Programme Specialist at UN Women

Key Performance Indicators

•  Quality and timely project design and inputs
•  Quality and timely project delivery in line with budget and workplans
•  Quality project management through effective donor relation management, financial management and donor reporting
•  Quality project monitoring and evaluation
•  Quality technical support to UN Women country office in Rwanda
•  Quality and timely research, analysis and writing on gender equality and rural women’s livelihoods, rights and resilience
•  Quality and timely contributions to briefings, knowledge products, publications and other documents related to the JP RWEE
•  Quality representation, coordination and contributions to intergovernmental/interagency fora

Competencies

Core Values:

•  Respect for Diversity
•  Integrity
•  Professionalism

Core Competencies:

•  Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
•  Accountability
•  Creative Problem Solving
•  Effective Communication
•  Inclusive Collaboration
•  Stakeholder Engagement
•  Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

•  Substantive knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights issues in the area of economic empowerment and gender-responsive green/blue economies and food systems;
•  Demonstrated relevant experience in supporting multi-country programmes;
•  Demonstrated experience with project budgets and financial reports;
•  Proven experience to deliver quality and timely donor reports;
•  Strong oral communication and writing skills, with proven expertise in writing cogent and convincing policy and programme documents;
•  Significant familiarity with intergovernmental and normative processes, i.e., CFS, CSW, UNGA, 2030 Agenda, etc.;
•  Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks under time constraints by establishing priorities;
•  Proven ability to produce high quality written work within short timeframes.

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

•  Master’s degree or equivalent in international development, gender/women’s studies, environmental, agricultural 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.

Experience:

•  At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in supporting programme development and management in the area of gender equality, women’s economic empowerment, sustainable development and gender-responsive green/blue economies.
•  Experience contributing to monitoring and evaluation of multi-country programmes.
•  Experience working with United Nations Joint Programmes is an asset
•  Demonstrated experience in contributing to normative and intergovernmental processes, such as CSW and UNGA.
•  Experience working within the UN system highly desirable.