UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN (UNIFEM)

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

I.  Position Information

II. Organizational Context

UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations with the objective of providing financial support and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies that promote women’s human rights. UNIFEM promotes gender equality and links women’s issues and concerns to national, regional and global agendas by fostering collaboration and providing technical expertise on gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment strategies. Placing the advancement of women’s human rights at the centre of all of its efforts, UNIFEM focuses its activities on the following strategic areas:

The goal of UNIFEM presence in Viet Nam is to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment are achieved and women’s human rights are promoted and protected. UNIFEM has supported and implemented programmes and projects on supporting the Convention of Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), addressing an intersection between HIV/AIDS and violence against women in the north of Viet Nam through support of the UN Trust Fund in Support of Actions to End Violence Against Women, and supporting the implementation of Law on Gender Equality. UNIFEM is also a co-convener of UN Gender Programme Coordination Group (PCG) that provides both technical support and tools for, and monitors implementation of, gender mainstreaming of the Viet Nam United Nations Country Team (UNCT) through the PCGs. 

III. Functions / Key Results Expected

Ensure effective support to the Country Programme Manager (CPM) in:

• Programme Management
• One UN/Delivering as One Activities in country
• Partnership, Networking and Advocacy

1. Programme Management

• Thorough analyzing and researching of political, economic and social situations of Viet Nam. In consultation with the Country Programme Manager identify strategic entry points for UNIFEM programme in Viet Nam in line with the UNIFEM Strategic Plan 2008-2011, One Plan documents, national priorities and other guiding documents.
• Developing concept notes and proposals as assigned in strategic areas of programming; consolidating inputs in preparation of detailed annual workplans and budget plans.
• Ensuring effective, consistency and timeliness of day-to-day management of programmes, especially gender-based violence and migration, guided by programme documents, workplans and budgets; providing technical guidance to programme staff in implementation of programmes/projects.
• Ensuring implementation/establishment of effective and consistency monitoring system to track timely progress towards results; analysing and assessing progress of project implementation and identifying constraints and gaps in implementation as well as recommending appropriate responses
• Consolidating annual reporting processes for the UNCT and the UNIFEM Sub-regional Office in Bangkok; preparing reports and donor reports as required.
• Contributing to the guidance, supervision and evaluation of the performance of programming staff.

2. Partnership, Networking and Advocacy

• Represent UNIFEM with government and non-government organizations, donors, individuals and organizations.
• Developing of partnerships with technical personnels from other UN agencies, civil societies, private sector, donors and government organizations working on gender equality and women’s empowerment and identifying support as necessary.
• Coordinating with national women’s groups and leverage necessary support for the women’s groups including capacity development and advocacy support.
• Representing UNIFEM at sectoral and donor meeting and any other meetings as requested
• Planning and implementing regular monitoring activities (periodical meetings, annual reviews, etc) among implementing partners and stakeholders to provide up-to-date information, feedback on the status of project implementation.
• Collecting, analysing and disseminating in a timely manner progress reports in consultation with partners, stakeholders, and other relevant sources of information

3. One UN Responsibilities include:

• Participation in One UN initiatives, especially the Gender PCG’s activities.
• Contribution to documentation and sharing of good practices identified by the Gender PCG
• Feedback to Gender PCG on work of other PCGS and working groups as necessary on implementation of UNCT’s Gender Mainstreaming Strategy
• Consultation with Country Programme Manager on UNIFEM participation in strategic discussions, and decision making in terms of country strategy, One Plan 2012, inputs into national policies and strategies and sectors of interest, locations and programme size, etc…
• Represent UNIFEM, and act as a gender focal point in the following PCGS and Working Groups: Gender PCG, Joint Team on HIV, Governance PCG, and Protection PCG.
  

4. Undertake other activities as requested by the Country Programme Manager

IV. Recruitment Qualifications

V. Competencies

  Corporate competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
• Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism

  Project management

• Ability to support design, planning and implementation of programmes and projects, manage data, reporting, especially in the areas of gender based violence and migration.
• Experience in results oriented approach to programme and project implementation, especially in the areas of gender based Violence, migration.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in planning, implementing and monitoring technical cooperation activities and project. Good computer skills (MS Words, EXCEL, Power Point).

  Coordination Effectiveness

• Ability to lead the implementation of UNIFEM’s project activities
• Ability to build and sustain effective partnership with other UN agencies and main government and NGO partners.

  Knowledge management and learning:

• Strong practical knowledge on gender and development issues in Viet Nam and proven track record in sharing knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge and experience in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming in the specific country context of Viet Nam, and in the institutional context of the One UN.

  Leadership and Self-Management:

• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
• Builds strong relationships with clients and external actors
• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
  

Please send application by email to:

Ms Nisha Prichard
Email: nisha.prichard@unifem.org
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview

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