Governance Associate

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Mission and objectives

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. Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are located in some of the most disaster-prone regions in the world, and natural hazards and climate change severely affect the ability of the SIDS of the Caribbean to achieve sustainable development. The UN Women MCO programme on Strengthening Gender-Responsive Disaster Resilience in the Caribbean provides a comprehensive package for gender-responsive resilience, which focuses on rendering prevention, preparedness and response systems, plans and tools gender-responsive. The programme also supports targeted action to enable women, girls and unemployed unattached young men to withstand natural hazards, recover fully from disasters and increase their resilience to future natural hazards.

Context

All Caribbean countries have committed to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. In 2016, eighteen Dutch and English-speaking countries of the region and Overseas Territories, along with six UN Country Teams (UNCTs) on which the Mult-Country Office (MCO) sits, namely Barbados & the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, signed onto the United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework (UN MSDF). The MSDF defines how the UN and the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) member states will jointly achieve the (Sustainable Development Goals) SDG and Development Results for the period 2017-2021. The MSDF has four (4) strategic priority areas, across which, gender is systematically mainstreamed and integrated: • An inclusive, equitable, and prosperous Caribbean • A healthy Caribbean • A cohesive, safe, and just Caribbean • A sustainable and resilient Caribbean The MCO Caribbean 2022 -2026 programme builds on the works of the 2017-2021 Strategic Note with a focus on the Normative Framework (Proposed Outcome 1), Women’s Economic Empowerment (Proposed Outcomes 2 and 3), Ending Violence against Women and Girls (Proposed Outcome 4) and Climate Change and Disaster Risk Resilience (Proposed Outcome 5). All the Outcomes like the SDGs are interconnected and interrelated. The MCO will focus on Governance and Participation in Public Life. The programme will be implemented both at the regional and multi-country level. Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative, with a matrixed reporting line to the Governance and Access to Justice focal point and the Planning and Coordination Specialist, Jamaica, the Governance Associate works with and provides support to the Programme Team in the development and implementation of effective programmes consistent with UN Women rules and regulations. The Governance Associate contributes to research and programme implementation, including providing necessary operational, administrative, and programmatic support for the Political participation, human rights, access to justice, and economic empowerment programmes. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with the operations, programme, and projects’ staff in the MCO and UN Women Head Quarters as required for exchange of information.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, with a matrixed reporting line to the Governance and Access to Justice focal point and the Planning and Coordination Specialist, Jamaica, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: 1. Planning and ongoing support to Governance portfolio through: • Providing administrative support in the preparation of programme work plans, budgets, and proposals on programme implementation arrangements. • Assisting with processes for consultancies and partnerships. • Supporting the implementation of activities, including mission travels and events. 2. Knowledge management, knowledge sharing and communication activities through: • Information management of programme and project materials. • Preparation of public information materials and briefing packets. • Assembly of briefing materials and preparation of PowerPoint and other presentations. • Identifying sources and gathering and compiling data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, speeches and position papers. 3. Collaborative activities between the Programme Unit and the Operations Unit by: • Providing administrative support in monitoring budget preparation, the payment of goods and services and the review of supporting documentation for financial reports. • Undertaking all logistical, administrative and financial arrangements for organization of meetings, workshops, events, and missions. • Identifying and sharing best practice for good project management 4. UN Women, MCO-Caribbean, and UN in Barbados processes, activities/events: • Participating in UN Women- MCO workshops, retreats, celebration days (International Women’s Day, etc). • Supporting inter-agency or other coordination activities with implementing and development partners.