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UN Women – In July 2010, the United nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
1). Administrative Associate
Location: Abuja
Post Level: GS-6
Duration of Initial Contract: 364 days
Type of Contract: TA Local
Additional Category: Gender Equality
Starting Date: 05-Jul-2023
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.
- Under the guidance and oversight of the supervisor (Operations Manager), the Procurement and Administrative Associate supports the Office Operations by performing a variety of standard administrative and procurement processes ensuring high quality and accuracy of work.
- The Administrative Associate promotes a client, quality and results-oriented approach. S/he works in close collaboration with the Operations, Programme and projects staff team to ensure consistent service delivery and to resolve complex administration related issues and information delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of Key Functions:
- Implement the operational processes
- Organize of procurement processes
- Support to HR implementation services
- Logistical and general administration support
- Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing.
Implement operational processes:
- Facilitates full compliance of administrative activities with UN Women rules, regulations, policies and strategies.
- Provide inputs to the MCO administrative business processes mapping and implementation of the internal standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Provide inputs to the preparation and implementation of the Operations team results-oriented work plans.
Organize procurement processes:
- Contribute to the preparation of procurement plans for the office and their implementation monitoring.
- Generates procurement related reports; researches and drafts responses to enquiries for clearance by the Operation Manager.
- Review procurement requests and initiate procurement procedures for office and project equipment, supplies and services in a transparent and cost effective manner.
- Organize procurement activities and processes, including preparation and conduct of RFQs, ITBs or RFPs, opening and evaluation of tenders, coordinate contract negotiations (as required), prepare request for award of contract for the review and approval of relevant authorities, in full compliance with UN Women regulations and rules.
- Prepare Purchase orders and contracts in and outside Atlas including preparation of Recurring Purchase orders for contracting of services, and create vendor profiles in Atlas.
- Under guidance conducts reviews of procurement processes conducted by projects; submissions to the Regional Acquisition Management Review Committee (RAMRC), and Acquisition Management Review Committee (AMRC).
- Facilitates implementation of the internal control system, and prepares and dispatches Purchase Orders. Timely corrective actions on POs with errors (e.g. POs with budget errors, match exceptions, unapproved POs etc.), and provide timely information and response to relevant department to resolve the issues.
Support to HR implementation services:
- Support in the provision of HR services in the area of recruitment including vacancy announcement, organizing interview panels etc.
- Provide support in personnel administration for international and national staff as appropriate (e.g. renewal of UNLPs, visas; extension of contracts, administration of national benefits and allowances; administration of home leave entitlements, etc).
- Maintain staffing lists and reports as required.
- Assume overall responsibility for attendance and leave management monitoring.
- Prepare staffing/personnel related reports; research and draft responses to enquiries for clearance by the Supervisor.
Logistical and general administration support:
- Support organization of shipments, customs clearance arrangements, preparation of documents for UN Women shipments (received/sent).
- Perform a Buyer role in Atlas and preparation of POs for travel activities.
- Make travel arrangements including preparation of travel authorizations, hotel arrangement, processing requests for visas, identity cards and other documents.
- Provide administrative support to conferences, workshops, retreats.
- Support collection of information for DSA, travel agencies and other administrative surveys, support to organization of common services.
- Provide necessary administrative support to maintenance of premises and common services.
Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing:
- Provide administrative support in the organization of trainings for the operations/ projects staff on administrative related matters.
- Compilation of lessons learnt and best practices in Procurement.
- Make sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Key performance indicators
- Adherence to UN Women rules and regulations;
- Timely and quality procurement services;
- Perform duties in a transparent and cost effective manner;
- Provide timely and quality advice to clients;
- Timely and quality reports.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Completion of Secondary education is required.
- University degree (or equivalent) in Business Administration or related fields is an asset.
Experience:
- At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in administration, procurement, HR, or logistic support service;
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.);
- Experience in the use of an ERP system, such as ATLAS or Quantum, is an asset.
Language requirements:
- Fluency in English is required.
- Working knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.
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.
Functional Competencies:
- Ability to administer and execute administrative processes and transactions;
- Ability to perform work of confidential nature and handle a large volume of work;
- Strong knowledge of administrative rules and regulations; ·
- Strong IT and web based management skills;
- Ability to extract and interpret data.
Application Closing Date
20th March, 2023 (Midnight New York, USA).
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2). National Programme Officer, Women, Peace and Security (WPS) – Field Implementation
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Post Level: SB-5
Duration of Initial Contract: 1 year
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Additional Category: Gender Equality
Advertised on behalf of : UN Women
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.
- In Nigeria, UN Women works to support the Government’s national development agenda, which prioritizes the empowerment of women and girls and their contribution to all areas of economic, political, and social development.
- The objective of building and sustaining peace and security across the country is critical for Nigeria, which faces several security challenges including the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast, the Farmers/Herders conflict in the Middle Belt, and conflicts over natural resources in the oil-rich Niger Delta region.
- Ongoing efforts to address these conflicts often overlook women’s role and contributions.
- Women are often seen only as victims of conflicts that need to be protected rather than agents of change for peace. This leaves untapped, the potential and capacities of women whose contributions can be harnessed to promote transformative change and sustainable peace.
- Through the previous phase of the Programme on Women Peace and Security (WPS) in Nigeria, UN Women enhanced the effective participation of women in conflict prevention and peacebuilding and improved the public perception on the role of women in peace and security at the national level and in the target states of Bauchi and Benue.
- The Programme registered significant achievements against its set results framework, including developing State Actions Plans and Women Mediators Networks in the target States, the development of a Legislative Guide on Women, Peace, and Security and capacity enhancement of legislators in the State Houses of Assembly, among others.
- The Programme has also created the conditions for related WPS programming on the security sector, Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP) implementation, and women’s mediation capacities and utilization.
- The second phase of the Programme (2022 – 2024) is designed to expand the scope of intervention and consolidate the gains under phase I and other related WPS Programmes implemented over the years by UN Women in Nigeria. Specifically, the Programme focus on the following broad areas:
- Support to the development of Nigeria’s 3rd National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security, including mechanisms to enhance coordination in implementation, monitoring and reporting;
- Enhance legislative engagement and actions on Women, Peace, and Security;
- Support to women mediation capacities, networks, and actions for conflict prevention and peacebuilding;
- Enable secured environment for women’s leadership and participation in politics
- UN Women seeks to recruit a National Programme Officer to support the field implementation of the next phase of the WPS Programme in Nigeria in the target areas (Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Gombe, Kaduna and Plateau states). Under the strategic guidance of the Country Representative, overall supervision of the Deputy Representative and day to reporting, to the WPS Team Lead and humanitarian Team Lead in Abuja and the Maiduguri sub-office, respectively, the Programme Officer exercises overall responsibilities for planning, implementing, and managing UN Women interventions under the WPS thematic area in target areas.
- She/he works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society to ensure the sound coordination of activities’ implementation at the field level, facilitate the smooth and effective implementation of the Programme in the target states, and provide continuous supervisory and coaching support to implementing partners and WPS structures established in the target states.
- The National Programme Officer (Field Implementation) will also support other team members, especially the Maiduguri field office in the implementation of other WPS and Humanitarian projects in north-east Nigeria, particularly in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. In consultations with WPS and humanitarian action team leads, She/he will contribute in the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the projects, at all levels.
Duties and Responsibilities
In collaboration of the overall WPS National Programme Officer/Team Lead, the field-level National Programme Officer will perform the following specific tasks:
Implementation Support:
- Ensure timely and effective field implementation of the WPS Programme;
- Ensure that all partners work together to deliver concrete results in compliance with the work plan and the Results Framework;
- Facilitate the delivery of the project by leading and promoting a coordinated approach to delivery across different outcomes/outputs;
- Support all partners in the implementation of the project through direct assistance and technical/operational advice;
- Assist in the systematic monitoring and reporting on project implementation and results;
- Participate in the project mid-term review and evaluation in collaboration with relevant stakeholders;
- Assist in managing financial resources for achieving results in line with the outputs and activities outlined in the project document and the Annual Work Plan (AWP);
- Support the delivery of results and ensure efficient and effective use of resources;
- Prepare annual and quarterly progress reports and organize technical meetings for the project;
- Actively participate at the regular Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings and assist in organizing meetings of the TWG of the project;
- Support the preparation of inputs for different fora, as required;
- Identify and support partners engaged in governance and democratization with a view to increase the participation and leadership of women;
- Assist in the provision of support to the beneficiaries of the Programme and help them build their capacities;
- Share lessons learned from different Country Offices (COs) of UN Women on WPS, UNSCR and women’s involvement in peace and mediation processes;
- Identify and support entities that promote women’s participation in peace building, conflict resolution and mediation processes;
- Provide support to gender equality advocates that make calls for different actors to advance the WPS agenda;
- Encourage young men and women to engage in advocacy around making gender equality measures central to public policy making;
- Support advocacy efforts and undertake initiatives for legislative reforms to ensure women’s fair access to decision-making in the context of WPS;
- Collaborate and liaise with other UN Country teams and CSOs in undertaking tasks related to WPS;
- Support the project team in facilitating knowledge building and information sharing under the different outcome areas of the project.
Reporting:
- Maintain the quality of reports, particularly ensuring that progress reports are based on RBM principle;
- Promote the substantive quality of all knowledge products, reports and services, and ensure effective integration and compatibility with other result areas;
- Contribute to the production of reports and publications, and serve as peer reviewer;
- Forge links with other initiatives to identify good practices and share lessons;
- Provide technical support and guidance to implementing partners on timely and quality narrative and financial reporting.
Monitoring and follow-up in collaboration with the WPS team and the M&E Specialist:
- Prepare results frameworks for each output and establish performance and impact assessment indicators and systems;
- Draft the project monitoring plan with detailed activities and ensure implementation in conformity with the plan;
- Ensure the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation plan is carried out in a participatory manner;
- Support partners in preparing contributions to, and compiling narrative and financial reports for UN Women and submit to the TWG for inputs, before submission;
- Play the lead role in the preparation of project reviews and monitoring visits;
- Ensure that the activities are implemented in conformity with UN Women and donor requirements, and that support and advice from partners are fully utilized;
- Support the Communications Officer in identifying good practices and lessons learned and documenting this knowledge;
- Promote the substantive quality of all knowledge products, reports and services, and ensures effective integration and compatibility with other results areas;
- Contribute to the production of reports and publications, and serve as peer reviewer;
- Forge links with other initiatives to identify good practices and share lessons;
- Follow up and provide technical support to ensure quality service provision to identified target groups;
- Support the WPS team and partners in ensuring the delivery of the expected results of the project and ensure cascading of the standard accountability tools developed over the years by different Implementing partners.
Provide support to the implementation of other WPS projects in the Northeast in collaboration with WPS team and UN Women sub-office in Maiduguri, the National Programme Officer will provide substantive support in the implementation of the security sector project (Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states), especially on:
- Routine field implementation of the Security Sector project
- Capacity building and technical support to implementing partners and established structures
- Field monitoring
- Reporting
- Collection of lessons learned and documentation
- Field-level coordination of interventions and partnerships
- Any other duties that may be assigned to the Security Sector project
Key Performance Indicators
- Timely and quality programme design and inputs to Strategic Note;
- Timely and quality of programme delivery in line with budget and work plans, and in line with all UN Women operational rules and regulations, including security;
- Timely and quality monitoring and evaluation of programmes;
- Relations with partners and stakeholders;
- Quality reports and timely submission;
- Regular communication with other agencies and partners.
Required Skills and Experience
Education and certification:
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Human Rights, Gender/ Women’s Studies, International Development, or a related field is required;
- A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.
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;
- Technical experience in WPS
- Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset;
- Experience working in the UN System is an asset;
- Experience in leading/managing a team is an asset.
- Awareness and sensitivity regarding gender issues
- Strong IT Skills. Experience in the use of computers applications and software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English is required;
- Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset;
- Knowledge of a Nigeria Language (Hausa) is an asset.
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
Functional Competencies:
- Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;
- Strong knowledge of Results Based Management;
- Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making;
- Strong knowledge of WPS;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising and develop strategies.
Application Closing Date
23rd March, 2023 (Midnight New York, USA).
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3). Operations Intern
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Time left: 3d 20h 23m
Additional Category: Gender Equality
Type of Contract: Internship
Post Level: Intern
Duration of Initial Contract: 6 Months
Expected Duration of Assignment: 6 Months
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.
Duties and Responsibilities
- The intern will work with the Operations team of CO-Nigeria, supporting these key functions. The Operations team is situated in Abuja.
- The intern will learn about the dynamic functions of the UN, the collaborative work among UN agencies, operational processes, and their importance to programmatic delivery, and learn how the interaction of operations and programme together achieve programme delivery.
- Under the overall supervision of the UN Women Nigeria CO Operations Manager, the intern will be expected to perform the following duties:
- Finance Function support: Filing of finance documents, scanning and uploading of all financial documents to the electronic filing system, preparing UNDP payment schedule, supporting finance processes.
- Procurement support – support with procurement processes for the offices and for Programme delivery. The intern will learn about UN Women’s procurement processes, Micro-purchasing, RFP, RFQ, ITB, and the use of the e-procurement system. The intern will assist in updating UN Women’s vendor roster
- UN Common Services and Joint Operational activities – support in common services and joint operations collaborations among the UN agencies in Abuja.
- Administration – support as required in other administrative areas including hardcopy and e-filing, developing/populating an e-registry system in collaboration with the operations team.
- The purpose of the Internship Programme is to provide students, individuals who are enrolled in a mandatory national service programme, and recent graduates from diverse academic backgrounds exposure to working with gender equality issues and a first-hand experience with the day-to-day working environment of UN Women
- Interns will get to understand the policies and procedures of UN Women and gain experience providing operations support to UN Women programmes and personnel.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- University studies in one of the following disciplines: Social Sciences including Administration, Management, Economics, Accounting, or other relevant subjects; Science and Technology including computer sciences, mathematics, or other relevant subjects, is required.
- Meet one of the following:
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second University Degree or equivalent, or higher);
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
- Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation; or
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertakes the internship as part of the program requirements
- Be enrolled in a mandatory national service programme of which the internship may form a part;
Language:
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required;
- Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.
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
Functional Competencies:
- Ability to administer and execute administrative and procurement processes and transactions;
- Ability to perform work of confidential nature and handle a large volume of work;
- Ability to learn and follow multiple administrative rules and regulations;
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Word programs;
- Ability to extract and interpret data
- Ability to prioritize work and to multi-task.
Remuneration
Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.
Application Closing Date
17th March, 2023.
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4). Programme Officer, Peacebuilding and Prevention Project
Location: Abuja
Post Level: SB-5
Duration of Initial Contract: 1 year
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Additional Category: Gender Equality
Advertised on behalf of : UN Women
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.
- In Nigeria, UN Women works to support the Government’s national development agenda, which prioritizes the empowerment of women and girls and their contribution to all areas of economic, political, and social development.
- The objective of building and sustaining peace and security across the country is critical for Nigeria, which faces several security challenges including the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast, the Farmers/Herders conflict in the Middle Belt, and conflicts over natural resources in the oil-rich Niger Delta region and insecurity in the Northwest region of the country.
- Ongoing efforts to address these conflicts often overlook women’s roles and contributions. Women are often seen only as victims of conflicts that need to be protected rather than agents of change for peace. This leaves untapped, the potential and capacities of women whose contributions can be harnessed to promote transformative change and sustainable peace.
- The Strengthening Local and State Level Peace Architectures for Peacebuilding and Prevention in Katsina and Kaduna States of Northwest Nigeria is a 2-year joint project (2022-2024) being implemented by UNDP, UN Women, and IOM in partnership with the Government of Kaduna and Katsina states and other key stakeholders in the states.
- The project aims to reinforce non-kinetic responses to conflict and insecurity in Kaduna and Katsina States by strengthening existing infrastructures for peace, providing safe spaces for inclusive (inter-and-intra)-community dialogue, enhancing the resilience of communities directly affected by conflict through the provision of psychosocial support and increasing access to sustainable livelihoods.
- The project will catalyze key partnerships within the States and revive local peace processes; widen representation and increase the participation of young men and women in peace processes; strengthen prevention capacities, including the protection of women and girls from violence, and initiate a roadmap towards a gender-sensitive peace and security infrastructure for resilience and sustainable peace in Kaduna and Katsina States.
- Efforts at sustaining capacities for peace in Katsina and Kaduna States will also provide an entry point for broader engagement and support in Northwest Nigeria that is needed for robust and responsive peace infrastructures. These will be complemented by a more downstream-victim-centered approach that seeks to the delivery of trauma healing, psychosocial and community-based livelihood support to affected and to at-risk communities.
Specifically, the joint project will:
- Enhance the capacities of Kaduna and Katsina states to respond to inter and intra communal violent conflicts in a timely, coordinated, inclusive, gender-responsive, youth-inclusive, and collaborative manner;
- Contribute to community resilience to trauma caused by cycles of violence through the integration of psychosocial support, mental health services for healing; and
- Contribute towards increased access to sustainable livelihoods by target communities affected by violence Kaduna and Katsina State.
- UN Women seeks to recruit a National Programme Officer to support the implementation of UN Women’s component of the joint project and support gender equality and the empowerment of women in the entire joint project.
- Under the strategic guidance of the Country Representative, and with day-to-day reporting to the UN Women Deputy Representative, with support from the WPS Team Lead, the Programme Officer exercises overall responsibilities for planning, implementing, managing and reporting of the project in the target areas.
- She/he works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ staff, UNDP, IOM and other relevant UN agencies, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society to ensure the smooth and effective implementation of the project and provide continuous supervisory and coaching support to implementing/responsible partners and structures established in the target states.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Programme Officer will perform the following specific tasks:
Manage the implementation and management of the Peacebuilding and Prevention programme:
- Develop the project annual workplan and budget and manage its implementation in accordance with the program document;
- Facilitate the technical implementation of the programme in consultation with WPS Team lead, and ensure synergies with the other UN agencies co-implementing the project;
- Oversee timely submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
- Provide guidance to implementing partners on Results Based Management tools and performance indicators;
- Identify and support entities that promote women’s participation in peace building, conflict resolution and mediation processes.
Manage Interagency coordination and joint engagements:
- Participate in interagency annual planning for the implementation of the project;
- Participate in the project Technical Committee and support Project Steering Committee;
- Provide technical support to other implementing UN agencies on gender mainstreaming and women empowerment;
- Provide regular gender analysis of the implementation using the project’s gender markers;
- Collaborate and liaise with other UN Country teams and CSOs in undertaking tasks related to WPS;
- Contribute to joint project activities in the target states and at the national level;
- Contribute to joint agency project mid-term review and evaluation in collaboration with other agencies and relevant stakeholders;
- Participate in project review and/or evaluation meetings, as needed.
Manage technical assistance and capacity development to project partners:
- Build and manage relationships with partners to support implementation of the project;
- Provide guidance and support to implementing partners to enhance programme implementation and reporting;
- Identify capacity building needs of partners and lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives targeted to partners.
Manage the monitoring and reporting of the project:
- Monitor project implementation and finances, using results-based management tools;
- Monitor the implementation of activities and the expenditure of funds by partners and conduct regular monitoring visits;
- Prepare quarterly and annual progress reports, and biannual and final reports to donors;
- Provide inputs from WPS programme activities and results to inform corporate reporting requirements;
- Promote the substantive quality of all knowledge products, reports and services, and ensure effective integration and compatibility with other result areas;
- Contribute to the production of reports and publications, and serve as peer reviewer;
- Forge links with other initiatives to identify good practices and share lessons.
Manage the people and financial resources of the Project:
- Manage the programme budget and draft financial reports;
- Manage programme financial monitoring, including budget revisions, expenditure tracking and reporting;
- Manage and monitor the allocation and disbursement of funds to implementing partners.
Key Performance Indicators
- Timely and quality programme design and inputs to Strategic Note;
- Timely and quality of programme delivery in line with budget and workplans, and in line with all UN Women operational rules and regulations, including security;
- Timely and quality monitoring and evaluation of programmes;
- Relations and collaborations with partners and stakeholders;
- Quality reports and timely submission;
- Regular communication with other agencies and partners.
Required Skills and Experience
Educational Qualification and Certification:
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Human Rights, Gender / Women’s studies, International Development, Peace, Conflict and Security Studies, or a related field is required;
- A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.
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;
- Technical experience in women, peace and security, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding;
- Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset;
- Experience working in the UN System is an asset;
- Experience in leading/managing a team is an asset;
- Awareness and sensitivity regarding gender issues and technical experience in gender mainstreaming;
- Strong IT Skills. Experience in the use of computers applications and software packages (MS Word, Excel, , etc.)
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
Functional Competencies:
- Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;
- Strong knowledge of Results Based Management;
- Ability to synthesize programme performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making;
- Strong knowledge of WPS, conflict prevention and peacebuilding;
- Strong analytical skills for gender and conflict analysis and gender mainstreaming;
- Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising and develop strategies.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English is required;
- Knowledge of Hausa Language is an advantage.
Deadline: 23rd March, 2023 (Midnight New York, USA).
How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should use the links below to apply: