Un Women: Policy Specialist, Ending Violence
2 weeks ago
LOCATION:
New York or Nairobi
TYPE OF CONTRACT:
FTA International
STARTING DATE:
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
19-Jun-24 (Midnight New York, USA)
POST LEVEL:
P-4
DURATION OF INITIAL CONTRACT:
1 year
TIME LEFT:
14d 13h 54m
LANGUAGES REQUIRED:
English
EXPECTED DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT:
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.
The Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division (PPID) provides global programming and policy support to allow UN Women offices at Headquarters and in all field locations to deliver effective and efficient initiatives to support the implementation of UN Women's Strategic Plan and internationally agreed goals on gender equality and women's empowerment, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
PPID provides intellectual and strategic leadership on normative support and the delivery of integrated policy advice, including through policy analysis and gender mainstreaming.
PPID also leverages innovation, knowledge management, and cutting-edge technical expertise to support UN Women programmes and to build the capacity of partners to deliver results on gender equality and women's empowerment.
The work of UN Women's Ending Violence against Women (EVAW) Section within PPID is focused on a comprehensive approach to ending violence against women that addresses legislation and policies, prevention, services for survivors, research and data, in public and private spaces.
Prevention is an integral part of UN Women's approach to ending violence against women and the EVAW Section has been expanding this policy and programmatic area of work for the organization.
Under the general supervision of the Chief of Section, the Policy Specialist is responsible for substantially contributing to the area of VAW programming, including on research and data, in order to achieve gender equality and advancement of women.
He/she provides technical and policy advice on VAW programming, data and research at country and regional levels, through strategy development, thematic reviews, tools for capacity building and channels for knowledge sharing and prepare documentation for UN normative intergovernmental processes; prepare studies, reports and content for policy advocacy and programming.
The supervisor provides overall general direction and oversight on policy issues and effective delivery of jointly agreed annual workplan and helps the incumbent push through particularly difficult and sensitive issues with key stakeholders.
Note:
The duty station for the post will be determined at a later stage.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Support to Intergovernmental Processes and Policy Development:
- Provide substantive inputs in the preparation of position papers and reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies such as Commission on the Status of Women, Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly and other policy-making organs, as appropriate and prepare analytical summaries of debates, supporting negotiations and analyzing/compiling outcomes;
- Prepare substantive inputs and coordinate the development of analytical reports related to VAW research and data to contribute to the Secretary-General's mandated reporting to intergovernmental forums;
- Support the implementation of resolutions, decisions and other directives in relevant areas of focus, including through support to expert bodies created by intergovernmental forums;
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with UN and other global/regional partners and academia, to identify strategic opportunities and strengthen the availability and quality of data on violence;
- Collaborate with the UN Statistics Division in the global rollingout of the global VAW indicators;
Policy advice and Technical Support:
- In collaboration with the Section team contribute to the development and adaptation of tools, guidelines and manuals on VAW research and data, for use by UN Women country offices, the UN system, and other partners;
- Identify and catalyze work in new/ cutting edge areas related to measuring VAW, statistics and indicators and through the initiation of global programmes when relevant, including working with the resource mobilization unit to identify potential funding sources in such areas;
- Support, including through technical inputs, the development of new global normative and intergovernmental standards;
- Provide technical inputs into programme documents, country strategies, and knowledge products;
- Provide thematic inputs and guidance to corporate strategic planning and positioning.
- Provide policy advice and
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