Programme Support Consultant

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Terms of Reference
Programme Support Consultant
SSA Consultancy Assignment

Location : Occupied Palestinian territory (Jerusalem and Ramallah, with travel to other locations in the West Bank)
Application Deadline :13 February 2013
Type of Contract : SSA(full-time assignment which requires presence at UN Women premises)
Post Level : Consultant
Languages Required : English
Starting Date :As soon as possible
Duration of Initial Contract : 4 months
Expected Duration of Assignment 4 months

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Background
The UN Women (UNW), 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, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide 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.

UN Women is currently looking for a Consultant to provide Programme Support who will provide assistance in the follow up of Economic Security and Rights as well as Political Participation and Leadership programmes.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the UN Women Special Representative and in close cooperation with Programme Associate of Economic Security and Rights as well as staff of Political Participation and Leadership programmes. The Programme Support Consultant will undertake the following tasks, duties and

Responsibilities:
-Support in the management of recruitment process of consultants and new projects’ staff;
-Communicating with partners and consolidating narrative reports of the projects under Economic
Security and Political Participation programmes;
-Support in preparing Project Management audits for partners;
-Follow up activities of direct implementation with consultants and partners, among other;
-Assisting in the organization and reporting of workshops and events related to Economic Security
and Political Participation programmes;
-Organizing and attending project field visits and meetings;
-Support in issuing and following up projects’ payments;
-Provide other administrative and logistical support and back up to the projects and programmes;
-Assisting in organizing donors’ events and fundraising materials and documents;
-Drafting Political Participation and Leadership programme document;
-Drafting concept notes and proposals in Political Participation as needed;
-Perform other duties as required.

Time frame:
The assignment is expected to start in February 2013 and to be finalized by 31 May 2013.

Key deliverables
1-A detailed work plan of the consultancy assignment;
2-Financial and narrative report of the Saudi donors’ meeting in Amman;
3-Draft of 2 donor reports of Economic Security and Rights projects;
4-Draft of Political Participation and Leadership programme document.

Competencies
CORE VALUES / GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
-Integrity: Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in
actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct;
-Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity: Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of
the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating
differences in values and learning from cultural diversity.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
-Ethics and Values: Demonstrating / Safeguarding Ethics and Integrity;
-Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
-Developing and Empowering People / Coaching and Mentoring: Initiative-taking; coaching and
mentoring ability;
-Working in Teams: Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
-Communicating Information and Ideas: Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the
team, communicating effectively;
-Self-management and Emotional intelligence: Creating synergies through self-control.
-Conflict Management / Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements: Managing conflict;
-Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning: Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the
learning of other.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
-Demonstrated experience in programme support;
-Demonstrated strong coordination and facilitation skills;
-Strong communication skills in English (oral and written);
-Able to work in an international environment;
-Able to work under pressure and to deliver on time;
-Results oriented, flexible and problem solving skills.

Required Skills and Experience
Education:
University Degree in Cooperation for Development, Political Sciences, Economics, Gender Studies or related fields.

Experience:
The Programme Support Consultant should have the following qualifications:
-A minimum of 3 years of experience in programme support;
-Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English;
-Experience in the oPt and/or the region;
-Experience with the UN is an asset;
-Excellent computer skills;
-Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Language Requirements:
Fluency (both oral and written) in English is essential.