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.
In Ukraine, UN Women is committed to delivering results across strategic priorities, exercising its triple mandate encompassing normative support, UN system coordination, and operational activities to mobilize urgent and sustained action to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. UN Women has long been actively supporting local priority areas in Ukraine from increased political participation to gender mainstreaming in public policy, and economic development.ย ย
Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, one third of the Ukrainian population has been forced to leave their homes, including an overwhelming majority of women and children, as mainly men have joined or been conscripted into the armed forces. The risks of sexual violence, such as conflict-driven trafficking, are elevated. The allegations of atrocities and human rights violations in Ukraine are extensive, including accounts of CRSV, the breadth of which remains difficult to fully assess, notably due to stigma, limited access to suitable, high-quality services as a result of the unprecedented type and scale of violations, disruption of health services, and prevailing security situation, and other factors. From 24 February 2022 through 30 November 2024, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) documented 421 cases of CRSV (295 men, 114 women, 10 girls, 2 boys) cases against civilians and prisoners of war.ย Many cases recorded demonstrate the use of sexual violence as a method of torture.ย ย
As of 3 March 2025, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine informed that it documented 344 facts of CRSV (124 men, 220 women, 1 boy and 16 girls), since the beginning of the full-scale invasion by Russia, including rape, mutilation or violence to genitals, forced nudity, threats and attempted rape.ย ย
Women are disproportionally affected by Russiaโs systematic attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure and services, including health, education, and energy facilities. Their rights are violated daily, and accountability is so far elusive. Women are the great majority of refugees, returnees, and internally displaced people. The needs of Ukraineโs women and girls are continuing to grow, while financial and human resourcesโ availability is becoming increasingly stretched.ย ย
On 3 May, 2022, Ms. Pramila Patten, the UN Secretary-Generalโs Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Ms. Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraineโs Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, signed a Framework of Cooperation between the Government of Ukraine and the United Nations on the prevention and response to conflict-related sexual violence, that supports the design and delivery of priority interventions in the areas of justice and accountability as a central pillar of deterrence and prevention. The agreement also addresses comprehensive service provision for survivors, including sexual and reproductive health services, medical and specialized mental health services, legal assistance, and livelihood support. To implement the Framework of Cooperation in coordinated way, the Government has created a thematic Working Group on preventing and response to CRSV under the Commission on Coordination of Activities of Central Executive Bodies on Equal Rights and Opportunities of Women and Men.ย ย
UN Women has worked closely together with government counterparts and the UNCT to support the development of an Implementation Plan for the Framework of Cooperation (FoC), which was adopted by the Government of Ukraine in September 2022. Under this plan, UN Women has committed to closely collaborating with Ukrainian authorities along with other UN entities, women civil society organizations and other relevant partners to support national CRSV prevention and support efforts. Drawing on the organizationโs comparative advantage and its experience in working across the Humanitarian-Peace-Development Nexus, UN Women supports these efforts with a structural approach aiming to address root causes of conflict and gender-based violence, including CRSV; survivorsโ access to services and justice; and security sector institutional capacities, amongst others. UN Women also applies a survivor-centered approach to its work as well as a strong Women, Peace and Security lens focused on promoting womenโs and survivorsโ meaningful participation and leadership in all peace efforts, including CRSV prevention and response.ย ย
Reporting to Women Protection Adviser, the CRSV Programme Associate will provide support in the development and implementation of program activities, particularly but not exclusively linked to UN Womenโs main CRSV projects, namely โStrengthening national and community-based CRSV prevention and response mechanisms in Ukraine through a survivor-centred multi-sectoral approachโ (UN Action) and the โUkraine Joint Programme on CRSVโ (EU CRSV). The Project Associate contributes to financial management, and project implementation including by providing necessary operational, administrative and programmatic support. The Project Associate works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and projectsโ staff in the Ukraine CO and UN Women RO/HQs as required for resolving complex operations issues and exchange of information.ย
Key Functions and Accountabilities
Provide administrative and logistical support to the formulation and management of the CRSV programmeย Provide administrative support in the preparation of programme work plans, budgets, and proposals on project implementation arrangements;ย Provide technical guidance to the CO and executing agencies on routine delivery and reporting of project supported activities and finances;ย ย Prepare information for the audit of programmes/ projects and support the implementation of audit recommendations;ย ย Review project data from programmes/ projects for the CO website;ย Identify sources, and gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, speeches and position papers.ยย 2.Provide administrative support to the financial management of the CRSV programmeย
Create projects in Quantum, prepare budget revisions, revise project awards and status; and determine unutilized funds and the operational and financial close of a project;ย Provide administrative support in monitoring budget preparation and the finances of programmes/projects; including the finalization of finance related forms;ย Review financial reports; prepare non-PO vouchers for development projects;ย Process payment for consultants;ย ย Maintain internal expenditures control system;ย ย Create requisitions in Atlas for development projects; register good receipts in Atlas;ย Assist in the preparation and follow up of cost-recovery bills in Atlas.ย ยย
Provide administrative support to the CRSV teamย ย Undertake all logistical, administrative and financial arrangements for organization for meetings, workshops, events, and missions;ย Make travel arrangements for the UN Action Project Team, including travel requisitions and claims;ย ย Prepare public information materials and briefing packets;ย ย Assemble briefing materials and prepare power-point and other presentations;ย ย Provide guidance and training to team members as needed.ยย
Provide administrative support to Resource Mobilizationย ย Prepare cost-sharing and other agreements; follow up on contributions within the CO resource mobilization efforts;ย Organize, compile and process information from donors, CO/RO, and the project team, as inputs to various databases and documents.ยย ย
Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharingย Provide administrative support synthesis of lessons learned and best practices related to project management and finance;ย Provide administrative support to the organization of training for the office staff and partners on project and operations related issues.ย6. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:ย Describe the size of the team and levels of personnel under the positionโs direct supervision. Include matrix management relationships and all affiliate personnel.ย N/A
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 visitย this linkย for more information on UN Womenโs Values and Competencies Framework:ย
Functional Competencies:
Good knowledge of programme management;ย Ability to administer and execute administrative processes and transactions;ย ย Ability to create, edit and present information in clear and presentable formats;ย Ability to manage data, documents, correspondence and reports information and workflow;ย ย Strong financial and budgeting skills;ย Strong IT skills.ยRecruitment Qualifications
Education and Certification:
Completion of secondary education required.ย Bachelorโs degree in Business Administration, Bachelor of Commerce, Human Resources, Finance, Social Sciences, International Relations and any other related fields is an assetExperience:ย
At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in administration or programme management/support;ย Experience in working in a computer environment using multiple office software packages is required;ย Experience in supporting a team is required;ย Experience in handling of web based management systems (ERP systems) is desirableLanguages:ย
Fluency in English and Ukrainian is requiredย Knowledge of the other UN official working language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).ยStatements :
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.
Diversity and inclusion:
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