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 programming in Zimbabwe aims to create an enabling environment for gender equality and women’s empowerment by supporting the Government of Zimbabwe to fulfil its obligations in the national Constitution and global gender equality frameworks, and by building the capacity of women to claim their rights.

Reporting to the Deputy Country Representative, the Programme Specialist Governance and Women Political Participation exercises overall responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing UN Women interventions under their portfolio. The Programme Specialist supports the effective management of the UN Women work in the areas of Women’s Political Participation and Decision Making, Gender and Elections, Women and security sector participation, capacity support for Chapter 12 Commissions and civil society, alignment of laws to the Constitution, strengthening accountability in the implementation of gender equality provisions in the Constitution and inter-governmental processes at regional, sub-regional and international levels. The Programme Specialist supports the delivery of UN Women results by ensuring appropriate application of systems and procedures and by analyzing and documenting results achieved during implementation.

The Programme Specialist works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women regional and HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.

Duties And Responsibilities

Design and develop programme strategies around Governance, Women’s Leadership and Political Participation, Peace, and Security Programme

Design and formulate programme/ project proposals and initiatives;

Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to Governance, Women’s Leadership and Political Participation, Peace, and Security.

Manage the implementation of the Governance, Women’s Leadership and Political Participation, Peace, and Security programme

Finalize the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation;

Lead design and implementation of the programme/project; ensure synergies with other teams;

Manage the selection of implementing partners, oversee their activities and ensure timely submission of quality implementing partner financial and narrative reports;

Provide guidance to personnel and partners on Results Based Management tools, financial reporting, and performance indicators;

Organize Project Steering Committee, project review and/or evaluation meetings, as needed.

Provide strategic guidance, technical assistance, and capacity development to project/programme partners

Build and manage relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the Governance, Women’s Political Participation, Peace and Security programme; respond to any gaps that may be identified;

Identify capacity building needs of partners and lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives to partners;

Provide support in preparation and adoption of Action Plans for the implementation of Governance, Women’s Leadership and Political Participation, Peace, and Security.

Ensure timely and quality project monitoring and reporting 

Manage the monitoring of programme/ project implementation and finances using results-based management tools and financial reporting tools;

Oversee field missions and review reports on monitoring missions;

Write quarterly reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output, and outcomes;

Contribute to office donor and UN Women reports.

Manage the people and financial resources of the Governance, Women’s Leadership and Political Participation, Peace, and Security programme

Manage the programme budget and draft financial reports;

Supervise Programme Analysts and Technical Specialists; Mentor and coach personnel and conduct performance assessments;

Oversee recruitment processes, as necessary.

Contribute to inter-agency coordination on Governance, Women’s Leadership and Political Participation, Peace, and Security programme to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country 

Provide technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative on inter-agency coordination related activities by attending meetings, events, and participating in groups and committees as needed;

Coordinate with other UN agencies, government departments, donors, and NGOs to ensure the projects’ capacity development programme is harmonized and aligned with other in-country efforts.

Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;

Finalize relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization;

Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost sharing.

Contribute to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

Develop and review background documents, briefs and presentations related to the Governance, Women’s Leadership and Political Participation, Peace, and Security;

Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to Governance, Women’s Leadership and Political Participation, Peace, and Security as necessary;

Develop advocacy strategies and oversee their implementation;

Identify best practices and lessons learned to guide programme improvement and strategic planning;

Develop knowledge management strategies, products and methodologies on Governance, Women’s leadership, and Political Participation, peace, and security;

Competencies

Core Values:

Respect for Diversity

Integrity

Professionalism

Core Competencies:

Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues

Accountability

Creative Problem Solving

Effective Communication

Inclusive Collaboration

Stakeholder Engagement

Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf