EXTERNAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST (INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT)
Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women will work 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. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations System efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. By keeping abreast of the latest developments in the intergovernmental arena, especially in relation to the operational work of the United Nations system, and through liaison with and support to Member State representatives, the External Relations Specialist identifies, reports on, and supports activities needed to ensure effective collaboration and coordination of the operational work of UN Women. The Specialist liaises with other parts of UN Women, and contributes as relevant, in the preparation of high quality inputs for submission to the UN Women Executive Board and other intergovernmental bodies, including but not limited to the GA, ECOSOC, and the Security Council. These range from UN Women inputs to Secretary-General’s reports on various topics, to reports to the UN Women Executive Board. The External Relations Specialist reports to the Director of Intergovernmental Support, through the Secretary of the Executive Board of UN Women, while working closely with the Executive Secretary of the Commission on the Status of Women to ensure close linkages between the operational and normative aspects of the work of UN Women.
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External Relations and Intergovernmental Coordination:
Substantive support to the UN Women Executive Board:
Impact of Results: The efficient and prompt delivery of services impact on a whole range services and operations in the unit and result in meeting client (internal / external) needs and satisfaction.
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Note: 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. All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment. | |
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