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Date Posted: Saturday, May 27, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
How can you make a difference?
• Management and/or advisory support to Deputy Representative, or Representative
• Actively participate in Country Management Team (CMT); Programme Coordination Team; partnerships, research, financial and contract review committees; and other key country-specific leadership teams to ensure strategic inclusion of gender in all country-specific programming.
• Coordinate with the Regional Gender Advisors and the Headquarters Gender Section to plan, utilize, monitor and report on programmatic funds with large gender components that are allocated to the country-specific interventions for the Country Programme, under the Country Office senior management.
• In collaboration with sectoral colleagues and under the guidance of Deputy Representative, participate in the planning and monitoring of the utilization of the budget allocated to sectoral and cross-sectoral gender interventions with sectoral colleagues.
• Lead the gender component of the reporting of the routine country-level programme expenditures, including the annual reporting and the RAM.
• Provide technical input and review on the gender components in key funding proposal appeals and submissions and in the design of funded projects/programs so that gender technical components are clearly defined, and technical capacities are included.
• Program development and planning (including emergency contexts)
• Lead and/or support the evidence-based programme planning on gender, incorporating robust measurement and evaluation of results – especially in the event of the Country Programme development and Mid-Term Review.
• Provide technical leadership on integration of gender into programmatic assessment and institutional strengthening components of gender reviews by sections.
• In collaboration with sectoral colleagues, follow up on the identified areas of focus for gender programming in alignment with the GAP and the country/regional priorities.
• Work with sectoral counterparts to incorporate sound gender indicators and measures in programme and policy initiatives, proposals, and advocacy efforts and assist in developing gender-sensitive theories of change models for sector and cross-sectoral programming.
• Program management, monitoring and delivery of results (including emergency contexts)
• Provide technical support in reporting against gender indicators in the CPD in collaboration with Planning, M&E and planning section and sectoral teams.
• Lead and/or support cross-sectoral collaboration and coordination on key programmatic results on gender, ensuring coherence, maximization of synergies and efficiency in utilization of resources and delivery of results.
• Support the strengthening of data systems and collection, as well as accountability mechanisms to monitor and evaluate progress on gender results.
• Support high quality reporting on gender results, and a biannual performance review of GAP specified results.
• Work closely with evaluation colleagues to effectively integrate data collection, tracking, analysis and reporting on the indicators for the GAP into programme results and gender performance benchmarks into M&E systems.
• Support and strengthen the quality of research and evidence building on gender related programming by sectors.
• Support the Deputy Representative in the implementation of the TCO Action Plan that resulted from the 2023 Gender Programmatic Review.
• Actively represent UNICEF in relevant coordination bodies at the inter-agency level (gender theme group or other networks, GBV cluster if relevant), participate as a member of steering committees, and provide close oversight of inter-agency joint programmes
• Advisory services and technical support
• Provide technical support and guidance to national government, NGOs, UN Agencies and other country-level and local-level partners on aspects of gender programming and to ensure incorporation of gender indicators and measures in programmes/projects, policy initiatives, proposals, and M&E systems.
• Support the integration of gender in emergency preparedness measures and contingency plans and establishment of early warning mechanisms.
• Lead and/or participate in needs assessment missions on gender, and in the event of an emergency, be deployed as a member of the Emergency Response Team.
• Advocacy, networking and partnership building
• Liaise and consult with sections, government and other external partners (civil society, NGOs, UN Agencies, private sector) to identify areas for convergence, and develop and reinforce partnerships in gender programming.
• Forge and support internal and external partnerships and networks in the development of harmonized, gender-transformative programme interventions.
• Build strategic alliances for gender equality with various partners, including institutional links with UN agencies and other relevant entities.
• Collaborate with other UN agencies and partners to enhance robust gender results in sectoral programmes at the country level. If necessary, represent UNICEF in external meetings on gender integration into sectoral and cross-sectoral results, including UN Country Team meetings.
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
• Represent the gender section at sectoral, country-level and regional-level network meetings, and ensure best practices on gender programming according to 5 GAP principles are highlighted in these forums.
• Bring best practices in gender programming and measurement to the attention of senior management and sectoral colleagues, as well as Regional Gender Advisor and gender section staff at HQ
• Support innovative research on gender at the country-level.
• Support management and HR in the development of an online source that enable staff members to enhance their understanding of gender and to support implementation of the GAP

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• Master’s level university degree in Development Studies, Gender and Development, Social Sciences, Public Health, Business Administration or another relevant field.
• 5 relevant years’ experience in the area of gender
• Experience in designing, implementing, managing, and delivering results-based programmes on gender and development or any other cross cutting programme, especially at country/field level, experience in emergency response is an asset.
• Background/familiarity with mainstreaming gender equality in development and in emergency. Knowledge and awareness of gender in emergencies is an asset
• Demonstrated experience with approaches to build capacity on the technical aspects of gender programming and analysis for a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, coordination, and partnership building skills.
• Experience working with the UN or other international development organization; experience working with donor agencies and private sector engagement an asset.
• Fluency in English, knowledge of other UN languages is an asset


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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