UN Women is recruiting 02 persons

UN Women: Regional Policy Advisor, Climate Resilient Agriculture

Advertised on behalf of : UN WOMEN

Location : Dakar, SENEGAL

Application Deadline : 02-Feb-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Type of Contract : FTA International

Post Level : P-5

Languages Required :  English   French

Expected Duration of Assignment : 1 year

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.

UN Women, under its flagship programme on “Women’s Economic Empowerment through Climate-Resilient Agriculture” (hereafter CRA FP) and with support from the Open Society Foundations (OSF), is seeking a qualified Regional Policy Advisor to lead the initiative in West and Central Africa, based in the UN Women Regional Office in Dakar, Senegal.

The flagship programme covers four priority outcome areas, which will require action from a coalition of partners to achieve:

•Increase women’s land tenure security and rights;

•Improve the productivity and reduce the time and labour burdens of women smallholder farmers by ensuring equal access to climate-resilient productive resources and information;

•Remove financing barriers to allow women farmers to invest in climate-resilient agriculture;

•Promote opportunities for women farmers to participate in green value chains and markets.

By addressing the gender gap in agriculture through informed, women-centered investments and interventions that remove structural barriers and promote equal access to land and other productive resources, the initiative will support women’s economic empowerment and overall sustainable development.

Reporting to the Regional Director, West and Central Africa, the Regional Policy Advisor will support programme development and knowledge management across the CRA FP country programmes in the region.  The Policy Advisor will oversee the launch of country programmes and will thereafter support the country programme coordinators.  The position involves high-level advocacy and partnership building, as well as policy and technical support and advisory functions. The Regional Policy Advisor will lead in developing strategies and methodologies towards programme outcomes; identify opportunities for engagement with partners and for resource mobilization; keep abreast of policy research and development practice in gender and climate-resilient agriculture; ensure knowledge, learning and innovation in programmatic areas, including through documentation and contributing to a community of practice on gender and climate-resilient agriculture; handle communications within the region and with the counterpart Regional Policy Advisor in the UN Women Regional Office in Nairobi and UN Women headquarters; and represent the programme externally.

Duties and Responsibilities

Manage the development of country programmes under the CRA FP with UN Women country offices and country programme coordinators

•Manage the development and implementation of an integrated strategy for the delivery of technical assistance, policy advocacy and programme support to programme coordinators in the region;

•Manage the development of country project documents under the CRA FP;

•Oversee the contextualization/ localization of global programme documents, strategies, and knowledge products, and ensure proper monitoring and reporting of the CRA FP in the region.

Lead the provision of capacity-building support to country programme coordinators

•Lead programme coordinators in developing and strengthening policies, projects/ programmes and modalities; and ensuring proper monitoring;

•Manage the identification of knowledge and implementation gaps and possible solutions;

•Develop, implement and monitor capacity building initiatives;

•Lead the provision of technical policy advice to programme coordinators.

Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders, regional/ international actors and development partners

•Build and strengthen strategic partnerships to achieve CRA FP outcomes;

•Build and strengthen close liaisons with relevant donors and other actors supporting CRA FP efforts;

•Develop and execute resource mobilization strategies.

Lead the design of strategies to achieve CRA FP outcomes in the region and the development of relevant knowledge products

•Lead the provision of policy recommendations and guidance for strategic planning and positioning for the CRA FP;

•Lead and provide advice to regional/ national bodies; represent UN Women in interagency groups that influence national policies related to CRA FP outcomes;

•Contribute substantively and lead existing thematic and gender equality networks to better connect UN Women and partners;

•Lead the research, development, and presentation of analytical reports, research papers, briefing notes, background papers, summaries, correspondence in the CRA FP outcome areas;

•Identify promising practices, technical expertise, and strategic opportunities.

Manage knowledge building and sharing for the CRA FP

•Identify and disseminate lessons learnt and good practices in collaboration with programme coordinators;

•Ensure technical skills and knowledge are shared within and among programme coordinators;

•Manage and monitor the regional knowledge platform and innovative approaches in Climate-Resilient Agriculture.

Key Performance Indicators

•Timely and quality technical advice and support

•Leadership in area of expertise in the region

•Quality reports and other strategic documents drafted and submitted in a timely manner

•Regular communication and information flow with other UN Women Policy Advisors

•Quality strategic documents delivered in a timely manner

•Timely and quality knowledge products

•Strong relationships with various partners and stakeholders

•UN Women is well represented in important meetings on topics related to expertise

•Increase in resources mobilized

Competencies

Core values:

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.

Core Competencies:

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

Functional Competencies:

•Outstanding knowledge of the CRA FP outcome areas

•Strong knowledge of the region

•Knowledge of the UN system

•Excellent networking skills

•Ability to interact with donors, identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising

•Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative policy research

•Ability to advocate and provide policy advice

•Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

•Ability to write policy papers, speeches, briefings

•Excellent   knowledge of programme development, implementation, results based management and reporting

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

•Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as economics or agricultural economics; international development, gender, or environmental studies;; rural sociology, geography, anthropology or agronomy is required.

•PhD is an asset.

Experience:

•At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in designing and managing programmes and advocating for women’s economic empowerment in the region;

•Experience working on climate resilience agriculture and understanding of its relation to women’s economic empowerment and gender equality;

•Substantial experience in policy analysis, and strategic planning;

•Demonstrated experience working with, and building partnerships with governments, donors and civil society organizations internationally and in the field;

•Experience working with the UN system is an asset.

Languages:

•Fluency in English and French is required;

•Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.

Application:

•All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

•Previous applicants will be reconsidered and do not have to resubmit new application.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

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Re-advertisement – Communication Specialist

Advertised on behalf of : UN WOMEN

Location : Dakar, SENEGAL

Application Deadline : 30-Jan-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Additional Category : Gender Equality

Type of Contract : FTA Local

Post Level : NO-C

Languages Required : English   French

Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-Mar-2017

Duration of Initial Contract : 01 Year

Expected Duration of Assignment : 01 Year

Background

The 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.

UN WOMEN West & Central Africa Regional Office has been supporting multi initiatives through programming, global advocacy and building strategic partners with national governments, civil society, UN agencies and other bilateral and multi lateral development organizations. In this process, UN WOMEN WCARO has contributed to building interest, capacity and commitment to integrating Gender issues processes in the West and Central Region. UN WOMEN Regional and country offices are supporting a number of other initiatives at regional, Regional at country levels and there is a need of visibility.

Under the supervision of the Regional Director, in close collaboration with UN Women’s field-based presences and relevant HQ units, the Communications Specialist is responsible for developing strategic communications and media initiatives and managing media/press coverage and oversees the production of a range of communications materials for UN Women, including for the UN Women Regional Office website, and for online and offline audiences. S/he is responsible for timely, accurate and high-quality informational materials, such as press releases & media advisories, news briefs, fact sheets, stories from the field etc. for media outreach, the UN Women website, and inclusion in informational kits for further public outreach.

The Communications Specialist will collaborate closely with the Headquarters, Regional, Multi-Country Office and Country Offices’ (RO and CO) colleagues to ensure communications strategies, media relations and organizational outreach efforts are aligned with corporate communications policies and initiatives. S/he also collaborates with RO and CO colleagues to support outreach campaigns, resource mobilization and donor relations initiatives; s/he mobilizes support in conjunction with intergovernmental processes, and support the activities and special events organized for UN Women.

Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinate and planned communication  activities with UN communication colleagues at regional / national level, Liaise closely with UN Women Communications Team at HQ to feed regional/national initiatives into corporate communications initiatives and vice versa:

•Regular consultation with HQ Communications Section to ensure consistency with corporate policies, messaging and initiatives.

•Feedback to HQ communications team provided with a view to coordinate communications initiatives: informs about regional /national activities, provides comments on and inputs for corporate initiatives, seeks advice and support;

•Regular contributions to and advice provided on UN Women corporate materials, e.g. corporate web site, illustrated Annual Report,  video productions etc. to highlight regional / national initiatives and ensure visibility at the corporate / international level;

•Regular liaison with Communications Officers from other UN entities at the regional / country level to provide UN Women inputs to joint UN initiatives; to that end, represented UN Women on the UN Communications Group.

Manage UN Women media/press relations:

•Media strategies conceived, planned and implemented in line with corporate guidelines to enhance the positioning of UN Women with the media, with a special focus on regional priority areas of concern;

•Opportunities for press conferences identified and press conferences organized; interviews with senior managers facilitated;

•Press releases and media kits drafted;

•Clear, consistent and timely responses to media inquiries; issuance of statement and corporate positions to media and other external audiences;

•Maintained and expanded contacts with regional media; topics, background information, news-related developments and coverage of interest to each identified;

•Oversee and maintain regional online outreach and produces information materials for public outreach

•Oversees regional web site technical and editorially and coordinates web presence of multi-country and COs in the region and in line with the corporate web policy;

•Oversees and manages regional social media accounts in line with corporate social media policy or provides inputs to corporate social media accounts;

•Drafts brochures, fact sheets, stories from the field to inform media and general public;

•Video producers hired and supervised to produce relevant video material on UN Women’s work;

•Effective channels for dissemination of all information products to relevant target audiences identified and distribution supervised.

Provide advice and support to UN Women special events and campaigns:

•Communications components of UN Women and/or UN campaigns, implemented, e.g.  Say NO to Violence against Women campaign; UNite campaign;

•Special events or UN Women inputs to special events conceptualized and organized with a view to reaching wider audiences; to that end, concepts conceived and relevant materials developed and compiled.

Build communications partnerships and media alliances:

•Identifies and develops new communications partnerships and media alliances to enhance the visibility and cement UN Women as a thought-leader; manages and nurtures existing partnerships;

•Identifies innovative opportunities and new communications tools and platforms which can serve to highlight the work of UN Women;

•Guides and collaborates closely with MCO/CO communications officers to advance regional and national communications partnerships.

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.

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:

•Excellent communication skills;

•Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies;

•Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in communications and outreach;

•Proven networking skills, and ability to generate interest in UN Women’s mandate;

•Strong initiative-taker;

•Very effective at multi-tasking;

•Focuses on impact and results for the client;

•Interacts effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior management;

•Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;

•Identifies opportunities and builds strong relationships with clients and partners;

•Demonstrates exceptional ability to remain calm, in control and good humored even under pressure and tight deadlines.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

•Master’s degree (or equivalent) in communications, journalism, public relations, social sciences, international relations, or a related field.

Experience:

•5 years of experience in communications at the national or international level, including   experience in media relations. Experience in on-line outreach and multimedia an asset;

•Experience working in large development agency also pertinent;

•Good IT skills, including databases and office software packages;

•Familiarity with gender issues. Familiarity with UN Women and UN system is an asset;

•Outstanding oral and written communications and editing skills, with proven ability to meet tight deadlines.

Language:

•Fluency in French and in English is required;

•Working knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.