UN Women Job in Nigeria for a Strategic Planning and Programme Design Consultant
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. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in
accelerating the Organization's goals on 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, which focused exclusively on gender
equality and women's empowerment.
UN Women is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Strategic Planning and Programme Design Consultant
Location: Home-based (with possible mission(s) to Abuja, Nigeria), NIGERIA
Type of Contract: Individual Contract
Post Level: International Consultant
Starting Date: (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 08-Oct-2016
Duration of Initial Contract: 15 Working Days
Background
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of
the United Nations, 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.
UN Women, with funding from the Government of Japan, is implementing a
one-year project titled” Mainstreaming Gender into Humanitarian Response
in Nigeria” This project is a humanitarian action component of UN
Women’s current Peace and Security programme in Nigeria. It is designed
to address the needs of internally displaced women and girls especially
survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in North East
Nigeria including Adamawa, Bauchi and Gombe States. It focuses on
filling critical gaps in mainstreaming gender effectively and
comprehensively in the on-going humanitarian response activities in the
following areas:
- Strengthen emergency assistance initiatives to internally displaced women and girls and survivors of SGBV in target areas.
- Improve the economic capacity and social rehabilitation of women
and adolescent girls affected by the crisis for peaceful cohabitation
in target areas.
- Strengthen humanitarian coordination mechanisms in Nigeria to ensure a more comprehensive gender-responsive approach.
In the last few months, new areas have been made accessible to
humanitarian actors. According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix
(DTM) Round X Report (June, 2016), there are an estimated 1.77 million
people displaced in Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe and Yobe as a
consequence of the conflict. It is important to note that approximately
83 per cent or 1.4 million IDPs of this population are in Borno alone.
An estimated 86 per cent of IDPs live in host communities while the
remaining 14 per cent live in IDP camps. Of the total IDP population,
women and children make up the vast majority. According to UNHCR Rapid
Protection Assessment Report, sexual exploitation and abuse is
pervasive. Women and girls have had to submit to sexual advances to gain
access to essential needs or freedom of movement. There is urgent need
for psychosocial response to address effects of serious human rights
violations giving rise to psychosocial needs which are not addressed
currently.
Duties and Responsibilities
- The purpose of this assignment is to develop a new Gender and
Humanitarian Action Programme addressing the humanitarian crisis in the
North East of Nigeria.
- This role will coordinate strategic planning and drafting of the
Concept Note/Programme Document, which builds on an existing programme
funded by the Government of Japan.
More precisely, the Strategic Planning and Programme Design Consultant will complete the following tasks:
- Conduct a desk review and analytical assessment to inform the development of the programme;
- Articulate overall design and approach for UN Women’s new Gender and Humanitarian Action Programme for North-East Nigeria;
- Develop a programme Theory of Change;
- Draft the Concept Note with results matrix.
- Develop a Programme Concept Note (in line with format in Annex 1) as a concrete starting point for a full-fledged proposal;
Expected Outputs/Deliverables:
- Desk review of existing project/programme documents, reports,
evaluations, etc. on the integration of gender and SGBV prevention,
mitigation and response in the humanitarian response in the northeast;
- Identify critical gaps in the integration of gender and SGBV
prevention, mitigation and response and coordination of same in the
current humanitarian context and proffer solutions for addressing these
gaps in the response;
- Final Concept Note, including Theory of Change, Results Matrix and Budget.
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
- Displays cultural, gender, age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Compliance with the UN Core Values.
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise:
- Demonstrated knowledge of gender and humanitarian response;
- Strong analytical skills, particularly applied to gender analysis in humanitarian action.
Functional Competencies:
- Ability to identify needs and interventions for capacity enhancement of counterparts and potential partners;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to take responsibility for achieving agreed outputs within set deadlines;
- Openness to adapt and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Advanced university degree (Masters or higher level) in a
discipline such as: Gender, International Development, Economics,
Political Science, or other relevant studies, etc.
Experience:
- At least 10-15 years analytical, strategic and technical
advisory experience on mainstreaming gender into humanitarian response
policy and/or programmes at international level;
- Prior work experience working in North East Nigeria required;
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
- Familiarity with UN Women Humanitarian Strategy, principles,
methodologies and approaches – including experience with project
management and project document design necessary;
- Experience in providing technical advisory support on gender and humanitarian action in the UN System;
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How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline 11th October, 2016.