Consultant/ Reporting and Accountability
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has a longstanding commitment to mainstreaming gender equality and promoting women’s empowerment in its work. UNDP’s work on gender is guided by the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA), Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the frameworks provided by the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). As the UN’s lead development agency, with extensive field presence, UNDP has facilitated the integration of gender equality in the work of Country Offices through core and non-core fund investments and has initiated and implemented numerous innovative initiatives, some in partnership with UNIFEM, that support both government and civil society work on gender issues. The Gender Team is at the forefront of UNDP's commitment to gender equality and women's empowerment. The Gender Team is part of the Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) which provides policy advice and technical support to all of UNDP’s operations. The Gender Team works to implement gender equality as a core objective of UNDP through a two-pronged approach (i) mainstreaming gender in all core practices; and, (ii) dedicated interventions that empower women and promote gender equality. In order to advance their mandate, the Gender Team has finalized the UNDP Corporate Gender Equality Strategy 2008-13 (GES) which outlines in detail how UNDP will work towards gender equality in each of the goals and key results set out in the UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-13. In addition to addressing the gender dimensions of each focus area, the Strategy sets out institutional accountability arrangements which are aimed at ensuring oversight and commitment to achieving gender equality both within the organisation and in the work of the organisation. The Gender Team is organized into the four clusters: Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals Achievement; Governance and Crisis Prevention and Recovery; Institutional Development/Interagency Cooperation; and Environment and Sustainable Development. The Gender Team is in the process of developing the forthcoming Gender Equality Strategy (2014-2017). Within the area of Institutional Development, UNDP is implementing stronger accountability frameworks to track UNDP’s progress in advancing gender equality both in our programming and across the organization. UNDP has adopted the Gender Marker, an accountability tool that enables the organization to better track gender investments.
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The consultant will perform the following tasks under the overall guidance of the Institutional Development/Interagency Cooperation Cluster within the Gender Team and will support the Management Supporting Cluster too:
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Documents to be uploaded when applying for the assignment:
Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process. Applicants are required to fill and sign a P11 Form and submit it together with Curriculum Vitae on the online application. The P11 Form can be obtained at http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc | |
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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. |
Consultant/ Reporting and Accountability
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