Background
UN Women Liaison Office to the African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) engages with the AU and its various organs, the United Nations System particularly ECA, regional CSOs, and International NGOs, as well as the diplomatic community and in particular, delegations to the African Union. Through the Office, UN Women provides technical support to member states, the AUC, and the ECA in the adoption, implementation, and monitoring of commitments on gender equality and womenโs empowerment (GEWE) at the regional level, and in accordance with its mandate.
Among others, the African Women Leaders Network serves as a continental platform to galvanize womenโs leadership of Africa towards lasting peace and sustainable development in all sectors and at all levels, building on, and working with, existing women networks with the support of the African Union and the United Nations. The Network builds on African womenโs leadership to increase womenโs participation in decision-making through peer learning and mentoring, enhanced solidarity, advocacy, and capacity- building among other strategies.
Women leaders across sectors and generations came together in New York in June 2017, to launch the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) with the support of the African Union Commission and the United Nations, and the Federal Republic of Germany. In April 2018, the AWLN convened its second โWomen Leaders Forum for Africaโs Transformationโ, which sought to take stock of the achievements made by AWLN and women across Africa in the lead-up to 2020. Six AWLN pillars were adopted: (1) Governance; (2) Peace and Security; (3) Finance and Womenโs Entrepreneurship; (4) Youth Leadership.
(5) Agriculture and (6) Social Mobilization. The inter-generational partnership is recognized as strategic to help move the movement forward.
To strengthen the coordination and promote information exchange of AWLN, and to progress the network on the global level, a virtual meeting with the National Chapters Chairs has been held on a monthly basis coordinated by UN Women and the Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security. Therefore, UN Women proposes to engage the services of two qualified consultants to provide the interpretation of the meetings from English to French languages and the vice versa on need basi
Duties and Responsibilities
With guidance and overall supervision of the Special Representative to AU and UNECA, and under close supervision from the Liaison Specialist, the Consultants are expected to undertake the following tasks:
- Provide interpretation services from ENGLISH to FRENCH, and FRENCH to ENGLISH during AWLN National Chapters Meetings.
Competencies
Core Values
- Respect for Diversity
- Integrity
- Professionalism
Core Competencies:
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
- Accountability
- Creative Problem Solving
- Effective Communication
ยท Inclusive Collaboration
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Leading by Example
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- The selected consultants is required to hold a bachelorโs degree in Interpretation or a Related Field.
Experience and skills:
- Demonstrated Relevant Prior Work Experience as an Interpreter (Minimum 5 Years):
- The consultants must have a proven track record in providing high-quality interpretation services.
Languages
- Excellent Command of Written and Spoken English and French Languages:
- Fluency in both English and French is essential.
Application:
All applications must include (as an attachment) a completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment.At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided?on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Womenโs policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)