About The Position
UN Women is hiring a Programme Analyst for its Women’s Economic Empowerment program. Reporting to the Head of Office, the Programme Specialist exercises overall responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing UN Women interventions under their portfolio. The Programme Specialist Women’s Economic Empowerment supervises and leads Programme Assistant staff members if any is assigned to her/his supervision. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with the program and operations team, UN Women West and Central Africa Regional Office, UN Women HQ staff, the UN Agencies, Funds and Programs, Government officials from national to community-levels, multi and bilateral donors and civil society, especially women’s rights organizations, youths’ groups, etc., ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under her/his portfolio.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field is required
- 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 2 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects is required
- Technical experience in Women’s Economic Empowerment is required
- Experience leading and coaching staff in international settings 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
- A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage
- Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an desirable
- Experience working in the UN System 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)
- Knowledge of Sierra Leonean language is an asset
Responsibilities
- Design and develop programme strategies in the area of Women’s Economic Empowerment
- Design and formulate programme/ project proposals and initiatives
- Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to Women’s Economic Empowerment
- Manage the implementation and management of the Women’s Economic Empowerment programme
- Finalize the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation
- Manage the technical implementation of the programme/project; ensure synergies with other teams
- Manage the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports
- Provide guidance to personnel and partners on Results Based Management tools and performance indicators
- Organize Project Steering Committee, project review and/or evaluation meetings, as needed
- Manage technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners
- Manage the implementation of technical advice and guidance
- Develop and implement technical tools, and initiatives
- Build and manage relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the Women’s Economic Empowerment programme; respond to any potential problems
- Identify capacity building needs of partners and lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives to partners
- Manage the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project
- Manage the monitoring of programme/ project implementation and finances using results based management tools
- Oversee field missions and review reports on monitoring missions
- Write quarterly reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output and outcomes
- Contribute to office donor and UN Women reports
- Manage the people and financial resources of the Women’s Economic Empowerment programme
- Manage the programme budget and draft financial reports
- Supervise Programme Analysts and Technical Specialists; Mentor and coach personnel and conduct performance assessments
- Oversee recruitment processes, as necessary
- Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies
- Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies
- Finalize relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization
- Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost sharing
- Contribute to inter-agency coordination on Women’s Economic Empowerment to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country
- Provide technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative on inter-agency coordination related activities by attending meetings, events, and participating in groups and committees as needed
- Coordinate with other UN agencies, government departments, donors and NGOs to ensure the projects’ capacity development programme is harmonized and aligned with other in-country efforts
- Manage advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts
- Develop and review background documents, briefs and presentations related to the Women’s Economic Empowerment
- Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to Women’s Economic Empowerment as necessary
- Develop advocacy strategies and oversee their implementation
- Identify best practices and lessons learned to guide programme improvement and strategy planning
- Develop knowledge management strategies, products and methodologies on Women’s Economic Empowerment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
