Mission and objectives

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.

UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on four strategic priorities:

- Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems

- Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy

- All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence

- Women and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action

UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality, and in all deliberations and agreements linked to the 2030 Agenda. The entity works to position gender equality as fundamental to the Sustainable Development Goals, and a more inclusive world.

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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Context

Together, UN Women in Tunisia and Libya form a Cluster Office with a joint management and operational team. In Libya, UN Women is currently focusing on four Impact Areas:

1. Women lead, participate in, and benefit equally from governance systems.

2. Women have income security, decent work, and economic autonomy.

3. Women and girls contribute and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and from humanitarian action.

4. A comprehensive and dynamic set of global norms, policies, and standards on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls is strengthened and implemented.

To achieve these impacts, UN Women engages in normative support, coordination, and programme implementation. To support its programming and particularly the setting up of new programs, the Cluster office is looking to hire Programme Associates to support programming in Tunisia.

Under the direct supervision of Programme Analyst, Women, Peace, and Security, the Programme Associate (UNV) will support the programme staff in implementing programme activities in line with UN Women rules and regulations, communicating and reporting on results, and engaging with programme partners and stakeholders.

Task description

1. Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of Women, Peace and Security and humanitarian Action

• Provide inputs to the annual workplan and budget as required;

• Implement programme activities;

• Review and coordinate the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;

• Identify sources, gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, speeches and position papers in collaboration with the Programme team;

• Provide inputs for the audit of programmes/ projects and implement audit recommendations;

• Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project

• Monitor progress on programme activity, results and indicators;

• Monitor the implementation of proposals by responsible partners;

• Provide inputs to quarterly reports, donor reports and other reports on outputs, results outputs and outcomes.

2. Provide technical inputs to the financial management of the WPS Programme Unit

• Monitoring and preparation of the budget and the finances of programmes/projects;

• Prepare PO packages for development projects events as required;

• Support technically the creation of projects in Atlas, preparation of budget revisions, revision of project awards and status, determination of unutilized funds and the operational and financial closure of a project;

3. Contribute to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies

• Provide inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases;

• Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles.

• Provide technical inputs to inter-agency coordination on Women, Peace and Security &Humanitarian Action to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in Libya

• Provide technical support to the Representative on inter-agency coordination-related activities by providing inputs to background reports and briefs.

• Represent UN Women in Humanitarian working groups, including the Humanitarian Country Team and South Coordination groups.

• Support the coordination of missions to Libya, including going on regular missions to Libya to ensure programme implementation and maintaining the contact with national stakeholders.

4. Advocacy, knowledge building/sharing and communication efforts

• Coordinate and support the organization of advocacy activities and campaigns events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products;

• Provide inputs to the development of knowledge management products on Women, Peace and Security and humanitarian Action in both Arabic and English.

• Assist in the organization of trainings for the office staff and partners on programme and operations related issues;

• Support the team in the organization of local and regional events under the WPSHA Projects, with a particular focus on communication and visibility.

• Coordinate with donors and relevant national Stakeholders.

Skills

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

3 years of experience in - At least 3 years of relevant work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting, and capacity building.

- Experience in working with women’s rights and/or gender equality is required.

- Programmes/projects is an asset;

- Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies, civil society organizations, the private sector and/or donors is a strong asset.

- Experience in WPSHA is required;

- Experience working for a UN Women or other UN agencies is a strong asset

- Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;

Other desired/mandatory technical knwoledge

• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;

• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;

• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;

• Sound security awareness;

• Have affinity with or interest in women, peace and security work in Libya, UN Women’s work in Libya and the region, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

Area(s) of expertise

Development programmes, Administration, Communication

Languages

Arabic, Level: Fluent, Required

English, Level: Fluent, Required

French, Level: Working knowledge, Required

Required education level

Bachelor degree or equivalent in Social sciences, human rights, gender/women’s studies, political science, international development, business, and public administration, International Relations, Communication, or related field, is an asset.

Competencies and values

☒ Administration

☐ Agriculture

☐ Architecture and settlements

☐ Arts and design

☒ Business management

☒ Communication

☒ Community development

☐ Crisis and emergency response

☒ Development programmes

☒ Economics and finance

☐ Education

☒ Elections and governance

☐ Energy and environment

☐ Engineering and construction

☐ Facility management

☐ Health

☐ Human resources

☐ Information technology

☐ Legal affairs

☒ Logistics and inventory

☐ Manual labour and skilled trades

☐ Natural and life sciences

Procurement and contracting

☐ Product safety

☐ Security and protection

☐ Social work

☒ Translation and interpretation

☒ Transport

☐ Volunteer management

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues.

• Accountability.

• Creative Problem Solving.

• Effective Communication.

• Inclusive Collaboration.

• Stakeholder Engagement.

• Leading by Example.

Functional Competencies

- Excellent knowledge of programme management.

- Ability to create, edit and present information in clear and presentable formats;

- Ability to manage data, documents, correspondence and reports information and workflow;

- Good financial and budgeting skills;

- Good IT skills.