Regional Coordinator (Eastern and Southern Africa region, Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Emp
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’s Regional Office Eastern and Southern Africa in Nairobi supports and carries out work on (i) expanding women's leadership and participation; (ii) enhancing women's economic empowerment; and (iii) ending violence against women. In addition to the above, UN Women also actively participates and contributes to various UN inter-agency processes and collaborates with UN organizations around specific programme areas.
UN Women is currently establishing the Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Empowerment. This online portal responds to demand for a multilingual and multi-dimensional one-stop platform that offer information and knowledge sharing solutions for evidence-based cutting-edge research, data, technical resources and good practices that are replicable and scalable. It will also provide mentoring and networking opportunities for women entrepreneurs and gender equality advocates practitioners and policy makers and programme managers from around the world.
The ultimate goal of the Knowledge Gateway is to contribute to economic empowerment of women, including the most excluded groups of women. It is expected that this goal will be achieved through enhanced knowledge of what works so that women, practitioners and gender advocates may influence policies and strategies for women’s economic empowerment through the knowledge and information available on the Knowledge Gateway.
The Knowledge Gateway Project Management Team consists of the Project Manager and the Knowledge Management Specialist, based at UN Women HQ in New York, as well as six regional coordinators based in Bangkok, Cairo, Dakar, Istanbul, Nairobi and Panama. This position will work closely with and under the strategic direction of the Project Management Team.
The regional coordinators will work closely with the UN country teams through UN Women country offices. The regional coordinators will ensure that the Knowledge Gateway remains relevant and provides on cutting-edge research, case studies and lessons learned.
The Regional Coordinator will be supervised on a day-to-day basis by the Regional Economic Advisor in Nairobi and work under the strategic direction of the Knowledge Gateway Project Manager in New York.
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Duties and Responsibilities | |
Summary of Key Functions:
Description of Functions:
Women’s Economic Empowerment
Knowledge Management, Learning and Communication
Monitoring and Accountability
Partnerships and sustainability
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Competencies | |
Core values and Guiding principles:
Integrity: Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.
Professionalism: Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.
Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity: Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity
Organizational Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
Development and Innovation: Take charge of self-development and take initiative
Work in teams: Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Communicating and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication
Self-management and Emotional Intelligence: Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others
Conflict Management: Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.
Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge
Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
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Required Skills and ExpertiseEducation: | |
Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences or related field
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Regional Coordinator (Eastern and Southern Africa region, Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Emp
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