Programme Specialist, Women’s Economic Empowerment, P3

Programme Specialist, Women’s Economic Empowerment, P3

UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Bangkok, Thailand

Reporting to the Regional Programme Manager and Technical Advisor - Regional Women’s Economic Empowerment in Asia (P4), the Programme Specialist exercises overall responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing UN Women interventions under their portfolio. The Programme Specialist works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio. In particular, the Programme Specialist will also be responsible for Programme Management of the Gender Action Lab.

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

Design and develop programme strategies in the area of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE)

• Design and formulate programme/project proposals and initiatives;
• Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to Women’s Economic Empowerment and specifically to advance gender-responsive business conduct.

Manage the implementation and management of WEE programmes, including the Gender Action Lab

• Finalize the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation;
• Manage the technical implementation of the programme/project; ensure synergies with other teams;
• Manage the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
• Provide guidance to personnel and partners on Results Based Management tools and performance indicators;
• Organize Project Steering Committee, project review and/or evaluation meetings, as needed.

Manage technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners, especially the Gender Action Lab

• Manage the implementation of technical advice and guidance. Develop and implement technical tools, and initiatives;
• Build and manage relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the WEE programme; respond to any potential problems;
• Identify capacity building needs of partners and lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives to partners.

Manage the monitoring and reporting of the programme, especially the Gender Action Lab

• Manage the monitoring of programme/project implementation and finances using results based management tools;
• Undertake field missions and review reports on monitoring missions;
• Write quarterly reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output and outcomes;
• Contribute to office donor and UN Women reports.

Manage the people and financial resources of the programme, especially the Gender Action Lab

• Manage the programme budget and draft financial reports;
• Supervise Programme Analysts and Technical Specialists or consultants; Mentor and coach personnel and conduct performance assessments;
• Oversee recruitment processes, as necessary.

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

Contribute to inter-agency coordination on Women’s Economic Empowerment to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners across the region

• Provide technical support to the Regional Lead, WEE & Migration 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.

Manage advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts, especially for the Gender Action Lab

• Develop and review background documents, briefs and presentations related to WEE;
• Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to WEE as necessary;
• Develop advocacy strategies and oversee their implementation;
• Identify best practices and lessons learned to guide programme improvement and strategy planning;
• Develop knowledge management strategies, products and methodologies on women’s economic empowerment.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:

• The incumbent will supervise up to 10 affiliate personnel (SC, consultants and interns) with possibility to supervise project staff based in countries where the programme is implementing e.g. Philippines, Cambodia and Indonesia.

Competencies:

Core Values

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Functional Competencies

• Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Strong knowledge of Results Based Management;
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making;
• Strong knowledge of Women’s Economic Empowerment;
• Proven expertise and experience supporting private sector implementation of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), both for larger corporates and MSMEs;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising and develop strategies.

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and Certification

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field is required;
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.

Experience

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development and/or WEE projects; preferably private sector development and engagement for gender equality;
• Technical experience in women’s economic empowerment and promoting gender-responsive business conduct through the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) is required;
• Experience planning, organizing and executing multi-country, multi-stakeholder events and/or dialogues is desirable;
• Design and delivery of capacity building and/or training for the private sector in Asia-Pacific is desirable;
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is desirable;
• Experience working in the UN System is desirable;
• Experience in leading/managing a team is desirable.

Languages

• Fluency in English is required;
• Working knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

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