Regional Advisor, Gender Equality

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 10+ years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 04/11/2023
  • Location: Thailand 
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role
Policy Development:
  • Lead and coordinate the implementation of the Regional Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025 and Action Plan, and support COs to update/align their strategies to the new global and regional frameworks.
  • Provide guidance and inputs to the Regional Hub senior management and teams on corporate alignment to new global gender equality policies, including system-wide frameworks and corporate accountability (GSIC).
  • Lead policy dialogues and collaborate with the Regional Hub and Country Offices to place gender equality and women’s empowerment at the core of sustainable development policy dialogues and decisions, including in fragile and crisis settings.

Programme Integration and Coordination:
  • Promote strategic collaboration to identify and facilitate integration of gender equality across the full programming spectrum of the Regional Hub and Country Offices.
  • Provide advisory services and coordinate substantive technical advice for RBAP Country Offices to strengthen the programmatic (CCA, UNSDCF, CPD, PRODOC and funding proposals), human, and financial architecture for gender equality.

Partnerships and Resource Mobilization:
  • Strengthen strategic partnerships with UN entities (particularly UN Women but also other specialized UN organizations with complementary skills and capacity) to improve interagency coordination and maximize impact on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
  • Mobilize, foster and strengthen strategic partnerships with governments, development partners, civil society (particularly women’s organizations) and businesses, among other key actors, to address gender inequalities in the region.

Knowledge Management, Learning and Innovation:
  • Coordinate RBAP knowledge management for gender equality aligned to the new global Knowledge Management Strategy and Framework for Action (e.g., CoPs, Knowledge Platforms, high quality Knowledge Products, evidence-based good practices, among others).

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:
As applicable, the Regional Advisor, Gender Equality will lead and manage personnel with a diverse range of expertise. The incumbent will:
  • Set the direction including roles and responsibilities, accountability, and reporting.
  • Lead and manage personnel in the formulation and implementation of Annual Work Plans in close coordination with the regional GPN teams.

Experience:
  • Minimum of 10 years (with master’s degree) and 12 years (with bachelor’s degree) of professional work experience leading teams, providing policy and programme advice and pioneering approaches in the general area of gender equality and women’s empowerment in different development contexts.  
  • At least 5 years of working experience in development organizations (global, regional or national) in the Region with a deep understanding of the region’s development challenges are required.
  • Proven professional experience in developing countries and in crisis contexts is an asset.  
  • Excellent communications skills are required, with public-speaking experience and written publications as an asset.
  • Please note that continuance of appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.
  • Fluency in English, both written and oral are required.
  • Working knowledge of another language spoken in the region would be an advantage. 

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