Job Vacancies UN Women, July 2012

Job Vacancies UN Women
Position: SECTION CHIEF (EVAW)
Location: United States of America ( The ), New York
Closing Date: Monday, 23 July 2012

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 womens rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women (UNW) will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
The Policy Division develops and implements the UNW program of work on analysis, research and knowledge management that provides the evidence base for the advice and guidance UNW provides to the intergovernmental process, the UN system, and to UNW staff working at country and regional level on issues of gender equality and womens empowerment. It identifies emerging issues and trends, and develops and proposes new strategies for achieving the agreed goals through innovative approaches and lessons learned about what works in practice. It also designs and oversees the training and capacity development programs of UNW, working closely with the UNW training facility in Santo Domingo.
Based on UN legislative mandates and UNW Strategic Programme Plan, it undertakes or coordinates global or sectoral research and data analysis; advises on norms, policies and strategies for achieving the internationally agreed goals related to gender equality and womens empowerment issues. It acts as a knowledge hub, collecting evidence on progress and emerging issues, identifying trends in implementation of global commitments; and sharing knowledge on innovative approaches and lessons learned in implementation. It designs tools for inter-regional capabilities building and institutional development programs and fosters strategic substantive partnerships with academia and other UN partners, in close collaboration with the Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnership Bureau, the Programme division and UNW Training Center (Santo Domingo).
The Section Chief (EVAW) reports to the Director, Policy Division for strategic guidance and direction, and is responsible for leading the development of thematic work within the mandates of the Division.

Duties and Responsibilities
The Policy Division staff is organised in Thematic Sections, bringing together technical experts who: undertake issues-based research; analyze data on country, regional or global trends; build a knowledge base on policy commitments and their implementation; propose evidence-based options for global policy, norms and standards and for UNW global program strategies; and contribute substantive inputs to policy advocacy and technical cooperation programs.
Staff in thematic sections provide technical advice at country and regional levels, on request, through strategy development, thematic reviews, tools for capabilities building and channels for knowledge sharing and prepare documentation for UN normative intergovernmental processes; prepare studies, reports and content for policy advocacy.

Summary of key functions:
Substantive support to intergovernmental processes and policy development
Advisory services and program support
Research, analysis and content development
Representation and advocacy
Knowledge management and capacity building
Substantive support to intergovernmental processes and policy development
Lead the review and development of global policies in EVAW to enhance understanding of gender issues and dimensions, meet UN Women mandates and support its programs and that of other partners.
Supervise and oversee the work of the team to ensure substantive and technical quality according to standards and goals for each thematic area.
Provide inputs in international fora to help shape development of global and regional policies, norms and standards and implementation strategies.
Produce studies, reports and background papers on a range of gender equality issues in accordance with mandates provided by relevant intergovernmental bodies, highlighting progress and challenges in critical areas and emerging issues as well as preparing options and recommendations for action.
Organize expert preparatory meetings, panels and other interactive events on gender issues for intergovernmental processes.
Provide substantive support on gender equality issues to intergovernmental bodies (General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Commission on the Status of Women, Security Council and UN Women Executive Board), preparing analytical summaries of debates, supporting negotiations and analyzing/compiling outcomes.

Advisory services for program support
Provide thematic policy advice and technical guidance to and collaborate substantively with Member States, UNCTs, UN Theme Groups and staff of UN Women program countries to ensure the integration of gender perspectives and attention to global commitments in all policies and programs.
Contribute to strategic discussions on program design, oversight and evaluation to support implementation and capture best practices and lessons learned for policy development and adjustment.
Provide policy and technical advice in EVAW for UN Womenâ s programs at country level to enhance operational performance from program development to delivery.
Facilitate and/or advise on engagement of governments, country offices and regional programs with civil society, participatory approach, capacity development and establishment of an enabling environment for gender issues.

Research, analysis and content development
Lead and implement a research agenda on the linkages between global commitment on EVAW and their implementation at global, regional or national levels.
Conduct and/or lead the analysis of data and provide evidence to build the case for policies and interventions on gender equality and distill relevant lessons.
Prepare research briefs and ensure wide and easy access of information for internal and external use and/or discussion.
Introduce innovation and cutting edge practices to enhance the development of policy and programming tools and materials.
Develop, test and roll out tools and methodologies in EVAW to provide standards and guidelines for programming and management; and ensure that lessons learned are incorporated into programs and activities.
Research, develop and/or present policy papers, practice notes/concepts and other knowledge based-tools for discussion in global and regional forums to help influence/advance policy dialogue
Plan, organize and substantively service ad hoc expert group meetings, seminars, conferences, workshops and similar gatherings, including identification and determination of major issues for discussion and selection of participants, development of background documentation, preparation of reports and policy recommendations, and dissemination of results of such meetings.

Representation and advocacy
Represent UN Women in international fora to encourage greater commitment to, collaboration on the implementation of gender equality policies.
Convene or represent UN Women in UN interagency working groups to enhance coordination and/or ensure increased attention to gender equality issues in sectoral areas.
Contribute to the development of strategic approaches to policy dialogue, resource mobilization, partnerships, and outreach.
Promote initiatives for policy dialogue
Establish and nurture relationship with academia, research institutes, civil society and experts in EVAW to expand and share knowledge, exchange views on latest findings, incorporate cutting-edge thinking in UN work on gender equality.

Knowledge management and capacity building
Lead the development/expansion of knowledge management strategies and methodologies in the area of EVAW.
Build and facilitate internal and external Communities of Practice in EVAW. Contribute to the development and maintenance of global and regional knowledge networks activities and practices.
Produce knowledge products to meet UN Women needs and standards of quality.
Maintain and ensure quality of content for EVAW area for UN Women guidelines, tools and other materials.

Impact of Results:
The Section Chief (EVAW) impacts on success of the efforts to develop and implement the UN Women Policy Strategies. The Section Chief is responsible for developing and implementing the organization policies in his/her thematic area of expertise to achieve gender equality and advancement of women.

Competencies
CORE VALUES / GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Integrity:
Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity:
Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity.

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