KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & PROJECT SPECIALIST - IKNOW POLITICS

UN Women (UNW), 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. Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actor. The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) is a joint Project between UNDP, UN Women, IDEA, IPU and NDI. The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics, iKNOW Politics, is designed to increase the number and effectiveness of women in political life by utilizing a technology enabled forum to provide access to resources, expertise, dialogue, and knowledge creation on women's political participation. Despite some encouraging data and statistics on women's participation in politics, women still lack access to political leadership opportunities and resources at local, national and regional levels. In order to provide a mechanism to share best practices on women's political participation and leadership, UNDP, UN Women, NDI, IPU, and IDEA established a global knowledge network for women in politics (iKNOW Politics). iKNOW Politics will bring together women involved in politics around the world in order to gain access to valuable resources and advisory services, share interests and experiences, participate in training and development, network and collaborate on issues of interest. Network members will have access to a cadre of experts and practitioners that can advise candidates and elected officials on how to develop and implement successful campaign and lobbying strategies with the goal of getting more women involved in politics. The network will also facilitate direct contact between women leaders to share relevant experiences, challenges and successes with one another. Additionally, the network provides an opportunity to the users to stay abreast of global events and news related to women's political participation globally and regionally. iKNOW Politics has been a key UN Women supported initiative for the past three years.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the iKNOW Politics Manager, the Knowledge management and Project Specialist is responsible for the following outputs: Knowledge Management and Organizational learning Develop the iKNOW Politics community, promoting community collaboration around project priorities, building relations with relevant institutions and individuals, and assisting in setting the agenda of the project; Conduct research for knowledge and information needed to prompt dialogue or enhance the depth of Network products and services; Facilitate the access, creation, sharing, and application of specialized knowledge in the field of women and political participation by network members; Manage the process of collecting and disseminating lessons learned on women's political participation from the discussions generated in the iKNOW Politics portal, and contribute to the knowledge management efforts of all partner organizations; Manage the membership of the network; encourage communication, capture knowledge and turn it into new knowledge resources; Work with the Regional Coordinators to cross-link expert contributions between regions and across languages; Collaborate with the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Team to enhance, update, and assist in the development of the website, including identifying new technologies and managing long-term development requests; Address impediments to sharing information and the flow of knowledge, facilitate demand and supply of knowledge; develop a system for knowledge seeking and provision enshrined in accountability frameworks; Develop new online tools, surveys and other pilot projects. Programme Coordination Develop a project monitoring and evaluation plan; monitor and maintain Network performance indicators and assist with reporting on practice performance and Network utilization; Coordinate between the ICT team and iKNOW Politics global and regional staff to establish quarterly ICT workplans, based on the three-year project Action Plan and the long-term development requests; Develop an internal communications strategy and ensure regular and relevant information is shared among all staff to better the performance of the network; Provide substantive, technical and administrative support for the timely and effective implementation of project, such as managing project/programme resources, liaising with the relevant partners and facilitating linkages to global initiatives, monitoring, reporting and analysis of achievements, results and future directions of iKNOW Politics services; Prepare periodic progress reports to be submitted to partner organizations and donors, including preparing the monthly digest. Advocacy Represent iKNOW Politics in interagency, intergovernmental, international, regional and national conferences and internal meetings and advocate the role of iKNOW Politics in increasing women's political participation; Maintain a watching brief on events and knowledge development in the arenas of women in politics and leadership. To this end, produce occasional updates or notes, attend relevant workshops, or organize gatherings (workshops etc) to advance learning in this field, or to promote better programming; Liaise with relevant networks, organizations and partner offices in developing knowledge products and in organizing learning platforms to promote iKNOW Politics; Support the Programme Manager in forging and implementing strategic partnerships to increase outreach of the iKNOW Politics network.

Competencies

CORE VALUES / GUIDING PRINCIPLES: Integrity: Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct; Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity: Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity. Core Values and Ethics: Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and able to work in a multi-national environment; Support the Organization's corporate goal; Comply with UN WOMEN rules, regulations and code of conduct; Demonstrate integrity; Demonstrate sensitivity, discretion, tact and courtesy in relation to gender equality and women's rights, development principles, implementing partners, and national and international personnel of varied nationalities and backgrounds; Commitment to upholding the organizational values and principles of UN Women. FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES Good Team player; Knowledge of the recent advocacy trends in the advancement of women in politics; Interest and commitment to the advancement of women in politics; Substantive knowledge of issues on gender equality and women's empowerment; In-depth substantive knowledge of KM and development policy issues; Fluent in Microsoft word, excel, e-mail, web-based applications and databases; Promotes KM and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example; Outstanding networking, team-building, organizational and communication skills; Capacity to work with diverse partners including governments, donors and civil society.

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Master Degree ( or equivalent) in Political Science, International Relations, International Development, Law or other related field. Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in the field of communication and electronic knowledge network; Experience in project Management is a plus; Experience in working in a multicultural and web-based environment. Languages Fluency in English. Knowledge of additional UN language is an asset. Note: 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. All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.