VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Organization: UNDP
Position: GESI Officer
Job ID: 23838
Time Left: 8d 22h 48m
Duty Station: Kathmandu, Nepal
Grade: SB4
Vacancy Type: Service Contract (SC)
Posting Type: External
Bureau: Asia & the Pacific
Contract Duration: One year with possibility of annual extension until 2022
This position is open to Nepalese nationals only.
Background
The newly established Federal Parliament and provincial assemblies are the most important democratic institutions in Nepal. Since 2008 UNDP has supported first the Constituent Assembly and later the Legislature Parliament in their tasks of participatory constitution-building, law-making and oversight. This was first done through the project Support to Participatory Constitution-Building in Nepal (SPCBN). In 2015 the SPCBN project was replaced by/transformed into the more comprehensive Parliament Support Project (PSP). UNDP is now proceeding with a second phase of that project.
PSP II will focus on strengthening the Federal Parliament and provincial assemblies of Nepal. The main counterpart is the nine parliament secretariats and the committees established in each parliament. The project aims at strengthening the institution parliament as such in its role as legislator, oversight body and representative of the people. PSP II will focus on five specific outputs: (i) the effectiveness of parliaments to participate in PFM at the national and sub-national levels; (ii) the ability of parliaments to be fully engaged in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs through their roles in law-making and oversight; (iii) increased transparency within the work of the parliaments to address the need for information about their work and to address the potential for political anomalies; (iv) the institutionalization of the engagement of women, youth and disadvantaged groups to ensure their voices are heard during parliamentary processes; and (v) targeted support to MPs, representing women and disadvantaged groups to support them in assuming more leadership roles within parliament and their parliamentary party groups.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of National Project Manager (NPM), GESI Officer will perform the following duties:
Support National Project Manager in the implementation of activities from GESI perspective:
• Provide advice to implement the gender and social inclusion strategy for the parliaments of Nepal and facilitate the consultation processes;
• Provide advice on gender and social inclusion issues to the PSP to be addressed in different stages of the parliaments’ work;
• Provide advice to the PSP with gender and social inclusion related information for the development of national level guidelines, policies and legislations;
• Take lead in coordinating consultations with the gender equality and social inclusion consultative group for the PSP, comprising of gender experts, women representing different marginalized groups, PSP officials and other stakeholders and to seek feedback in relation to gender issues in the work of parliaments;
• Coordinate the implementation of the approved capacity building activities from a managerial and technical perspective. This will include the administration of pre and post training assessments and compilation of proceedings.
• Provide inputs on the gender and social inclusion in the annual work plan of the PSP, monitor actions and draft quarterly and annual reports;
• Take a lead in designing and implementing an inclusive and diverse outreach and proportional participation strategy;
• Facilitate gender equality and social inclusion training sessions;
• Report to the Supervisor on regular basis according to the needs and format of the program;
• Analyze data from GESI perspective and report to the manager.
Support the facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing:
• Document major achievements and challenges in promoting gender equality in the work of parliaments;
• Provide PSP with gender and social inclusion related information to generate sex-disaggregated data relevant to different electoral processes, to make descriptive analyses of central tendencies and distribution by sex, and to share knowledge through the official websites.
Perform other duties as assigned by NPM for achieving the objectives of the Parliament Support Project.
Competencies
Core Competencies
Innovation
Ability to make new and useful ideas work
Level 4: Adept with complex concepts and challenges convention purposefully
Leadership
Ability to persuade others to follow
Level 4: Generates commitment, excitement and excellence in others
People Management
Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
Level 4: Models independent thinking and action
Communication
Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
Level 4: Synthesizes information to communicate independent analysis
Delivery
Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement
Level 4: Meets goals and quality criteria for delivery of products or services
Technical/Functional Competencies
Social Inclusion
Knowledge of inclusive growth, decent employment and social protection concepts, principles and issues and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
Gender Corporate Reporting
Knowledge of corporate reporting, including skills to manage ROAR reporting and extractions, gender marker development and other tools, supporting and strengthening GSIC, reporting and ongoing feedback to Executive Board
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
Addressing Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV)
Knowledge of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) policy and principles and the ability to apply them to strategic and/or practical situations
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
Social Cohesion
Knowledge of methods and experience of supporting communities to achieve greater inclusiveness, more civic participation and creating opportunities for upward mobility
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
Gender and Institutional Development
Knowledge of systems for gender mainstreaming and capacity development and interagency collaboration and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
Civil Society Engagement
Knowledge to create and implement civil society initiatives and apply across UN’s development work
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
Strategic thinking/Visioning
Ability to analyse the organization’s value proposition and shape visionary/long term plans. Use insight to identify target audiences and partners and to inform communication objectives, messages and solutions
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
Advocacy and Activations
Ability to design and implement strategic short/long term campaigns and carry out customized activations to highlight UNDP’s position and support issue-based advocacy
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
Inclusive Political Processes
Knowledge of inclusive political processes standards and principles and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations
Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
• Completion of Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, Sociology or relevant fields.
Experience:
• At least 5 years of progressive relevant experience of mainstreaming gender and social inclusion into policies along with handling programme implementation independently;
• Strong management skills including ability to provide strategic guidance, technical oversight; mentor staff; develop work plans and manage budgets and project expenditure;
• Familiarity with federal system of Nepal;
• In-depth knowledge addressing GESI related issues; and
• Must have demonstrated skills in training management and experience in capacity building relating to Gender and Social Inclusion.
Language Requirements:
• Fluency in oral and written English and Nepali is essential.
Last date to apply: 10 June 2019
