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.
Women in West and Central Africa represent the most deprived group of the population in spite of their paramount social and economic role. They have limited access to, and control over critical resources, as a result of social, cultural and economic norms. UN Women works with government partners and regional and national stakeholders to improve womenโs economic participation with a focus on womenโs access to the green economy; (ii) Promoting and strengthening women entrepreneurship; and (ii) Enhancing womenโs income security and social protection. UN Women advices governments and regional institutions to develop gender responsive economic policies and supports capacity building of multiple actors to advocate for, formulate, and implement gender responsive economic policies.ย
Reporting to the WEE Regional Policy Advisor, the feminist economist works in close collaboration with UN Womenโs program and operations teams in the Regional and Country offices, implementing partners, and UN Women West and Central Africa Womenโs Economic Empowerment staff.ย
Scope of Work:ย
Oversee the development of programmes on Feminist Economist to Country Officeย
Provide thought leadership and lead research on new areas to promote gender responsive economic reforms to support GEWE in West and Central Africaย Formulate strategies to scale up reform on unpaid care, womenโs participation in the green economy, women entrepreneurship and other relevant areas of economic policy to achieve GEWE in West and Central Africaย Develop and coordinate the implementation of flagship policy initiatives in the area of gender and economics in West and Central Africaย Coordinate and oversee the network of gender economists in UN Women country offices in West and Central Africa Coordinate the production of knowledge, and communications products in the areas of gender and economics at the regional levelยProvide technical assistance to partners
Lead the development and implementation of policy dialogue initiatives, provision of technical advice to Governments, civil society and regional institutions to formulate, implement and monitor gender-responsive economic reform Support and advice national consultants in the development of national strategies to integrate gender in key economic policies and reformsยProvide capacity building support to CO and partners
Provide substantive technical and policy support to country office and teams in developing and strengthening programmes to support the implementation of global norms and standards; Develop, implement and monitor capacity building initiatives, by identifying capacity-building needs and support country offices through technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives, as needed Develop and deliver training modules, tools, and other capacity building activities and strategies on gender and economics targeting key regional and national stakeholders (Ministries of Economy, Finance, Gender, MPs, civil society) Design and deliver regional capacity building events for UN Women staff, Government counterparts, and civil society partners once a year on key economic reforms to advance the GEWE agenda in the regionEstablish and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders, regional/ international actors and development partners
Build and maintain alliances and strategic partnerships for the advancement of gender responsive economic policy at the regional levelย Design and implement regional advocacy strategies to influence agenda of key regional institutions (Economic Commissions, AfDB, AU) to promote gender responsive economic policy.Oversee knowledge building and sharing for Gender responsive economic
Identify and disseminate lessons learnt and good practices in collaboration with country offices; Ensure technical skills and knowledge are shared within and among COs.The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.
Competencies :
Core Values:
Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity.Core Competencies:
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Functional Competencies:
Excellent knowledge of gender and economic policy and womenโs economicย Ability to design and deliver training and other capacity building strategies in the area of gender and economics to a variety of audiencesย Strong drafting skills and ability to produce a variety of knowledge products for different audiences and purposes Experience using and applying macroeconomic technical tools. Ability to produce impactful communications materials and knowledge productsย Strong knowledge of the region Excellent networking skills Ability to interact with donors, identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative policy research Ability to advocate and provide policy advice Excellent analytical skills; Ability to write policy papers, speeches, briefings; Strong knowledge of programme development, implementation, results based management and reportingEducation and Certification:
Masterโs degree or equivalent in economics, development economics, feminist economics or any other relevant field of economics or public policyย 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 PMPยฎ, PRINCE2ยฎ, or MSPยฎ) would be an added advantage.Experience :ย
At least 7 years of international experience and record of accomplishment in international development promoting policy reform in the area of gender and economics, including macroeconomic policy and womenโs economic empowerment policies. Proven experience with use of gender analysis of the economy, quantitative and qualitative Experience in programme, policy analysis, and strategic planning; Previous professional experience in developing and emerging economies.ย Experience working in West and Central Africa is an asset. Experience leading and guiding personnel in an international settings is required.ย 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.ย Experience working in the UN System is desirable.ย Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.Languages :ย
Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).Statements :
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
Diversity and inclusion:
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