Deadline: 02 April, 2021
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
UN Women is seeking to fill the role of from eligible applicants for the post of Programme Specialist – Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE).
UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Responsibilities
- Design and formulate programme/project proposals and initiatives
- Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents
- Finalise the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation
- Manage the technical implementation of the programme/project and ensure synergies with other teams
- Manage the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports
- 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 respond to any potential problems
- Manage the monitoring of programme/project implementation and finances using results-based management tools
- Oversee field missions and review reports on monitoring missions
- Write quarterly reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output and outcomes
- Develop and review background documents, briefs and presentations related to the WEE programme
- Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to WEE
- Develop advocacy strategies and oversee their implementation
- Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilisation strategies
- Finalise relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilisation
Requirements
- Master’s degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Human Rights, Gender/Women’s Studies, International Development, or a related field
- Degree with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree
- Five years, minimum, of work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects
- WEE technical experience
- Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset
- Experience working in the UN system is an asset
- Experience in leading/managing a team is an asset
- Project/programme management certification will be a plus
- Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset
- Written and Oral fluency in English
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