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Coordination and Resource Mobilization Officer (Open to PNG Nationals ONLY)

Port Moresby

  • Organization: UNWOMEN - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
  • Location: Port Moresby
  • Grade: Consultancy - SB-4 (SC8/SC9), Service Contract, Local Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
    • External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

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 United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world, including in Papua New Guinea (PNG). It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Placing women's rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality, women empowerment and gender mainstreaming translate into action. 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 PNG works in close collaboration with the Government of PNG, Civil Society, the UN Country Team, the Private Sector, Academia and other development partners to advance women’s national agenda, particularly in the context of domesticating the Sustainable Development Goals, an agenda of unprecedented scope and significance to “reach the farthest behind first”.

Reporting to the Deputy Country Representative, the Coordination and Resource Mobilization Officer will provide support to the country office in strategic programme planning, inter-agency coordination, resource mobilization and partnership building, as well as advocacy and communication.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide support to the Country Representative and PNG Country Office in strategic planning for the Country Office:

  • Provide substantive inputs on the formulation of concept notes for UN Women's intervention areas; as well as the office’s strategic note;
  • Provide inputs to the development of country programming processes and products, including the including the annual workplan, strategic note, and programme/ project documents, the preparation of United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and other UN system joint programming documents;
  • Follow up on required action/outstanding issues and report on outcome/ result. Alert Management on critical issues to be addressed.

Provide technical support to the Country Representative and Country Office on Inter-Agency Coordination:

  • Provide technical support to joint inter-agency UN planning, coordination processes and similar exercises;
  • Prepare planning and briefing materials for the Country Office on issues to be discussed in the UN and other events and meetings;
  • Prepare background materials and analysis for the Resident Coordinator (RC) and the UN Country Team (UNCT) on the gender dynamics and opportunities to support inclusive engagement of women in the development assistance provided by the UNCT;
  • Provide technical support to UNCT in coordination, monitoring and reporting and prepare analytical and regular progress reports on UN Women’s programme and UNDAF Priority Working Group experiences, as necessary.

Provide technical support to the development of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization efforts:

  • Provide support in managing activities and other promotional events to engage bilateral and multilateral institutions/ donors, private sector, High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) and civil society to expand and/or sustain interest and resources for UN Women programmes and joint UN system programmes;
  • Prepare background documents and analysis for the Country Representative to forge and implement strategic partnerships to increase outreach on UN Women’s work in country;
  • Identify opportunities to secure additional non-core resources for UN Women PNG CO and liaise with relevant actors, as appropriate including providing recommendations on positioning with potential donors, timely follow-up, and support, as required;
  • Provide technical support to the preparation of funding proposals, in liaison with the UN Women management and programme staff as relevant;
  • Provide support to development partners and national counterparts on implementation of key UN frameworks and conventions on gender equality;

Provide advocacy and communication support to the PNG Country Office with regard to UN Women Coordination mandate:

  • Coordinate and implement advocacy campaigns on issues related to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE), with a specific focus on International Women’s Day, the HeForShe Campaign and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (in collaboration with EVAW Team);
  • Coordinate, participate in and contribute to policy dialogues around gender mainstreaming, gender equality and the empowerment of women, as necessary.
  • Coordinate implementation of UN System Gender and Human Rights Strategy in collaboration with UN RC Office (RCO) and UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in PNG;

Facilitate knowledge building and sharing:

  • Provide support to the development and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned; ensure incorporation into programme planning;
  • Lead in compiling and managing an online repository of good practices, lessons learned and other resources on gender mainstreaming;
  • Contribute to capacity building efforts, as necessary.

Competencies

Key Performance Indicators:

  • Timely and quality contributions to the CO’s coordination efforts;
  • Quality inputs and technical support provided to UN agencies;
  • Quality inputs to planning processes, reports, and quality support to the Country Representative on resource mobilization;
  • Enhanced implementation of UN System PNG Gender and Human Rights Strategy;
  • Increase in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) issues incorporated into UNDAF Priority Working Group Efforts and UN agencies activities;
  • Increased resources mobilized and interest in GEWE among wide range of partners and donors.

Core Values:

  • Respect for Diversity;
  • Integrity;
  • Professionalism.

Core Competencies:

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

Functional Competencies

  • Good knowledge of gender equity and women’s empowerment issues;
  • Good knowledge of UN system and understanding of inter-agency coordination processes;
  • Good knowledge of results based programme planning and management;
  • Ability to promote and monitor inclusion of gender-specific objectives, indicators, targets and activities in the UN agencies programmes;
  • Good analytical skills;
  • Ability to provide advice and support.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Master's degree (or equivalent) in international development, public administration, public policy, gender, social work, management, development, political or social science field is required;
  • And/or: Bachelors’ Degree (or equivalent) in international development, public administration, public policy, gender, social work, management, development, political or social science field with the respective years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced University Degree.
  • A project/programme management certification would be an advantage.

Experience:

  • Masters’ Degree or Higher + years of experience requirement: Up to 2 years of progressively responsible experience working with inter-agency coordination and strategic programme planning processes; 
  • And/or: Bachelors’ Degree + years of experience requirement: Up to 4 years of relevant experience working with inter-agency coordination and strategic programme planning processes; 
  • Experience in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of programmes;
  • Experience working in gender equality and women’s rights at the international level is an asset;
  • Experience working in the Pacific Region including developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs is an asset.
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems.

Language:

  • Fluency in English and Tok Pisin is required;
  • Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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