Deputy Country Representative - Amman
UN Women
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الأردن - Amman
توظيف:
دوام كامل
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 Jordan Country Office supports the Government of Jordan to implement global norms and standards on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Under its Strategic Note for the period 2023-2027, the UN Women Jordan Country office promotes women’s economic empowerment and political participation in alignment with the government’s Modernization Agenda; supports the Women, Peace and Security agenda; and implements a resilience and empowerment model for Syrian refugee women and vulnerable Jordanian women. Working across the humanitarian-peace-development nexus, the country office is implementing and is prioritizing coherence and interlinkages across its projects and programmes and across UN Women’s triple mandate of operational, coordination and normative work.
Reporting to the Country Representative, Jordan, the Deputy Country Representative is responsible for the day-to-day management of the programme for the Jordan Country Office (CO). The incumbent is responsible for substantially contributing to the design, implementation, management and oversight of the country programme and to the operations supporting its implementation to ensure effective and efficient delivery of results as planned in UN Women’s Strategic Plan and the CO plans.
Duties And Responsibilities
Manage the programme team
Manage the day-to-day work of the programme team, including finalizing the team’s annual workplan;
Manage the process of programme conceptualization, planning, implementing and monitoring; and the management of material and financial resources;
Lead the process of preparing programme implementation progress reports, including donor reports, and identifying areas for UN Women
Country Representative’s action and/or decision;
Technically support the development of the Office security strategy and plan, as required.
Provide advisory and specialized technical support on the strategic direction of the office
Advise and guide the Country Representative on strategic areas;
Provide specialized technical and strategic support in managing all aspects of the programme design and related activities and for ensuring compliance and accountability in programme monitoring, reporting and evaluation;
Develop policy documents, briefs and other strategic papers/materials for use in the development and presentation of innovative and coherent policy and programmatic positions;
Serve as a senior member of the management team.
Represent UN Women in UN system coordination, with a focus on programming
As delegated by the UN Women Country Representative, represent UN Women in the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) and the Jordan Strategic Humanitarian Committee (JoSH) to collaborate with the Resident Coordinator and UN system on interagency coherence, collaboration, cooperation, resource mobilization, advocacy, common services, and operations;
Ensure UN Women’s participation in UN system thematic and other working groups to advance UN Women’s mandate.
Provide technical support in creation of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization strategies
Provide substantive research and inputs in the formulation and implementation of the country resource mobilization strategy;
Establish and maintain relations with government, partners, stakeholders and donors to achieve active collaboration, cooperation and alliances on programme development and implementation and resource mobilization.
Represent UN Women and support advocacy strategies
Represent and advocate for UN Women in organizational, regional, global, public information/ relations events and key meetings, as delegated;
Develop and implement advocacy and public communication strategies.
Facilitate knowledge management, innovation and capacity building
Manage the process of collecting and sharing lessons learned on gender equality and women’s empowerment to build knowledge and capacity of partners and stakeholders;
Oversee the design and implementation of capacity building training activities to enhance skills and knowledge.
Manage personnel under supervision
Manage the performance of personnel under supervision; provide managerial direction, guidance and leadership to staff and provide performance feedback and coaching to personnel supervision, ensure performance assessment are implemented on time and ensure personnel are fully aware of UN Women workplace relations policies;
Create an enabling work environment;
Identify learning and development opportunities.
Key Performance Indicators
Timely and quality provision of strategic support and advice to the Country Representative;
Timely and quality delivery of the programme teams;
Regular interaction and establishment of joint activities and programmes with other agencies and partners;
Quality of inputs provided in formulation and implementation of the country resource mobilization strategy;
Quality and number of knowledge management and advocacy initiatives undertaken;
Quality mentoring, training, coaching which affects performance of personnel, inclusive workplace environment;
UN Women is seen as a reliable and trustworthy partner, providing substantial inputs to progress UN women’s mandate.
Competencies
Core values
Integrity;
Professionalism;
Respect for Diversity.
Core Competencies
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
Accountability;
Creative Problem Solving;
Effective Communication;
Inclusive Collaboration;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Leading by Example.
Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf
Functional Competencies
Excellent programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
Ability to develop detailed operational plans, budgets, and deliver on them
Ability to provide policy advice and support to partners
Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making
Strong leadership skills, ability to create and enabling work environment
Strong analytical skills
Excellent knowledge of Results Based Management
Strong knowledge of the UN system
Strong knowledge of local country context
Strong negotiation skills
Required Skills And Experience
Education and Certification:
A Master’s degree in international development, public administration, public policy or other relevant social science fields is required OR
A First-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree is required.
A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.
Experience
At least 7 years of progressively responsible professional experience that combines strategic and managerial leadership in development programmes with a strong focus in the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment at the international level, preferably in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programmes;
Field based experience working with multi-cultural teams;
Experience in leading a team.
Language
Fluency in English is required;
Fluency in Arabic is an advantage
Knowledge of another UN working language will be an asset.
Application
All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc . 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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