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.
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls and stands behind womenโs equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on four strategic priorities: Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy, All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence Women and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN systemโs work in advancing gender equality, and in all deliberations and agreements linked to the 2030 Agenda.
In 2020, United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) celebrated its twentieth anniversary. Despite this significant passage of time, there has been little progress in respect to closing the gap with respect to the participation of women in the security sector. Therefore, through this project, the European Union (EU) in partnership with UN Women aims to accelerate action on this key agenda, specifically on helping to close the implementation gap with a focus on National military actors.
This project takes place in the context of Capacity Building in Support of Security and Development (CBSD), which allows supporting the military actors, in exceptional circumstances, when the military performs a development objective. It will harness the existing extensive normative framework on WPS and identifies clear objectives under the key priority areas of: (i) prevention; (ii) protection; (iii) relief and recovery, and the three overarching and cross-cutting principles of (iv) participation; (v) gender mainstreaming; and (vi) leading by example.
The project is implemented in two countries โ Central African Republic and Mozambique, with a global overview at the Headquarters level. Through a comprehensive approach, interventions include working at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. At the strategic level interventions will focus on adaptation of the existing policy frameworks, as they relate to the attraction, recruitment, retention, promotion, and deployment of women within the security sector at all levels. At the operational level, interventions will focus on the development of the appropriate doctrine, and training to ensure a gender perspective is incorporated into the planning and conduct of operations in conflict and post-conflict setting. At a tactical level, programs will focus on delivering outcomes that reflect gender mainstreaming including training of military personnel and sharing of best practices with other national stakeholders and regional counterparts.
The interventions focus on enabling the military to implement a gender-sensitive approach internally within their workforce structures, policies, and human resources areas as well as in their operational conduct which includes interactions and engagement with civilian populations. This gender-sensitive approach will seek to enhance the overall performance of the military and should therefore be considered a critical enabler with regards to providing security for the entire population.
To enable effective documentation of the knowledge, information and impact generated with the implementation of this project UN Women Country Office is seeking to recruit a Knowledge and Information Management Junior National Consultant.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work Under the overall guidance of the programme specialist and direct supervision of the Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation and Reporting Officer (PMERO) the Junior Consultant works closely with the EU WPS Team and Programme Team and will perform the following tasks:
โข Monitors the knowledge products tracking sheet, collecting and recording knowledge products from the EU WPS project, catalogues and uploads into the designated Teams folder.
โข Supports the creation, management and monitoring of the beneficiary database to calculate reach of the Eu WPS project
โข Conducts outcome harvesting for the EU WPS project, follows up on and drafts documentation of Stories of Change and lessons learned.
โข Engages in Knowledge Products generation put together drafts.
โข Provides support to the EU WPS and all teams in uploading evidence to inform all indicators (Development Results and Organization Effectiveness and Efficiency) that UN Women Mozambique responds to until this activity is fully implemented by programme teams.
โข Perform any other tasks as requested by the supervisors.
Deliverables
โข Consultantsโ workplan including proposed outline and
โข methodology for documentation of Stories of Change, Outcome Harvesting, Best and Promising Practices and lessons learned on the EU WPS Military Project.
โข 1 virtual Community of Practice session with multiple stakeholders.
โข Full Beneficiary database prepared
โข Upload EU WPS Project Evidence in RMS (pictures, social media posts, activity reports, participants lists, and others).
โข Updated knowledge products tracker and Updated Teams Folder and list of documents to be uploaded into Mozambique Sharepoint.
โข A matrix and brief guide for reporting on all CO approved indicators approved with baselines, targets and status until December 2025.
โข Infographic on EU WPS Project Outreach so far based in data from training and social mobilizations.
โข Draft versions of Stories of Change, Outcome Harvesting and lessons learned booklets for the EU WPS Project.
โข Final versions of WPS Military Project Outcome Harvesting booklet on the EU WPS Project.
โข A complete matrix report of all CO approved indicators with baselines, targets and status until 31st December.
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.
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Functional Competencies:
โข Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
โข Good budget and finance skills
โข Good knowledge of Results Based Management
โข Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations
โข Good analytical skills
โข Knowledge of UN programme management systems
โข Ability to envision and lead the strategic direction for UN Women in the country
โข Excellent networking and communication skills in both Portuguese and in English
โข Strong ability to use digital marketing technologies
Professional Qualifications
Education and Certification:
โข Completion of secondary education required.
โข Bachelorโs degree in journalism, development studies, social sciences or related disciplines.
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Experience:
โข Minimum of 2 years of solid experience with information management, creation and maintenance of databases.
โข Previous work experience in storytelling is highly desirable
โข Experience in drafting materials for external audiences, creation of infographics is highly desirable.
โข Excellent ICT skills including social media skills
โข Good command of MS Office (particularly Excel, Power Point)
โข Proven report writing skills
โข Ability to work under guidance and follow procedures.
Languages:
โข Basic proficiency in written and oral English and native Portuguese speaker
Statements :
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