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Private Sector Engagement and Innovative Financing Consultant
Advertised on behalf of
Location :
Dakar ou Abidjan
Type of Contract :
Individual Contract
Starting Date :
01-Mar-2024
Application Deadline :
10-Feb-24 (Midnight New York, USA)
Post Level :
International Consultant
Duration of Initial Contract :
Time left :
2d 8h 8m
Languages Required :
English ย French ย
Expected Duration of Assignment : Applyย Now Refer a Friend
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Background
Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls, the empowerment of women, and the achievement of gender equality in development, humanitarian action, peace and security. ย In line with its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan, UN Women promotes a partnership building approach in advancing Gender Equality and Womenโs Empowerment (GEWE) to reach a higher impact. The organization acknowledges the private sector, the development finance institutions, and the high-impact financing sector as key partners in achieving the SDGs. While traditional ODA is receding, they play a growingly significant role in financing social and economic transformation, especially in Africa.
UN Womenโs approach to the private sector envisions enabling and ensuring women's equal access, participation, voice, agency and safety across all the private sector policies and practices, workplace, marketplace and community and builds its Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) model to promote higher responsibilities to protect and respect women's rights, increasing financing, resources and long-term investment in GEWE. UN Women also develops and promotes relevant tools and strategies beyond traditional grant mechanisms โ including gender responsive budgeting, national investment and financing frameworks with gender targets, gender financing assessments and innovative financing instruments โ to further leverage resources for GEWE.
UN Women in West and Central Africa operates its mandate in 24 countries, including in middle-income countries such as Senegal, Cote dโIvoire, Ghana and Nigeria, and other countries where UN Women is a non-resident agency, where the thriving economies, private and finance sectors offer significant opportunities to engage and promote partnerships. While businesses increasingly embrace the SDGs through community support, new financial models and corporate social responsibility initiatives, these sectorsโ interest in GEWE remains however low. UN Women sees a unique window to influence these entities in bringing transformative change for women and girls through strategic collaborations, partnerships for innovation and program funding.
UN Women West and Central Africa Regional Office (RO) recruits a consultant with the purpose of: (1) Developing internal knowledge on the private sector and high-impact / innovative financing models and identifying opportunities to advocate for and finance GEWE in the middle-income countries of UN Women WCAย region (2) Supporting the articulation of a meaningful engagement strategies, , with these new markets towards the achievement of GEWE, including partnership, advocacy and financing for GEWE, in line with UN Womenโs mandate and priorities in the region and in targeted countries (3) Providing ongoing support to target countries in mainstreaming these engagement across different programmatic areas and in harnessing concrete partnerships opportunities to support GEWE financing. ย
Duties and Responsibilities
Developing internal knowledge on the private sector and high impact / innovative financing models and identifying opportunities to advocate for and finance GEWE in the middle-income countries that are within UN womenโs regional scope:
- Map relevant actors, networks and inspiring initiatives and replicable partnerships models with the private and finance sectors that are currently being piloted/ experimented by other development actors.
- Provide strategic analysis of this landscape, including the identification of opportunities (advocacy and financing for GEWE) for UN Women with these sectors: engagement opportunities, challenges and needed internal capacity strengthening to harness these opportunities.
Supporting the articulation of a meaningful engagement strategies for UN Women RO and country offices (COs) with these new markets towards the achievement of GEWE, including partnership, advocacy and financing for GEWE:
- Support RO and COs in articulating private sector and high-impact financing engagement strategies and action plans, in line with UN Womenโs strategic priorities and mandate.
Providing ongoing support to target countries in mainstreaming engagements with the private sector and high-impact financing institutions across different programmatic areas and in harnessing concrete partnerships opportunities to support GEWE financing.ย
Provide technical support to COs to ensure the growth and continuous mobilization of a WEPS signatoriesโ community within the West and Central Africa targeted countries.Building on UN Women existing frameworks (including the WEPS and the work of UN Womenโs Sustainable finance network), develop guidance and tools to support COs in outreach and engagement. This will be done in close coordination with in-country teams to ensure they respond to concrete programmatic needs and challenges observed in engaging private sector.Provide continuous technical assistance to country teams in the concrete engagement of different private sector actors, including with related networks specialized in Corporate Social ResponsibilityProvide support and advice in planning, implementation and reporting on such engagement.
Competencies
Core Values:
Respect for DiversityIntegrityProfessionalismCore Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender IssuesAccountabilityCreative Problem SolvingEffective CommunicationInclusive CollaborationStakeholder EngagementLeading by ExampleFUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
Strong knowledge of SDGS and general gender equality and womenโs empowerment issues;Knowledge of UN system an assetUnderstanding of Private Sector, High impact financing and Economic Contexts in West and Central AfricaFamiliarity with ways of working of private sector and finance institutions and ability to read the economic and political context of a given countrySubstantive NetworkingAbility to substantively engage and foster networks with new donor/ partner markets
Required Skills and Experience
Education and certification
Advanced university degree in the social sciences (i.e. sociology, demography, psychology, political science and economics), public policy or international development. A specialization in gender is a strong asset.A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.ยExperience
At least five years of progressively responsible relevant work experience/ demonstrated track record that combines intellectual, strategic and managerial leadership in development programs.Experience in the area of gender equality and womenโs empowerment desiredExperience in developing resource mobilization strategies and proposal writing, and in leading donor engagement is required;Experience in building and maintaining effective relationships with private sector and finance institutions requiredLanguage Requirements
Fluency in English and French is required.Applyย Now Refer a Friend
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