United Nations Careers - Programme Specialist, Women’s Economic Empowerment at UN WOMEN

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Deputy Representative

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. The United Nations Development

Assistance Framework (UNDAF) is the UN’s strategic programme framework that

defines the UN’s support to national development results. UN Women in Uganda

co-chairs the Human Rights and Gender Equality Outcome Results Group and chairs

the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Advisory Group, which is the UNCT

group responsible for the coordination of and policy advice on gender equality

issues in the UNDAF. UN Women is also a principle partner in several outcome

results groups in the UNDAF and as well as a partner to several UN joint

programmes. UN Women is the Secretariat to the Gender Development Partners

Group, a coordination mechanism that is comprised of the lead donors in Uganda.

UN Women is the lead agency formulating the One UN Gender Programme which will

assist the UN agencies to implement gender equality targets and goals in the

new UNDAF.

Job Summary: The Programme Specialist, Women’s Economic

Empowerment will mainly be responsible for the formulation, management and

implementation of UN Women programmes under his/her portfolio. She/he provides

technical expertise on gender equality and women’s empowerment with a holistic

approach to address opportunities and challenges in women’s political

participation and leadership in Uganda. The Programme Specialist analyses

political, social and economic trends provides policy advisory services to

partners in government, UN, development partners, CSOs and academia; she/he

works closely with UN Women thematic advisors at regional office and at

headquarters, ensuring successful implementation of the UN Women Uganda

Strategic Framework 2016 -2020, under his/her portfolio. The Programme

Specialist provides regular analysis of policies and practices to senior

management and compiles lessons learned for formulation of strategic

interventions, including support on resource mobilization.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

1. Offer advisory and

programme development services to the Women’s Economic Empowerment Portfolio:

• Draft country strategy documents,
  
  briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to Women’s Economic
  
  Empowerment in Uganda;


• Draft the design and formulation of
  
  programme/ project proposals and initiatives;


• Translate the priorities of the
  
  Strategic Note in Women’s Economic Empowerment into programme interventions;


• Actively participate in meetings and
  
  policy dialogues on issues related to Women’s Economic Empowerment on
  
  behalf of UN Women, as necessary;


• Identify areas for support and
  
  interventions within the Women’s Economic Empowerment Portfolio;


• Provide programme advisory support to
  
  the Office Management, as necessary.

2. Manage the

implementation and management of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Portfolio:

• Finalize the annual workplan and budget and
  
  oversee implementation;


• Finalize reports on activities, outputs and
  
  outcomes; as well as donor and UN Women reports;


• Ensure adherence to standard UN Women
  
  procedures in planning and implementation of programmes/ project;


• Ensure synergies within and with other
  
  programme/ project teams;


• Oversee the technical implementation andconceptualization
  
  of the programme/project;


• Manage the submission of implementing partner
  
  financial and narrative reports;


• Provide guidance to staff and partners on RBM
  
  tools and performance indicators.

3. Oversee technical

assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners:

• Build, strengthen and manage relationships
  
  with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the
  
  Women’s Economic Empowerment Portfolio; respond to any potential problems;


• Identify capacity building needs of
  
  stakeholders;


• Provide partners with technical assistance,
  
  mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives.


• The incumbent will also oversee the monitoring
  
  and reporting of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Portfolio:


• Oversee the monitoring of implementation of
  
  activities and finances using the results based management tools;


• Manage field missions and write reports on
  
  monitoring missions;


• Write and submit quarterly reports and donor
  
  reports.

4. Manage people and

financial resources of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Portfolio:

• Responsible for overall programme budget;


• Draft financial reports;


• Mentor and supervise team;


• Write terms of reference for new staff,
  
  consultants and contractors and oversee the recruitment process, as
  
  necessary.


• Significantly contribute to inter-agency
  
  coordination:


• Offer technical support on inter-agency
  
  coordination related activities by attending meetings, events, and
  
  participating in groups and committees as needed;


• Coordinate with other UN agencies, government
  
  departments, donors and NGOs to ensure the projects’ capacity development
  
  programme is harmonized and aligned with other in-country efforts;


• Actively participate in country level
  
  Comprehensive Country Assessment (CCA)/UNDAF processes and similar
  
  exercises related to the RC system;


• Prepare inputs to CCA/ UNDAF and other
  
  documents;


• Write analytical and regular progress reports
  
  on UN Women’s programme experiences in support of UN Women inter-agency
  
  coordination role.

5. Build partnerships and

support in developing resource mobilization strategies:

• Develop and implement partnerships and
  
  resource mobilization strategies;


• Finalize relevant documentation on donors and
  
  potential opportunities for resource mobilization;


• Keenly analyze and research information on
  
  donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation,
  
  identification of opportunities for cost sharing;


• Determine programmatic areas of cooperation,
  
  based on strategic goals of UN Women, country needs and donors’ priorities
  
  and develop the relevant partnerships.

6. Oversee advocacy,

knowledge building and communication efforts:

• Develop advocacy strategies and oversee their
  
  implementation;


• Develop and expand knowledge management
  
  strategies, products and methodologies on Women’s Economic Empowerment;


• Manage the process of identifying and
  
  synthesizing of best practices and lessons learned that are directly
  
  linked to the implementation of the programme and contribute to their
  
  global dissemination.


• Perform any other job related duties assigned
  
  by supervisor and the Country Representative.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for the UN Women Programme
  
  Specialist, Women’s Economic Empowerment career vacancy should hold a Master’s
  
  Degree in economics, business administration, international development,
  
  gender and development or related fields.


• At least five years of relevant experience at
  
  the national or international level in programmes to advance women’s
  
  economic empowerment, with responsibility for the design, planning,
  
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects;


• Broad working knowledge of international,
  
  regional and national instruments, resolutions, policies and conventions
  
  that protect women’s human rights, including Convention for the Elimination
  
  of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Beijing Platform for
  
  Action (BPFA) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);


• The applicant must have strong links with
  
  national networks, actors and partners in government, civil society,
  
  traditional leaders, parliament, media, academia, private sector,
  
  including experience in strengthening capacities of national and local
  
  partners;


• Proven skills in resource mobilization on
  
  women’s economic empowerment and familiarity with donor priorities in
  
  Uganda.


• Language: Fluency in written and spoken
  
  English; Working knowledge in any of the official UN languages is an
  
  asset.

• 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.


• Respect for 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.

• Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and promote ethics and
  
  integrity by creating organizational precedents.


• Organizational Awareness: Build support for the organization
  
  and ensure political acumen.


• Development and Innovation: Support
  
  staff competence development and contribute to an environment of
  
  creativity and innovation.


• Work in teams: Build and promote effective 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.


• Communication and Information Sharing: Create
  
  and promote an environment for open and 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: Share
  
  knowledge across the organization and build a culture of knowledge sharing
  
  and learning


• Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Ensure
  
  fair and transparent decision making processes and manage risk.

• Ability to lead the formulation,
  
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and
  
  projects;


• Ability to establish and maintain broad
  
  strategic networks and partnerships;


• Ability to advocate and provide policy
  
  advice;


• Ability to formulate and manage budgets;


• Excellent interpersonal skills;


• Strong leadership skills;


• Strong IT skills;


• Excellent analytical skills;


• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation
  
  skills;


• Excellent oral and written communication
  
  skills;


• Strong knowledge of RBM;


• Broad working knowledge of Women’s Economic
  
  Empowerment.

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