UN WOMEN: PROGRAMME SPECIALIST (HIV/AIDS)

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. UN Women is seeking to hire a Programme Specialist in the area of gender equality and HIV/AIDS. The Programme Specialist will be responsible for overseeing the effective implementation of UN Women’s cross regional HIV/AIDS programmes and activities under its global policy efforts in the area of gender equality dimensions of HIV and AIDS. The Programme Specialist (HIV/AIDS) is responsible for programme management including oversight, trouble shooting, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and financial and human resources management; programme communications and knowledge management; and partnership development.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Programme Specialist will report to the Policy Advisor, HIV/AIDS and work in close consultation with UN Women’s network of geographic sections and country offices. Programme management Ensure coherence and effective implementation of cross regional programmes on gender equality and HIV/AIDS; Coordinate timely delivery of high quality programme and financial reporting to donors, inter-governmental processes and other stakeholders; Provide oversight, close guidance and direction to ensure strategic focus, result orientation and effectiveness and efficiency of the overall HIV programming; Oversee budget management including tracking budget performance and monitoring in close collaboration with the finance and geographic teams, including developing a budget monitoring system to regularly update and inform programme delivery; Develop TORs and prepare project cooperation agreements with implementing partners and service providers for HQ based activities. Programme monitoring and technical support Provide feedback and technical backstopping on UN Women’s portfolio of HIV/AIDS programmes through formulation, implementation and evaluation stages; Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation plans for cross-regional gender equality and HIV/AIDS programmes; Support the capacity development for staff and partners on gender dimensions of HIV and AIDS; Monitor trends and issues related to gender equality and HIV/AIDS and support the development of strategic responses to opportunities and challenges; Conduct background research and analysis with regard to strategic entry points for new initiatives or strengthening existing work on gender equality and HIV/AIDS; Contribute to the development of new cross-thematic initiatives in the area of gender equality and HIV/AIDS; Prepare technical guidance notes and briefing papers on programming to address the gender dimensions of HIV/AIDS; Undertake missions to assess good practices, lessons learned; Represent the HIV/AIDS team in internal corporate programme/policy development including Programme Appraisal Committee and any others as relevant. Advocacy and partnership development Support the HIV/AIDS Policy Advisor in backstopping and liaising on inter-agency related work, particularly in relation to UNAIDS; Facilitate building/strengthening networks of institutions, practitioners and experts in the area of gender equality and HIV/AIDS; Ensure ongoing communication and exchange between UN Women (HQ and countries) with key programme partners, including the national partners, UN agencies, multilateral organizations, women’s networks, and others involved in gender equality and HIV/AIDS initiatives; Coordinate global and regional workshops and other global events relevant to gender and HIV/AIDS; Represent UN Women at key global and regional venues where experiences related gender dimensions of HIV can be highlighted and influential. Knowledge Management and Learning Support the effective implementation of programme communications strategies developed for the cross-regional programmes; Ensure that best practices and lessons emerging from the programmes are shared across regions and with other relevant partners; Create and facilitate communities of practice for programmes in order to ensure cross-regional communication and learning; Document lessons learned and case studies related to gender equality and HIV/AIDS; Ensure adequate knowledge sharing through the UN Women Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal and UN Women website in close collaboration with the Communications teams.

Competencies

CORE VALUES / GUIDING PRINCIPLES : Integrity: Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct; Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity: Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity. CORPORATE COMPETENCIES Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards; Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN Women and the UN; Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability; Treats all people fairly without favoritism FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES Technical/Functional: Substantive knowledge and understanding of gender and development as well as more broadly, governance of the HIV response, with an emphasis on the provision of coordinated support and management of strategic programmes to advance gender equality; Substantive knowledge and experience in management of rights based programmes; Ability to carry out research, to contribute to the formulation of policies, procedures and guidelines Management and Leadership; Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback; Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills; Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities; Leads teams effectively and shows mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills; Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills. Knowledge Management and Learning Promotes knowledge management in UN Women and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example; Ability to conduct advocacy, and to support the development of programme communications strategies for sharing good practices and successful strategies; Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills. Development and Operational Effectiveness Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting; Ability to lead the formulation and monitoring of management projects; Solid knowledge of financial and human resources management, contract, asset and procurement, information and communication technology, general administration; Ability to lead business processes re-engineering, implementation of new systems (business side), and positively affect staff behavioral/attitudinal change.

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Master`s Degree or equivalent in Social Science (International Development studies, Gender/Women's studies, Sociology and/or public health). Experience: A minimum of seven years of relevant experience in development work and particularly on issues of women's empowerment and gender equality, with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS; Experience in programme development, management/coordination, monitoring and evaluation, as well as knowledge management. Language Requirements: Excellent written and spoken English; Working ability in another UN language is an asset. 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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