Knowledge Management and Capacity Development Consultant

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UN Women

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management, Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 5-10 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: 03/09/2024
  • Location: United States 
Gender-based violence (GBV)
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.

Function:
The Knowledge Management and Capacity Development Consultant works with and provides support to the Secretariat Knowledge Management team in the implementation of the Capacity Development and Knowledge Management portfolios. The Consultant contributes to the dissemination of knowledge, tools, lessons learned, and good practices on EVAWG, supports the strengthening of global EVAWG partnerships, networking, and engagement, and provides substantive technical and capacity development support on EVAWG for Spotlight Initiative 2.0 programmes.
Under the guidance and direction of the Technical Advisor, the Consultant will

1.   Provide knowledge management and capacity development services to Spotlight Initiative Secretariat, supporting the dissemination of knowledge, tools, lessons learned, and good practices on EVAWG.
  • Support roll-out capacity development (CD) and knowledge management (KM) strategy for the Spotlight Initiative 2.0
  • Supervise the update and maintenance of the Spotlight Initiative Learning Center, Global Knowledge Product Tracker, and other relevant repositories.
  • Support knowledge management integration into 2.0 Programmes, including maintaining a community of practice and serving as a ‘help desk’ to Spotlight Initiative 2.0 programmes to access key tools.
  • Research on knowledge gaps needed to strengthen programme implementation under the Spotlight Initiative 2.0, and develop specific knowledge management tools based on lessons learned, good practices emerging from the field, and the Spotlight Initiative

2.  Support strengthening global EVAWG partnerships, networking, engagement, and research.
  • Identify new and strengthen existing partnerships in the EVAWG space, and promote the Spotlight Initiative model,
  • Identify areas for promoting new knowledge and innovation that can support with implementation of Spotlight Initiative programmes and increasing global commitments to EVAWG.
  • Support the organization of global, and regional convenings and knowledge exchanges with key partners, including donors.
  • Support global EVAWG research and learning initiatives and their uptake.

3.  Provide technical assistance and backstopping support to Technical Advisor, and overall programme management to the KM and CD Portfolio:
  • Respond to research/ technical assistance requests from Technical Advisor
  • Prepare technical presentations, concept notes, briefs, advocacy, and other products.
  • Backstop on technical needs, including representation in meetings, as needed, and requested.

Required Skills and Experience
  • Master’s degree (or equivalent) in political science, international relations/development, gender studies, or a related field
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree”.
  • At least five years of professional work experience in knowledge management and capacity development on EVAWG and/or programme development on gender/ EVAWG
  • Experience in knowledge management and capacity development on GBV /Gender is required.
  • Experience in policy analysis and research on EVAWG, gender equality and women’s empowerment, social justice/human rights, and dissemination
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Fluency in English is required.

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