Programme Specialist

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Reporting to the Programme Manager, the Programme Specialist exercises overall responsibility for designing, implementing, and managing UN Women’s research and analysis within the WPS portfolio, ensuring smooth program and financial management of the projects. The Programme Specialist also 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review background documents, briefs and presentations related to WPS;
• Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to WPS 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 WPS.
• Provide technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative 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. 
• Finalize the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation; 
• Manage the technical implementation of the programme/project; ensure synergies with other teams and UN agencies; 
• Manage all research and analysis components of the WPS portfolio; Finalize the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation; 
• Manage the technical implementation of the programme/project; ensure synergies with other teams and UN agencies; 
• Manage all research and analysis components of the WPS portfolio; 
• Design and formulate programme/ project proposals and initiatives related to advancing research on WPS and women’s rights/gender equality more broadly;
• Design, manage, and/or commission knowledge products, including country -wide analysis of the status of gender equality in Afghanistan;
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data and draft reports for publication;
• Supervise technical consultants and other specialists required to implement research initiatives; 
• Track and monitor developments related to WPS, gender equality and women’s rights; 
• Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to WPS 
• Coordinate dissemination of knowledge products and related policy-advocacy; 
• Organize and implement seminars, launches, and meetings related to research/analysis 

Education:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women’s studies, international development, research, statistics 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 

Work 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 projects relating to gender inequality.
• Technical experience in crises contexts related to gender equality and women’s rights is required.
• Experience of using statistical software and qualitative analysis tools is required.
• Experience in designing and managing country-wide assessments and/or research initiatives is required.
• Experience coordinating inter-agency entities and/or donors is required
• Experience in leading/managing a team is required
• Experience working in the UN System is desirable

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Working knowledge of another official UN language is desirable.
• Knowledge of Dari and/or Pashto is desirable.

Source: https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/25206

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