Inter-Agency Support and Coordination Specialist

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

• Provide technical contributions and substantive support to the implementation of the UN System-Wide Action Plan and Accountability Framework on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-SWAP) and the synergies and complementarities with the UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard and other related system-wide frameworks, such as the Secretary-General System-wide Gender Equality Acceleration Plan:
• Provide coordination and technical support and guidance to the implementation of the UN-SWAP, collaborating closely with other UN entities, funds and programmes, and UN coordinating bodies;
• Coordinate and provide technical support to the UN-SWAP and UNCT-SWAP Help Desk Support services, including providing guidance, training and expert advice;
• Identify and deploy expert advisors, as necessary;
• Develop relevant guidance, plans and other initiatives to support gender equality policies, strategies and mechanisms for managerial accountability;
• Provide substantive and organizational support to the UN-SWAP and UNCT-SWAP inter-agency workshops and meetings, including drafting work plans, developing meeting agendas, overseeing logistical arrangements for meetings, and issuing regular communications to the UN-SWAP and UNCT SWAP Focal Point Network through a variety of channels, including in-person meetings;
• Review and contribute to the update of the design, technical notes and overall adequacy and implementation of the UN system-wide accountability frameworks for gender mainstreaming in light of feedback from entities, and recommendations from other coordination bodies and input from Member States and provide suggestions for improvement;
• Provide technical assistance to UN-SWAP and UNCT-SWAP focal points to promote the use of data generated through the process of implementation of the accountability frameworks, the use of the gender equality marker and financial targets for gender equality, gender focused evaluations, gender audits, gender responsive evaluations and similar tools;
• Provide  technical contributions to UN system-wide initiatives to strengthen financing for gender equality, including gender equality markers, financial resource tracking, financial targets, and related inter-agency approaches
• Implement UN 2.0 approaches in the context of the UN-SWAP, UNCT SWAP and GEM and UNCT-GEM, including foresight, innovation, data, digitalisation (including harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI), and behavioural science, and support the uptake at system-wide level, via UN-SWAP and UNCT-SWAP Focal Points network and UN-SWAP and UNCT-SWAP reporting entities , of integrated analyses to identify potential pathways for systems transformations in the area of gender mainstreaming and gender-related thematic areas  prioritized by the national government.
• Provide substantive support to monitoring and reporting individual and aggregate results on the implementation of the gender mainstreaming strategy in the UN system to intergovernmental processes and high-level UN global coordination mechanisms:
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative monitoring of policy, practice and progress made by the organizations of the UN System for enhanced gender mainstreaming and analysis of annual UN-SWAP, GEM, UNCT-SWAP and UNCT-GEM reporting results;
• Provide substantive support to the production of entity level reports and personalized letters on annual UN-SWAP reporting results and provide technical contributions to the quality assurance of self-reporting by UN entities and UNCT;
• Support the drafting of the annual report of the Secretary-General on “Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system” and provide support to the subsequent ECOSOC annual Resolution;
• Provide inputs for other high-level briefs and reports of the Secretary-General on accountability for gender mainstreaming in the UN system, including financial accountability, and overall gender mainstreaming and gender equality, women’s rights and the empowerment of women and girls;
• Provide substantive input in the preparation of position papers and reports for policy-making organs and responses to member states’ requests, as necessary.
• Provide substantive support to the preparation of communication materials, capacity building initiatives, knowledge management and outreach efforts related to gender mainstreaming and system-wide accountability frameworks:
• Provide technical contributions to the conceptualization and development of knowledge products to increase accountability for gender mainstreaming;
• Lead the management of the UN and UNCT-SWAP reporting platform and Knowledge Hub, an online repository of resources for each of the performance areas of the UN and UNCT-SWAP, including policies, practices, training materials and lessons learned;
• Contribute to the organization of in-person and online meetings, workshops and webinars, including the Annual Conference of UN-SWAP Focal Points;
• Manage the UN SWAP online reporting site, including liaising with site developers and overseeing necessary updates and improvement of the reporting mechanisms and user experience;
• Manage and update webpages related to promoting accountability on the UN Women global website;
• Provide technical contributions to the development communication and information products such as newsletters, website updates, social media and other dissemination materials;
• Collaborate with the UN Women Training Centre and other UN training and research institutes for UN system-wide capacity building initiatives on gender mainstreaming and accountability on gender mainstreaming and strengthening the focal point system, and coordinate and/or contribute substantively to seminars, expert group meetings, panel discussions, etc. on emerging topics related to the UN -SWAP and system-wide accountability frameworks;
• Develop and strengthen partnerships with a broad range of actors in the UN System and in the private and non­governmental sectors working on accountability for gender mainstreaming;
• Support statistical analysis to identify lessons learned from individual entities and system-wide mechanisms;
• Provide technical contributions in the replication of accountability frameworks to other sectoral areas, including national governments;
• Provide support for the implementation of stocktaking and lessons-learned exercises and maintain a database of good practices.
• Serve as a focal point for programme support to UNSCD management priorities:
• Contribute to the administration of the work of the Division including the development and monitoring of annual workplans and budgets and preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting;
• Coordinate the selection, orientation and supervision of support staff and interns;
• Provide support to the mobilization of resources by developing proposals for member states, private sector, foundations, individuals and other potential donors on the coordination and implementation of accountability frameworks for gender mainstreaming;
• Collaborate with other UN Women Divisions and Regional and Country offices in the dissemination of information and results from the implementation of the UN system-wide accountability frameworks on gender mainstreaming, including through the Executive-Director Annual Report, Executive Board meetings and other requests from audit, evaluations and external reviews;
• Contribute to corporate priorities, events and activities such as International Women’s Day, Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action anniversaries, CSW and other relevant inter-divisional and inter-agency task forces, as required;
• Provide substantive support to policy papers, briefing notes and talking points as required;
• Represent UN Women at briefings and meetings as required;
• Support the Division’s annual planning, monitoring and reporting processes through PRISM and other corporate planning, results management and performance reporting instruments, including coordinating inputs, tracking progress against planned results and ensuring the timely and accurate submission of required information.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.
• Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: Coordinate the selection, orientation and supervision of support staff and interns.
• 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.
• Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of inter-agency processes related to gender equality and the work of the UN on gender equality issues;
• Strong orientation to UN 2.0, with demonstrated ability to utilize digital transformation, innovative practices, and collaborative tools to enhance inter-agency coordination and gender mainstreaming.
• Demonstrated engagement with gender equality issues including research, writing and data compilation and analysis of relevance to broad accountability frameworks and its multiple dimensions.
• Excellent drafting, editing and oral presentation skills and ability to write and advocate succinctly;
• Strong planning and organizing skills, including time management skills;
• Good supervisory skills;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Demonstrated judgement in decision-making;
• Demonstrated negotiating, cultural sensitivity and diplomatic skills;
• Technological awareness and ability to leverage information technology for optimal performance;
• Demonstrated skills in capacity building to diverse teams and individuals;
• Demonstrated skills in organizing large inter-agency/inter organization meetings, preparing reports, keeping records, follow-up etc.;
• Demonstrated skills in the use of Knowledge Management (KM) strategies and practices;
• Strong skills in data research and statistical analysis, as well as demonstrated knowledge in qualitative and quantitative monitoring;
• Familiarity with financial tracking mechanisms and knowledge of gender perspectives in financial planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Familiarity with corporate results-based planning, management and reporting platforms

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and Certification:       

• Master’s degree or equivalent in gender issues, social sciences, economics 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.
• Qualifications/Training in data analysis, data research, and/or knowledge management is highly desirable.

Experience:        

• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible work experience in gender equality and women’s empowerment including experience in inter-agency coordination and/or gender mainstreaming is required.
• Experience supporting capacity-building related to gender mainstreaming is required.
• Experience in using digital technologies and/or online collaboration tools to support inter-agency coordination or gender mainstreaming initiatives is required.
• Relevant experience in the UN Common System is required.
• Relevant experience at the international level is desirable. 

Languages:         

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of French is desirable.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).