Programme Analyst, Women Peace Security and Humanitarian Action IPSA9, Freetown Sierra Leone

UN Women•Freetown, AL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Women’s engagement in peace and security is essential to achieving sustainable peace. A robust body of evidence demonstrates that women’s participation in peace and security processes enhances their overall effectiveness by strengthening the protection efforts of peacekeepers, improving the prevention of conflict, and accelerating economic recovery. Women’s meaningful participation also contributes to the negotiation, conclusion, and implementation of more durable peace agreements. UN Women in Sierra Leone programmes on women, peace and security are guided by a comprehensive framework of international commitments to women’s rights and civil society movement, including support to security sector institutions. These include United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and its seven subsequent resolutions 1820, 1888, 1889, 1960, 2106, 2122, and 2242. Additional key reference frameworks include the Beijing Platform for Action and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Enhancing women’s engagement for sustainable peace requires an integrated and holistic approach that simultaneously addresses conflict prevention, conflict resolution, and post-conflict recovery. This approach must also strengthen national accountability mechanisms and ensure the protection of women from all forms of human rights violations, including sexual and gender-based violence, while promoting women’s voices and agencies as a foundation for long-term peace and stability. Reporting to the Head of Office, the Programme Analyst contributes to the effective management of UN Women programmes in Sierra Leone by providing substantive inputs to programme design, formulation, implementation and evaluation. The Programme Analyst guides and facilitates the delivery of UN Women programmes by monitoring results achieved during implementation and ensuring appropriate application of systems and procedures and develops enhancements if necessary. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ personnel, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.

Requirements

At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required.
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
Fluency in English is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in working with civil society organizations is desirable.
Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is desirable.
Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.
Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Responsibilities

Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of women peace security and humanitarian action
Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives
Identify areas for support and intervention related to the programme
Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of the women peace security programme
Provide technical inputs to the annual workplan and budget
Lead the implementation of programme activities
Lead the coordination of the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners
Review, coordinate and monitor the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports
Train partners on Results Based Management and monitor implementation
Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners
Coordinate and provide technical support in the implementation of programme activities
Develop technical knowledge products
Maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the women peace security programme
Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and facilitate technical/ programming support and trainings to partners, as needed
Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/project
Monitor progress of implementation of activities and finances using results based management tools
Draft reports on monitoring missions, programme results s, outputs and outcomes
Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports
Provide substantive technical inputs to the management of people and finances of the women peace security programme
Monitor budget implementation and make budget re-alignments/ revisions, as necessary
Provide substantive input to financial reports
Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies
Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases
Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles
Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated
Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on women peace security to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country
Provide substantive technical support to the Head of office on inter-agency coordination related activities by drafting background reports and briefs
Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts
Develop background documents, briefs and presentations related to women peace security
Coordinate and organize advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products
Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies, and products on women peace security
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.