Ongoing Recruitment at UN Women

UN Women - 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.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) National Consultant, Women Coalition

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 6 Months

Responsibilities
Affirmative Procurement:

• Development of a detailed advocacy campaign strategy targeting relevant government institutions to secure the approval of the affirmative procurement policy.
• Coordinating and executing at least five advocacy visits to key government institutions and officials, including the executive governor, commissioners, and private sector, to present and discuss the policy's benefits.
• in collaboration with UN Women, create and disseminate advocacy materials, including briefing documents, policy briefs, and presentations, to support the campaign.
• Engagement and mobilization of coalition members and other stakeholders to support the advocacy efforts.

Implementation Reports:

• Monthly progress reports provide detailed accounts of activities undertaken, milestones achieved, challenges encountered, and adjustments to advocacy strategies.
• A comprehensive final summary report at the end of the consultancy period, summarizing all deliverables, key findings, and actionable recommendations for sustaining the initiatives beyond the consultancy.

Development Objective:

• To enhance the socio-economic empowerment of women in Lagos State through the approval and domestication of key policies, including the Affirmative Procurement Policy, the National Policy on Women's Economic Empowerment and Action Plan, and the development of a Care Policy, thereby fostering an inclusive and supportive ecosystem for women's economic participation and well-being.

Immediate objective:

• To secure the approval and domestication of the Affirmative Procurement Policy, the National Policy on Women's Economic Empowerment and Action Plan, and the development of a Care Policy in Lagos State through targeted advocacy campaigns and strategic engagement with relevant government institutions.

Outputs:

• Under the direct guidance and overall supervision of the Programme Specialist, Women Economic Empowerment, the National Consultant will undertake the tasks outlined in the section five below. To facilitate delivery of the above outputs, UN Women will provide consultant with available documents as well as relevant templates.

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning:

• Shares knowledge and experience
• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside UN Women
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.
• Ability to perform a variety of standard specialized and non-specialized tasks and work processes that are fully documented, researched, recorded and reported.
• Ability to review a variety of data, identify and adjust discrepancies, identify, and resolve operational problems.
• Development and Operational Effectiveness
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills. Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies.
• Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in communications and outreach/advocacy.
• Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource.

Leadership and Self-Management:

• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback.
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
• Proven networking skills and ability to generate interest in UN Women’s mandate.
• Identifies opportunities and builds strong partnerships with clients and partners.

Required Skills and Experience

• A degree in Development studies, international relations, administration, human resource management, public policy, or other social science fields is required.
• At least 4 years of solid, relevant professional experience in managing Women's coalitions or women's movements. - 30 points
• Proven track record of successfully managing multi-stakeholder initiatives, particularly in the non-profit or women’s advocacy sectors. – 30 points
• Experience leading and motivating teams, fostering collaboration among diverse groups, and driving strategic initiatives. – 20 points
• Experience in advocacy and policy influence related to women’s economic empowerment and overall gender equality—10 points.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with various stakeholders, including government bodies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), and international agencies. – 5 points
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

Application Closing Date: 15th August, 2024.

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2.) Administrative Consultant, Women Coalition

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 6 Months

Deliverables / Scope of Work

• Accurate administrative and coordination support provided on time, on scope and on budget.
• Provide timely and accurate support, planning and organization of coalition activities;
• Successfully organized advocacy engagements and meetings with few to no logistical or operational issues;
• Quality presentations, communications, and reports;
• Full compliance of administrative activities with UN Women rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Development Objective:

• To enhance the socio-economic empowerment of women in Lagos State through the approval and domestication of key policies, including the Affirmative Procurement Policy, the National Policy on Women's Economic Empowerment and Action Plan, and the development of a Care Policy, thereby fostering an inclusive and supportive ecosystem for women's economic participation and well-being.

Immediate objective:

• To secure the approval and domestication of the Affirmative Procurement Policy, the National Policy on Women's Economic Empowerment and Action Plan, and the development of a Care Policy in Lagos State through targeted advocacy campaigns and strategic engagement with relevant government institutions.

Outputs:

• Under the direct guidance and overall supervision of the Programme Specialist, Women Economic Empowerment, the Administrative consultant will undertake the tasks outlined in section five below. To facilitate the delivery of the above outputs, UN Women will provide consultants with available documents and relevant templates.

Functional competencies:

• Knowledge of basic procurement processes, systems, administrative rules, and regulations.
• Ability to write briefs and reports
• Knowledge in the use of spreadsheets and database packages.
• Ability to work well under pressure and minimal supervision and meet deadlines.
• Ability to administer and execute administrative processes and transactions.
• Ability to perform work of a confidential nature and handle a large volume of work.
• Good IT and web-based management skills.

Required Skills and Experience

• Secondary education is required; University Degree is an advantage, but not required;
• A minimum of 6 years of administrative support and office management
• Proven experience in planning and executing a diverse range of events, including webinars, annual meetings, expert group meetings, workshops and conferences is required.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
• International experience working in the front office of a senior official in the United Nations or similar International Organization, providing direct administrative support is an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is required; familiarity with UNW’s ERP system Quantum is an advantage.

Application Closing Date: 14th August, 2024.

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3.) EVAW Policy Expert - National Consultant

Job Location: Abuja ( FCT)
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 3 Months
Post Level: National Consultant

Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of work:

• Facilitate safe space dialogues between women-led CSOs, feminist organizations and traditional and faith leaders to develop joint advocacy activities on the implementation of relevant laws and policies relating to VAWG in Nigeria and West Africa
• Support high-level advocacy convening with influential women's networks including the Nigeria Governors' Spouses Forum (NGSF) and Africa Women Leaders' Network (AWLN) to strengthen partnerships between governments, civil society organizations, international agencies, and other stakeholders working on GBV, leading to more coordinated and effective responses.
• Provide training and capacity-building programmes for traditional and religious leaders on EVAWG, SRHR, HP, and SGBV - human rights principles, recognizing signs of abuse, and learning how to provide support and referrals.
• Develop and, or strengthen service packages including referral pathways in constituencies and among communities overseen by traditional and religious leaders to guide response and prevention of violence in collaboration with GBV actors including security sector actors, community surveillance teams, medical personnel, etc
• Strengthen operational capacities of existing groups of traditional and religious leaders including COTLA in Nigeria and select countries in West Africa
• Contribute to the development of sustainability strategies/packages which may also lead to resource mobilization in the EVAW thematic area for the Country Office

Deliverables:

• Organise and participate in 5 safe space dialogues. A report of the event showing the role as well as the recommendation will serve as evidence
• Organize 3 high-level convenings of AWLN, NGSF, and other groups. Meeting notes and next steps to be shared
• Follow up on next steps for high-level convening and ensuring that at least 50% is met.
• Presentation at 8 events on EVAWG, SRHR, HP, and SGBV with a report demonstrating evidence that learning has taken place
• Referral pathway developed in at least 3 communities
• COTLA membership increased by 30% with at least 50% of all members demonstrating knowledge of EVAWG, SRHR, HP, and SGBV
• Capacities of at least 2 traditional and religious groups built.
• Monitoring and evaluation framework and sustainability strategies/packages

Requirements
Education and certification:

• A Master’s degree or equivalent in public administration, law, human rights, gender equality, management, social sciences or other related areas is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with five additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in managing complex and multi-component programme interventions with national partners, preferably related to EVAW/GBV thematic area is required.
• Experience in working with traditional and religious leaders in Africa
• Candidates must demonstrate facilitation and report writing skills
• Experience in coordinating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development programmes and projects is desirable
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Competencies:
Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional Competencies:

• Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation skills
• Good budget and finance skills
• Good knowledge of Results Based Management
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions, and present findings and recommendations
• Good analytical skills
• Knowledge of UN programme management systems.

Application Closing Date: 8th August, 2024.

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Note: All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11)