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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system’s efforts to ensure that commitments to gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action worldwide. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women has developed the project “Leveraging Crisis Data in Crisis and Conflict Situations” to address key challenges including the persistent demand for timely, reliable gender data in conflict and crisis settings, which is often unmet; rapid assessments that lack gender expertise and capacity, reducing their effectiveness; existing gender data that are incomplete, inadequately collected, irregular, and often fail to capture diversity and intersectionality; limited engagement of local women’s organizations with the gender data ecosystem, restricting their influence and access.

To this end, UN Women seeks to recruit an experienced professional to coordinate the project to enhance the availability and accessibility of gender data in Sudan towards informing policy and programme design, improving resource allocation, and driving investment in gender-responsive humanitarian and development interventions.

Scope of Work:

1. Contribute technically to the development of program strategies in the area of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Humanitarian and Conflict Settings, with a strong focus on Gender Data and Gender-Based Violence:

• Provide technical inputs to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives related to Humanitarian.

       2.  Support the production and analysis of gender-disaggregated data on the impacts and needs arising from crisis and conflict, generating evidence-based recommendations to effectively address these needs:

• Coordinate data collection (SAAD) and gender analysis exercises to identify gendered impacts of the conflict and crisis in Sudan.
• Coordinate production of publicly accessible core indicators and data on gendered impacts and needs in Sudan.
• Coordinate the organization of data validation workshops/reviews and shape recommendations with WROs/WLOs.
• Support development of country specific gender analysis reports with actionable recommendations.

       3. Provide management, operational, and project and programme implementation oversight and support:

• Contribute to data, information, and analysis on programmatic areas for the Regional Quarterly Business Review (QBR);
• Recommend and establish project and programme monitoring standards, criteria, and other key performance indicators for measuring and assessing progress/results including partner management, leading analysis, and preparing reports. 
• Provide targeted support and services in support of the programmatic QBR areas;
• Systemically undertake monitoring and quarterly project and programme implementation analysis to oversee key donor portfolios.
• Provide project and programme implementation advisory support, including partner management, when required; 
• Facilitate effective information flow, communication and coordination across the office, between programmes, projects and operations, and with other UN Women offices and units; 
• Provide quality assurance for all Project Documents and Donor Agreements prior to approval and signing.                                                                                                                                       

     4. Support the capacity building for Increased technical capacity and data literacy of WLOs to participate in data collection and use of gender statistics:

• Coordinate the mapping of potential actors (women-led organizations/ initiatives, local entities) involved in producing and using of gender data and Need Assessment to inform Capacity Building Plan.
• Coordinate organization of capacity development trainings for WROs/WLOs and stakeholders on producing and using gender statistics in humanitarian setting.

    5. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

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Functional Competencies:

• Programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Knowledge of Results Based Management
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings
• Good analytical skills

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

• 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.  A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 1 year of relevant work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required. 
• Experience in the Women Peace and Security is desirable. 
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is desirable.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Fluency in Arabic is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable.

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.