Policy Specialist, Ending Violence Against Women

hace 6 meses

Panama United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) A tiempo completo

**LOCATION**:
Panama City, PANAMA

**TYPE OF CONTRACT**:
FTA International

**STARTING DATE**:
**APPLICATION DEADLINE**:
17-May-24 (Midnight New York, USA)

**POST LEVEL**:
P-4

**DURATION OF INITIAL CONTRACT**:
1 year

**TIME LEFT**:
20d 19h 53m

**LANGUAGES REQUIRED**:
English Spanish

**EXPECTED DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT**:
**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.

In the Americas & Caribbean Region, UN Women has a Regional Office based in Panama City, 10 Country Offices, one Multi Country Office and programmatic presence in 5 countries throughout the region. In addition, the Regional Office provides support to the governments, civil society, and UN system as a nonresident agency in countries with no UN Women presence.

The scope of work of the Policy Specialist on Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) requires experience and in-depth understanding of gender equality and strategies to prevent and address violence against women, to translate UN Women´s strategic plans in EVAW into effective programmes and results. It also requires developing mutually reinforcing partnerships with relevant Government counterparts, UN organizations, and Civil Society Organizations.

Reporting to the Deputy Regional Director, the Policy Specialist, EVAW will oversee the development of EVAW programmes and resource mobilization strategies on the thematic areas of gender equality and EVAW, provide capacity building to Country Offices (CO), Multi Country Offices (MCO), programme presence offices (PPO) and Non Residency Agencies (NRA), establish and strengthen partnerships, and develop relevant knowledge products on EVAW.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- **Oversee the development of programmes on gender equality and ending violence against women to support to Programme Presence Office (PPO)/Country Office (CO)/ Multi Country Office (MCO) teams**
- Oversee the development of regional programme documents on gender equality and EVAW;
- Provide technical inputs to programme proposals from MCO, COs and PPOs;
- Provide advice on contextualizing/ localizing programme documents, country strategies, and knowledge products;
- Coordinate monitoring and reporting on gender equality and EVAW in collaboration with programme teams.

**2. Provide capacity building support to Programme Presence Office (PPO)/Country Office (CO)/ Multi Country Office (MCO) teams and partners**
- Provide substantive technical and policy support to MCO, COs and PPOs programme teams in developing and strengthening projects/ programmes to support the implementation of global norms and standards;
- Develop, implement and monitor capacity building initiatives;
- Provide technical support to partners on implementation of gender equality and EVAW programmes and initiatives;
- Provide technical policy advice to programme/ project managers/ specialists in the region.

**3. Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders, regional/ international actors and development partners**
- Build and maintain alliances and strategic partnerships for the advancement of gender equality and EVAW, including with donors;
- Produce periodic updates and briefs on regional/country development situation to be used by stakeholders, RO, CO and HQ;
- Maintain close contact with relevant staff in UN Women HQ.

**4. Manage the resource mobilization strategy for EVAW in the region**
- Participate in the implementation, monitoring and periodic updating of the resource mobilization strategy on EVAW in the region;
- Provide technical support to field-based presences in the region in mobilizing resources for the implementation of EVAW initiatives;
- Research and analyze information on donors; prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation.

**5. Oversee the design of gender equality and ending violence against women** initiatives in the region and the development of relevant knowledge products**
- Provide policy recommendations and guidance to strategic planning and positioning on EVAW;
- Work closely with and provide advice to regional/ national bodies and interagency groups that influence national policies related to gender equality and EVAW and where necessary represent UN Women;
- Research, develop and present analytical reports, research papers, briefing notes, background papers, summaries, correspondence, and knowledge products on gender equality and EVAW;
- Identify promising practices, technical expertise, and strategic opportunities in EVAW.

**6. Oversee knowledge building and sharing for **gender equality and ending violence against women**
- Identify and disseminate lessons learnt and good practices in collaboration with country offices;
- Ensure

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