Planning and Coordination Specialist at UN Women Rwanda: (Deadline 1 November 2023)

I.  Position Information

I.  Position Information

Job Title: Planning and Coordination Specialist

Department: Rwanda Country Office

Reports to: Country Representative

Grade: SB4

Duty Station: Rwanda

Duration: One year renewable

II. Organizational Context

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 Rwanda’s Strategic Note 2019-2023 cut across UN Women’s Global Strategic Plan 2018-2021 and that of 2022-2025 and is closely aligned with the new national development framework including Vision 2050 and the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1 2017-2024), the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2018-2024), the agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Africa’s Agenda 2063. The UN Women Country program embraces the core principle of Leave No One Behind (LNOB) outlined in the Agenda 2030 and also reflects the latest recommendations of the CEDAW committee for Rwanda (CEDAW/C/RWA/Q/7-9)[1] especially those related to social norms and attitudes change; on the need to increase women’s participation in leadership positions especially at the local level and in the private sector, and further enhance Gender Equality and women’s empowerment accountability frameworks. Also, key is the need to employ rights-based and sustainable prevention and response interventions to address GBV.

The programme focuses on two main priority/impact areas from UN Women Global Strategic Plan (2018-2021) including Priority area 1: Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems and Priority area 2: Women have equal economic opportunities and economic autonomy.

Reporting to the Country Representative, the Planning and Coordination Specialist will provide support to the Country Representative in strategic programme planning, inter-agency coordination, resource mobilization and partnership building, as well as advocacy and communication.

 III. Functions

IV. Key Performance Indicators

•  Timely and quality contribution to the UNCT and other working groups and other coordination meetings.
• Quality inputs and technical support provided to UN agencies.
• Quality inputs to planning processes and reports.
• Quality briefing notes, and communication and advocacy materials.
• UN Women partners, including donors provide good feedback on their working relationship with UN Women, based on evaluations and assessments.
• Increased awareness of UN Women’s work.
• Increased resources mobilized and interest in GEWE among partners and donors.

V. 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

Functional Competencies

• Strong knowledge of gender equity and women’s empowerment issues
• Strong knowledge of UN system and understanding of inter-agency coordination processes
• Strong knowledge of results-based programme planning and management
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to promote and monitor inclusion of gender-specific objectives, indicators, targets, and activities in the UN agencies programmes
• Ability to provide advice and support.

 VI. Recruitment Qualifications

Education and certification:

•  Master’s degree (or equivalent) in international development, public administration, public policy, or other relevant social science field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
• A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 4 years of progressively responsible experience working with inter-agency coordination and strategic programme planning processes.
• Experience in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of programmes.
• Experience working in gender equality and women’s rights at the international level is an asset.
• Experience working in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.