Programme Specialist, Ending Violence Against Women

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Full time

LOCATION:

Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

TYPE OF CONTRACT:

TA International

STARTING DATE:

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

11-Jun-24 (Midnight New York, USA)

POST LEVEL:

P-3

DURATION OF INITIAL CONTRACT:

TIME LEFT:

7d 7h 52m

LANGUAGES REQUIRED:

English

EXPECTED DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT:

364 Days

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 UN Women South Africa Multi-Country Office (SAMCO) works in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Eswatini Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa.


Reporting to the Deputy Country Representative, the Programme Specialist exercises overall responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing UN Women interventions under their portfolio.

The Programme Specialist works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.


Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and develop programme strategies in the area of Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW)**:

  • Design and formulate programme/ project proposals and initiatives;
  • Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to Ending Violence Against Women.

Manage the implementation and management of the Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW)
programme:

  • Finalize the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation;
  • Manage the technical implementation of the programme/project; ensure synergies with other teams;
  • Manage the submission of implementing financial partner and narrative reports;
  • Provide guidance to personnel and partners on Results Based Management tools and performance indicators;
  • Organize Project Steering Committee, project review and/or evaluation meetings, as needed.

Manage technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners:

  • Manage the implementation of technical advice and guidance. Develop and implement technical tools, and initiatives
  • Build and manage relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) programme and respond to any potential problems;
  • Identify capacity building needs of partners and lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives to partners.

Manage the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project:

  • Manage the monitoring of programme/ project implementation and finances using results based management tools;
  • Oversee field missions and review reports on monitoring missions;
  • Write quarterly reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output and outcomes;
  • Contribute to office donor and UN Women reports.

Manage the people and financial resources of the Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW)
programme:

  • Manage the programme budget and draft financial reports;
  • Supervise Programme Analysts and Technical Specialists;
  • Mentor and coach personnel and conduct performance assessments;
  • Oversee recruitment processes, as necessary.

Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies:

  • Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;
  • Finalize relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization;
  • Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost sharing.

Contribute to inter-agency coordination on Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW
) to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country**:

  • Provide technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative on inter-agency coordination related activities by attending meetings, events, and participating in groups and committees as needed;
  • Coordinate with other UN agencies, government departments, donors and NGOs to ensure the projects' capacity development programme is harmonized and aligned with other incountry efforts.

Manage advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts:

  • Develop and review background documents, briefs and presentations related to the Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW);
  • Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) as necessary;
  • Develop advocacy strategies and oversee their implementation;
  • Identify best practices and lessons learned to guide programme improvement and strategy planning;
  • Develop knowledge management strategies, products an

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