Programme Gender Specialist

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Renumeration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 02/11/2024
  • Location: Congo Republic - Brazzaville 
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are key to sustainable human development. Building resilient societies based on gender equality and respect for human rights are central to UNDP’s mandate to promote gender-responsive sustainable development. UNDP works closely with governments, national and sub-national institutions to support integration of gender-related concerns in their development agendas aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.

 Duties and Responsibilities
1.) Ensures effective management of the CO programme and gender specific portfolio focusing on quality control of the full cycle of programming from formulation to implementation, achieving the following results:
  • Develop and implement the Action Plan for re-validating the silver-level Gender Equality Seal and lead the assessment and certification process in close collaboration with the Gender Focal Team, senior management, and UNDP Regional Hub Gender Team. 
  • Lead gender equality initiatives of the Gender Focal Team, including coordination meetings, its action plan, learning events, and advocacy initiatives.

2.) Provides advice and support to UNDP management, programmes, and projects focusing on the achievement of the following results:
  • Support the coordination and development of research papers, policy notes, and partnerships on gender equality and women empowerment issues by supporting the coordination and development of research papers, policy notes, and partnerships. 
  • Provision of policy options and high-quality advisory inputs to UNDP programmes and projects to ensure these are responsive to national policies, priorities, and strategic plans and advance UNDP's corporate goals.

3.) Ensures the creation of strategic partnerships and support to resource mobilization and communication by focusing on the achievement of the following results:
  • Development of partnerships with other UN Agencies and task teams. Also, the specialist will strengthen partnerships with government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, and civil society based on gender and women-specific strategic goals of UNDP, country needs, and donors' priorities.
 
4.) Provide advice and support to UNDP management, business development, and programme quality assurance by focusing on the following results:
  • Prepare and contribute to concept notes, project documents, and other written outputs on the relevant work areas. 
 
5. Advise on the effort of country office’s knowledge management and dissemination. 

 Required Skills and Experience.
  • Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in social policy, public policy, gender studies, development studies, law, or a related area is required, OR 
  • A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the above-mentioned fields in combination with and additional two years of qualifying work experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • Minimum of 5 years (with a Master's degree) or 7 years (with a Bachelor's degree) of progressive working experience in the areas related to governance, social development, gender or social inclusion-focused programs/projects and/or gender equality and women’s empowerment, gender-based violence in a development context is required.
  • Specialization in integration of gender in a specific thematic area is required.
  • Proficiency in French language is required

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