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Gender & Development Officer (NO-1), Lima-Peru

Lima

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Lima
  • Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
  • Closing Date: Closed

UNICEF PERU Gender and Development Officer - NO1 The Gender and Development Officer provides technical assistance throughout stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results contributing to gender equality and contributes to the development, implementation, and monitoring of high quality gender programming across sectors in alignment with the CPD and the Gender Action Plan.

UNICEF PERU

Position Title: GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Country: Peru

Job Level: NO-A (National Officer)

Post No. 100601

 

THIS POST IS OPEN FOR NATIONALS OF PERU ONLY

 

 

     PURPOSE FOR THE JOB

 

The Gender and Development Officer provides technical assistance throughout stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results contributing to gender equality and contributes to the development, implementation, and monitoring of high quality gender programming across sectors in alignment with the CPD and the Gender Action Plan.

 

KEY ACCOUNTABIILITIES, DUTIES AND TASKS

Technical assistance Support

  • Actively participate in or support Programme Coordination Team; partnerships, research, financial and contract review committees; financial and contract review committees, and other key country-specific leadership teams to ensure strategic inclusion of gender in all country-specific programming.
  • Coordinate to plan, utilize, monitor and report on the Gender Thematic Fund, or other 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, participate in the prevention of violence in the family and at school, in the creation of opportunities for adolescents, equity and positioning children rights, 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.

 Support to program/project development and planning (including emergency contexts)

  • Participate and support in evidence-based programme/project planning on gender, incorporating robust measurement and evaluation of results.
  • Provide technical support on integration of gender into country programming phases.
  • In collaboration with sectoral colleagues, identify the areas of focus for gender programming/projects with the greatest potential for impact and scale, in alignment with the GAP and the country/regional priorities.
  • Work with sectoral counterparts to incorporate sound gender indicators and measures in programme/project and policy initiatives, proposals, and advocacy efforts and assist in developing gender-sensitive theories of change models for sector and cross-sectoral programming in alignment with the MoRES framework.  

 

Support the management, monitoring and delivery of results contributing to gender equality (including emergency contexts) 

  • Support indicator identification, measurement and performance tracking as it relates to gender mainstreaming and the Targeted Gender Priorities, in collaboration with Planning, M&E and planning section and sectoral teams.
  • Participate in 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.
  • Participate in the strengthening of the quality of research and evidence building on gender related programming, by supporting the bringing in of the latest learning and insights from the field of gender and development, and supporting the input of a coherent, well-prioritized research agenda in alignment with the GAP.
  • Support the planning and implementation of the gender reviews and make sure that the recommendations that come out of the gender review are integrated into the Country Programme strategy and action plans and humanitarian strategies and action plans in emergency contexts.
  • Participate in relevant coordination bodies at the inter-agency level.

Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of high quality gender programming across sectors

  •  Provide technical support and guidance to partners on aspects of gender programming and ensure incorporation of gender indicators and measures in programmes/projects, policy initiatives, proposals, and M&E systems.
  • Provide technical support and advocacy to reporting and follow-up on international and regional gender equality commitments made by the countries
  •  Support the development of adequate emergency preparedness measures, updating of contingency plans and establishment of early warning mechanisms that reflect gender needs.
  • Support the development and deployment of emergency training that incorporates gender issues and relevant strategies.
  • Support implementing/operational partners and implementing arrangements in order to ensure an effective, gender-inclusive emergency response.

  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

University degree in social sciences, public health, public policy, public administration, international development, or in an area relevant to UNICEF's sectoral work (e.g. Health, Nutrition, WASH, Education, Child Protection, Social Inclusion, etc.

Academic Credentials in Gender is a strong asset. 

 

Work Experience

A year of relevant professional work experience in policies or programs to promote gender approach is required.

 

Language Proficiency

Fluency in English and Spanish is required.

 

This is a National Officer post in Peru, opened only to candidates with Peruvian nationality.

 

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are a National of Peru and your competencies match the requirements of the post, apply to:

https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=503559

 

Application deadline: Thursday, 30 March 2017 at 23:59 hours, Lima, Peru time

 

Unicef is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious and ethnic backgrounds (particularly indigenous people), as well as persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

 

This vacancy is now closed.