable, monitoring them in Atlas  as necessary.
Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing in Palestine, focusing on achievement of the following results:
-Participating in delivery of training activities for programme/project staff on UN Women standard programe and operations procedures.
 Participating in delivery of training activities for partners on key issues related to gender mainstreaming, gender equality and women’s empowerment, in the Palestinian context in general and the Gaza Strip context, in particular.
-Participating in and building knowledge of key programming areas, as agreed with the Special Representative.
-Contributing to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
 
Impact of Results

The key results have an impact on the overall UN Women Palestine efficiency and effectiveness in programme management, financial resources management, and success in implementation of operational strategies.  Accurate analysis and presentation of financial information enhances UN Women’s credibility in use of financial resources and proper financial process management. The information provided facilitates decision-making of Management.  Additionally, this position will contribute to the core function of coordination in the UN Women Palestine office and as such, have a key impact in the implementation of the office’s organizational efficiency and effectiveness.

The expected impact of these results is empowering and mobilizing Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip through minimizing or reducing the negative impact of the socio-political context on them.  UN Women will be building new strategic partnerships, particularly at the policy level, while strengthening existing partnerships, particularly at the local level and reducing the gap in between.  This is essential within the rapidly evolving context of the Gaza Strip, where development initiatives should be developed alongside humanitarian initiatives that relieve very real and extensive suffering.

Competencies :
Core values and 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
Development and Innovation:
Take charge of self-development and take initiative

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 behavior 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
Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:
Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda
Preparing information for advocacy
-Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UN Women’s mandate

Results-Based Programme Development and Management
Contributes into results through primary research and analysis
-Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work
-Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration
-Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation
-Analyzes country situation to identify opportunities for project development
-Participates in the formulation of project proposals and ensures substantive rigor in the design and application of proven successful approaches and drafts proposals accordingly

Building Strategic Partnerships
Maintaining a network of contacts
-Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues
-Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches
Enhancing processes or products
-Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
-Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches
Resource Mobilization
Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies
-Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors
-Develops a database of project profiles.  Identifies opportunities for project proposals for presentation to donors
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Basic research and analysis
-Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
-Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Fundamental knowledge of own discipline
-Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position
-Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
-Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
-Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
-Demonstrates in-depth understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments

Client Orientation
Establishing effective client relationships
-Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion
-Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
-Anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly
 
Qualifications :
Education and certification:
-Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, economics, law, public or business administration and related subjects.

Experience:
-Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the area of gender and development. Specific experience in coordination initiatives is an asset. Prior working experience in the UN system is required. Familiarity with UN coordination mechanisms is an added bonus.

Language Requirements:
-Fluent oral and written English as well as Arabic is required.
 

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