UN WOMEN Social Worker Careers – Deputy Representative (Programme & Operations)

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Organisation: UN WOMEN
Duty
Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports
to: Representative
About
UN WOMEN:
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. Much of this works takes place at the national/country level in which
UN Women either have a Country Representative on site to manage this programme
of work, or a Representative covering several countries where an integrated
multi-country programme (MCO) is in place. 
The Government of Uganda is
committed to promoting gender equality as evidenced in the Constitution and
through being a signatory to regional and global instruments such as the
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
(1979), Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), the Protocol to the
African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
(2003) and the UN Declaration on Violence Against Women (1993).  The
Uganda Gender Policy, a revision of the National Gender Policy of 1997, was
adopted in 2007. The Ministry has worked with several sectors to develop
specific sectorial gender policies.  The current National Development Plan
(2010-2014) has some overall and sectorial gender commitments. Steps have been
made to address gender inequalities through legislation, for example the
Domestic Violence Act (2010), the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act
(2010), the Local Governments Act (Cap 243), the Land Act (Cap 227), the Land
Acquisition Act (Cap 226) and the National Agricultural Advisory Services Act
(NAADS). At both national and district level, there is evidence of gender
equity planning and budgeting; the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social
Development (MGLSD) and the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic
Development (MOFPED) drew up Gender and Equity Guidelines, a User’s Manual and
Implementation Strategy for gender budgeting. The MOFPED, through the Budget
Call Circulars, have mandated all sectors to integrate gender and equity issues
in their Budget Framework Papers.
Job
Summary:  The Deputy Representative supports the
Representative in the overall management of the Country Office. The incumbent
is responsible for substantially contributing to the design, implementation,
management and oversight of the country programme and to the operations
supporting its implementation to ensure effective and efficient delivery of
results as planned in UN Women’s Strategic Plan and the Country Office’s plans. The
incumbent is expected to bring innovative thinking which fits and adapts to the
changing environment to the strategic development of the programme portfolio,
and to help raise resources to fund it. He/she also plays a key role in
ensuring effective use and management of UN Women resources (material,
financial and human) in compliance with UN Women programming and operational
policies and regulations.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Summary of Key Duties:
  • Advisory
    and specialized technical support;
  • Programme
    management, monitoring and oversight;
  • Office
    management/ Resources and Operations;
  • Substantive
    support to UN coordination, advocacy and partnership building;
  • Knowledge
    management and capacity building. 
1.     
Advisory
and specialized technical support: 
  • As
    Deputy Representative, serve as key advisor to the Representative and as a
    senior member of his/her management team in the Country Office strategic
    discussions and formulation of programs and management operations,
    including work planning;
  • Provide specialized
    technical and strategic support in managing all aspects of Country Office
     programme design and management of related activities and for
    ensuring accountability in programme monitoring, reporting and evaluation;
  • Support,
    guide and provide input to assure quality control in the formulation of
    relevant, high quality, results-based and rights-based country programmes and
    to ensure programme coherence, technical integrity, inter-unit
    programme cooperation and coordination;
  • Provide
    strategic and specialized technical advice to the Representative and put
    in place  systems, processes and mechanisms to improve/enhance
    programme planning, implementation, monitoring and timely progress
    reporting.
  • Draft
    policy documents, briefs and other strategic papers/materials for use in
    the development and presentation of innovative and coherent policy and
    programmatic positions in support of national development priorities and
    commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment, incorporating
    regional and global perspectives and contributing to regional and global
    strategies;
  • Review
    and evaluate proposals submitted to the Country Office. Oversee the
    preparation of donor proposals and reports to ensure quality, timeliness,
    compliance with requirements as per established rules, regulations,
    including the commitments under relevant UNDAFs and the UN Women global
    Strategic Plan to facilitate the review and approval of proposals and
    reports by the Representative. Take timely action to take any corrective
    action to meet standards for submissions;
  • Regularly
    assess the country level annual work plans, monitor progress on the
    achievement of goals and targets, and present the Representative with
    recommendations to assist in development planning.  
2.    
Programme
management, monitoring and oversight: 
  • Recommend
    and establish program monitoring standards, criteria and other indicators
    for measuring and assessing progress/results;
  • Monitor
    the progress on mutually agreed results frameworks and performance
    indicators and take timely support, action and/or decisions as required;
  • Lead
    the processes of preparing reports on progress of programme
    implementation, assessing results and identifying areas for the
    Representative’s action and/or decision to ensure achievement of results
    as planned and in accordance with UN Women’s goals and objectives and
    accountability framework;
  • Identify
    areas that may require improvement and capture best practices/lessons
    learned, using corporate monitoring tools, as well as Audits and other
    corporate reports. Take action to improve areas of weakness;
  • Ensure
    substantive and high quality proposals following the established rules,
    and regulations, and adhering to the Strategic Plan and Annual Work plans;
  • Establish
    and/or support the development of sustainable and solid relations with
    counterparts, for effective advocacy and partnerships resulting in the
    achievement of UN Women goals and objectives in the country, and
    consequently in the enhanced reputation and credibility of UN Women in
    delivering results on gender equality and women’s rights.
3.    
Resources
and Operations/Office management: 
  • Support
    the Representative in the management of the Country Office;
  • Manage
    the formulation of the annual Country Office work plan and monitor
    implementation;
  • Develop
    and facilitate an integrated results-based approach to the work of the
    Country Office using the annual work plan as the road map;
  • Communicate
    standards of performance, and assign responsibilities and accountabilities
    for achieving results;
  • Support
    the Representative in the management of human, material, and financial
    resources, in line with UN Women policies, rules and procedures;
  • As
    required coordinate the provision of administrative services with service
    providers;
  • Propose
    and secure annual allocations for the country programme, and ensure the
    efficient and effective use of such resources in compliance with UN Women
    financial rules, regulations, and procedures;
  • Support
    the Representative in the formulation and implementation of a country
    resource mobilization strategy;
  • Empower,
    and help develop international and national programme staff, under the
    incumbent’s supervision, providing them with managerial direction ,
    guidance and leadership;
  • Contribute
    substantially to staff management as a whole within the Country Office,
    particularly on learning, career management, and teamwork. Establish and
    maintain a harmonious working environment; seek to strengthen
    team-building by encouraging active participation and interaction at all
    levels; foster staff motivation, development and empowerment; and lead by
    example;
  • As
    required advise on and support the establishment of a Country Office
    security strategy and plan in line with UN procedures and requirements;
    and
  • Ensure
    an ethics-based approach to management of all human and financial
    resources.
4.    
Substantive
support to UN coordination, advocacy and partnership building:  
  • Establish
    and maintain effective consultations with governments, partners,
    stakeholders and donors to achieve active collaboration, cooperation and
    alliances on programme development and implementation, resource
    mobilization and sustained partnerships;
  • Represent
    UN Women in meetings as delegated/appropriate to consult, collaborate and
    interact on common issues and activities and to participate in the Common
    Country Assessment (CCA)/UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)
    process to ensure the integration of gender equality and women’s
    empowerment. Actively seek out participation of UN Women in UN system
    thematic and other working groups to establish effective networks,
    facilitate joint programming and promote UN Women competencies and
    interests to advance gender and women’s human rights;
  • Support
    the Representative in partnership building and advocate for UN Women with
    government counterparts, donor community and other partners;
  • Represent
    UN Women in national and international fora as requested by the
    Representative.
5.    
Knowledge
management and capacity building:
  • Identify
    lessons learned and areas of emphasis to guide programme improvements and
    future strategic development planning;
  • Manage
    the process of collecting and sharing lessons learned on gender equality
    and women’s empowerment to build knowledge and capacity of partners and
    stakeholders;
  • Design
    and implement capacity building training activities to enhance skills and
    knowledge in results based management; results based reporting and
    budgeting, and systematic quality assurance.
  • Oversee
    cutting-edge research and knowledge generation to inform and advise
    national development priorities and commitments for gender equality and
    women’s empowerment, ensuring the integration of regional and global
    contexts and developments;
  • Contribute
    to global and regional programme knowledge networks and practices, and
    development of knowledge products;
  • Identify
    lessons learned from resource and staff management to ensure effective
    change management as required in adapting the programme and Country Office
    to meet changed circumstances.
Impact
of Results
The effective support
provided by the Deputy Representative to the strategic development and
management of programmes, to their effective and efficient integration with
operations in the country office, and the technical support provided to UN
Women’s coordination mandate, directly impact the quality of UN Women’s
programme development, implementation and results and the quality of its
technical expertise. This in turn directly impacts on the credibility and image
of UN Women as an effective and efficient partner and as the leading
knowledge-based technical and advocacy organization for gender equality and for
the empowerment of women
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant should hold an advanced university degree in international
    development, public administration, public policy or other relevant social
    science fields. 
  • At
    least seven years of relevant professional  experience that combines
    intellectual, strategic and managerial leadership in development
    programmes with a strong focus in the area of gender equality and women’s
    empowerment at the international level, preferably in developing countries
    within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programmes;
  • Field
    based experience working with multi-cultural teams is a requirement.
Languages:
  • Proficiency
    in written and spoken English;
  • Knowledge
    of another UN working language is desirable.
Personal
Competencies:
Core
Values/Guiding Principles:
  • Integrity: Demonstrate the values of
    United Nations and UN Women, act without consideration of personal gain,
    resist undue political pressure in decision-making, no abuse of power or
    authority, stand by decisions in the organization’s interest, and take
    action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behaviour;
  • Professionalism: Show pride in work and
    achievements, demonstrate professional competence and mastery of subject
    matter, conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments and achieving
    results, motivated by professional rather than personal concerns, show
    persistence when faced with challenges, and remain calm in stressful
    situations;
  • Respect for Diversity: Work effectively with people
    from all backgrounds, treat all people with dignity and respect, treat men
    and women equally, show respect for and understand diverse opinions by
    examine own biases and behaviors to avoid stereotypical responses, and do
    not discriminate against any individual or group.
Core Competencies:
  • Ethics and Values: Promoting Ethics and Integrity
    / Creating Organizational Precedents;
  • Organizational Awareness: Building support and political
    acumen;
  • Developing
    and Empowering People / Coaching and Mentoring: Building staff competence,
    creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
  • Working in Teams: Building and promoting effective
    teams;
  • Communicating
    Information and Ideas: Creating and promoting enabling environment
    for open communication;
  • Self-management and Emotional
    intelligence    :
    Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;
  • Conflict Management / Negotiating
    and Resolving Disagreements:     Leveraging
    conflict in the interests of the organization & setting standards;
  • Knowledge Sharing / Continuous
    Learning:     Sharing
    knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge
    sharing and learning;
  • Appropriate
    and Transparent Decision Making: Fair and transparent
    decision-making; calculated risk-taking.
Functional Competencies:
  • Proven
    ability in managing and empowering teams to work effectively together in
    reaching results;
  • Demonstrated
     analytical and technical skills in managing development
    projects/programmes particularly those that are pertinent to UN Women
    strategic priorities on gender issues and women’s rights;
  • Demonstrated
    political acumen and technical capacity in representing the organization
    effectively in national and international fora to advocate and to promote
    organizational priorities, initiatives and a better understanding of the
    organizational strategic agenda;
  • Proven
    ability to lead and to drive results;
  • Ability
    to establish and maintain broad strategic networks and partnerships with
    UN agencies and other international partners to promote partnership and
    build alliances to advance organizational interests and competencies;
  • Ability
    to go beyond established procedures and practices, introduce new
    approaches and strategic innovations;
  • Good
    knowledge of Results Based Management principles and approaches.
NB: UNDP
/UNWOMEN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified women are encouraged to
apply.
How
to Apply: 
  • All
    applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women
    Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
  • Kindly
    note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without
    the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will
    not be considered for further assessment;
  • UN
    Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is
    further interest.
Note: 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.  
Deadline:
Wednesday, 21st August, 2013.  
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