Job Description
The Position:
The Programme Specialist is responsible for providing
integrated programming and technical assistance to integrating gender
transformative approaches, and addressing discriminatory gender and social
norms. This Specialist will report directly to the Programme Adviser,
(Gen/Tech/Prog), P5, 142366.
Job Purpose:
Contribute to mainstreaming of gender transformative
and human rights based approaches into UNFPA’s programmatic areas of work
including sexual and reproductive health and rights. It will contribute to
building and strengthening evidence-based policies and programmes in addressing
social and gender norms in the context of women and girls’ agency and
decision-making, harmful practices, family planning, maternal and newborn
health, and population data. This role works towards strengthening internal and
external multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral partnerships for advocacy,
development, implementation and evaluation of gender transformative and human
rights-based policies and programmes in sexual and reproductive health. The
position will be key to support countries, work closely with regional offices,
monitor trends, exchange information and tools, and promote south-south and
triangular cooperation.
You would be responsible for:
Strategic Results Support
Provide substantive guidance and technical support on
issues of gender equality and women’s human rights in the context of sexual and
reproductive health within UNFPA as well as outside;
Provide substantive guidance and technical support in
the implementation of the gender transformative approaches at the regional and
country level;
Provide technical support to the Programme Division,
and Regional and Country offices in the development of programmes,
interventions, and tools to ensure the adequacy of programmes;
Provide technical support for knowledge development,
management and sharing, and monitoring and evaluation practices;
Capacity Development
In collaboration with the Gender Advisor, and in
close collaboration with the Chief of the Gender, Rights and Inclusion Branch,
contribute to the development of a comprehensive and integrated capacity
building strategy for supporting gender transformative approaches, and
implementing UNFPA’s Gender Equality Strategy;
Build capacity of the programme staff in the adoption
and use of social and gender norms change approaches in support of women and
girls’ decision-making and bodily autonomy for SRHR, family planning and
maternal, newborn health, and promoting positive masculinities.
Collaborate closely with the Sexual and Reproductive
Health Branch to support their programmatic work on behavior change towards
women and adolescent girls’ SRHR, and in alignment with gender transformative
approaches.
Evidence, Knowledge Development & Dissemination
Manage evidence and knowledge, related to the gender
transformative approaches, and towards the implementation of UNFPA’s Gender
Equality Strategy, including updating and informing staff at HQ, regional and
country levels on key knowledge products, while also identifying innovative
ways to communicate and disseminate newly created tools and resources to staff
and relevant partners;
Responsible for synthesizing and documenting evidence
on social and gender norms change including through direct communication
with regional and country offices;
Manage the editing and distribution process for
gender equality publications.
Undertake all logistical, administrative and
financial arrangements required for the organization of technical workshops,
inter-agency meetings, panel discussions, roundtables, steering committee and
other events organized by the Gender, Rights and Inclusion Branch in relation
to its gender portfolio (support to NY bureau when needed);
Draft for internal and external reporting processes,
while working directly with the Fund’s Media and Communication Branch and
outside partners, including for drafting, synthesizing as well as analyzing
reports as needed.
Support financial and substantive progress of
projects, and maintain and update data on relevant programmes as input to
the Branch’s work.
Carry out any other duties as may be required by your
supervisor.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Advanced university degree in public health, social
science, demography, gender, economics, international development.
Knowledge and Experience:
5 years of increasingly responsible professional
experience in gender, gender transformative approaches, gender-based
violence/harmful practices, public health or social sciences.
Experience providing technical support in the
development and/or implementation of the gender transformative approaches at
global, regional and/or country level;
Proven ability in managing evidence and knowledge on
gender transformative approaches, as well as editing and distributing
publications
Strong verbal and written communications skills in
English.
Field experience is a strong asset.
UN common system experience, especially field
experience, is desirable.
Languages:
Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN
languages, preferably French and/or Spanish, is desirable.
Required Competencies:
Values:
Exemplifying integrity,
Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN
system,
Embracing cultural diversity,
Embracing change
Core Competencies:
Achieving results,
Being accountable,
Developing and applying professional
expertise/business acumen,
Thinking analytically and strategically,
Working in teams/managing ourselves and our
relationships,
Communicating for impact
Commitment to UNFPA’s values and guiding principles
Developing People, Fostering Innovation and
Empowerment, Performance Management
Knowledge Sharing, Continuous Learning
Functional Competencies:
Business acumen
Conceptual innovation in the provision of technical
expertise
Job Knowledge, Technical Expertise
Logistical support
Managing data, information and reports
Planning, organizing and multi-tasking
Managing financial processes
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