UN WOMEN: STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISOR

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, has a universal mandate and 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. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action globally. UN Women provides policy, normative and operational services in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, and maintains and builds effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. The Office of the Executive Director is responsible for providing overall vision, leadership and strategic planning and establishing priorities, leading the senior management team, leading advocacy as a global voice for women. For more information on our work , please consult: www.unwomen.org The Strategic Planning Officer works with day-to-day guidance from the Chief of Staff and reports to the Executive Director.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of key functions: The Strategic Planning Officer will work closely with senior managers and staff of the organization to ensure policy, normative and operational management and planning work is aligned with UN Women’s mission and objectives. Monitor wider global and regional developments relevant to the effective and efficient functioning of UN Women policy, normative and operational activities. Contribute actively to strategic analysis and planning to formulate and implement strategic initiatives, monitoring and evaluating progress made toward strategic plan goal achievement and advise on course corrections and/or adjustments required to stay on track. Prepare analytical/briefing papers and review reports, and will interact with staff at all levels within the organization. Within the relevant delegated authority, the Strategic Planning Officer will be responsible for the following duties: Monitor implementation of the UN Women Strategic Planning Framework, the strategic Plan and corresponding operating workplans. Pro-actively plan, organize and manage the work of the Executive Director’s Office related to all aspects of monitoring the progress of the implementation of the strategic plan and related initiatives. Coordinate Executive Director Office activities and processes related to strategic plan implementation including coordination with the Policy and Programme Bureau working closely with the Policy Division, the Programme Support Division and the Regional Division, the EOSG,PC, SMG and inter-governmental bodies as applicable. Draft documents and briefing reports for the Executive Director for constituent body sessions including the Commission on the Status of Women and the Executive Board. Assist in the day-to-day management of the UN Women Executive Office. Manage, guide, develop and train staff under her/his supervision. Provide staff members with clear objectives, goals, direction, guidance and appropriate tools to enable them to meet their responsibilities effectively and efficiently. Perform other official duties and special assignments which may be requested by the Executive Director and/or the Chief of Staff

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. CORE COMPETENCIES: Ethics and Values: Promoting Ethics and Integrity / Creating Organizational Precedents Organizational Awareness: Building support and political acumen. Developing and Empowering People / Coaching and Mentoring: Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation Working in Teams: Building and promoting effective teams Communicating Information and Ideas: Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication. Self-management and Emotional intelligence: Creating an emotionally intelligent organization. Conflict Management / Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements: Leveraging conflict in the interests of the organization & setting standards. Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning: Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES: Strategic vision and strong analytical capabilities. Sound political judgment and highly developed inter-personal skills Experience with Change Management. Good knowledge of the UN system Good knowledge of inter-governmental processes Experience in areas related to policy work, national capacity development

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, law, business administration, business management, public administration, or other related social sciences. Experience: Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in planning and management, a solid understanding of inter-governmental processes and experience of working in an international organization, ideally at field and headquarters levels, is required. Language requirements: Fluency in oral and demonstrated superior writing skills in English is required. Proficiency in another UN working language is desirable.

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