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 womenโs rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations System efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member Statesโ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. Afghanistan is one of the worldโs most complex emergencies, and the worldโs largest humanitarian crisis.ย Afghan people are grappling with the impact of conflict, poverty, economic decline,ย and natural disasters. In this context, Afghan women and girls face unique vulnerabilitiesย and require urgent supportย as gender inequality is interwoven with conflict dynamics and humanitarian needs. It is essential that Afghan women and girls can continue to shape the development of their country, and that their gains are protected. UN Women remains fully committed to supporting Afghan women and girls and to putting them at the center of the global response to the crisis in Afghanistan. UN Women has been in Afghanistan for two decades. UN Womenโs programming approach is informed by analysis of the political, economic and humanitarian situation, risks to and capacities of partner organizations, and needs of Afghan women and girls. UN Women Afghanistan currently has four key programme priorities: (1) Gender in Humanitarian Action; (2) Ending Violence Against Women; (3) Womenโs Economic Empowerment; and (4) Women, Peace and Security. Given the importance of sub-national level engagement in support of Afghan women and girls in the current crisis context, the UN Women Afghanistan Country Office has sub-national presence in five Sub-Offices in Balkh, Bamyan, Herat, Kandahar and Nangarhar. The five Sub-Offices support UN Women coordination, advocacy, and programming efforts at the Sub-National level.ย
Reporting to the Head of Sub-Office Kandahar, the Programme Analyst will work closely with the UN Women Programme and Operations teams in Kabul. The Programme Analyst is responsible for coordinating UN Women Afghanistanโs coordination, advocacy, and programme and programme/project activities at the regional level. She/he will be responsible for relationships with national partners and stakeholders at the local level, and assist the Head of sub-office in monitoring, reporting and managing of the finances and personnel of the field office. The Programme Analyst will be based in Kandahar with expected visits to Kabul and other provinces of the southern Regions i.e. Helmand, Uruzgan, Zabul and Nimroz.
Description of Responsibilities:
Guide coordination with provincial partners and other stakeholders at the sub-national level Coordinate relationships with established and expand relationships with new provincial partners to support implementation and expansion of the UN Women Programmes/Portfolio at local level; Participate in different cluster and other coordination meetings with UN agencies and partners as advised by the Head of Sub-Office; Identify, establish and maintain relationships with womenโs civil society and gender equality and womenโs empowerment advocates in the region; Lead and facilitate consultations with womenโs civil society and gender equality and womenโs empowerment advocates in the region; Identify capacity building needs and support partners through technical assistance, mentoring, training, and capacity development initiatives, as needed; Identify and implement systematic capacity development opportunities for responsible parties and womenโs civil society and gender equality and womenโs empowerment advocates in the region;ย ย ย 2. Coordinate UN Women Afghanistan programmes across all thematic programming areas at the regional level
Identify context specific emerging gender issues as sub-regional levels and opportunities for UN Women programming, coordination and advocacy at the regional level; Advise Head of Sub-Office on changing political or security scenarios and incidents in the region relevant to program implementation; Support the overall programme work plan development and implementation at the sub-regional level through the provision of context-specific, regional level information, according to the UN Women Afghanistan Strategic Note and programme and project documents; Support project planning and implementation, in collaboration with partners at the field level, and in coordination with the Programme Teams in Kabul; Gather inputs for and support the preparation of work-plans, periodic narrative progress reports and expenditures status reports to the Programme Teams and UN Women management; Record and maintain documents on relevant Programme activities, issues, and risks.ย ย ย ย 3. Coordinate the monitoring and reporting on the programmes implementation at the sub-national level
Gather and compile information necessary for monitoring and reporting on programmes and projects at the sub national level, to inform the programming cycle from planning to the evaluation stages; Monitor the implementation of activities and the expenditure of funds by responsible parties; conduct regular monitoring visits of UN Women interventions within the province, and region, as required; Support the collection of human interest stories from the sub-region; Provide inputs to annual and quarterly reports as well as to donor reports; coordinate the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports where required; Support monitoring missions from Programme Teams from Kabul at the sub-national level;ย ย ย ย 4. Manage people and finances for Sub-Office programmes
Support the development and preparation of financial resources of the programme, including budgeting and budget revisions, and expenditure tracking and reporting; Monitor the allocation and disbursement of funds to participating partners where required;ย ย ย 5. Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies
Provide inputs to the development of partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;ย ย ย 6. Advocate and facilitate knowledge building and management and communication
Coordinate the organization of advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops, and knowledge products at local level; Document the programme implementation process and products;Contribute to the exchange of information and provide inputs to the development of knowledge products internally and externally of the programme;
Consultantโs Workplace and Official Travel:
This is an office-based Consultancy. The position requires fulltime presence in UN Women premises. As a backstopping to the head of sub-office, the Consultant will be involved in daily office functions i.e., pre-planned and ad-hoc meetings, coordination, monitoring and reporting tasks.
As part of this assignment, there will be a maximum of eight 2-day trips in 6 months. 4 trips to Kabul and 4 trips to provinces of the southern region.
IV. Required Qualifications
Education and certification:
Experiance:
At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building are required. Experience in gender equality programming is desirable. Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is desirable. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required. Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.Language Requirements:
Fluency in English is required. Fluency in Dari and /or Pashto is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.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 programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills Good budget and finance skills Good knowledge of Results Based Management Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations ยท Good analytical skills ยท Knowledge of UN programme management systemsStatements :
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