UN WOMEN: SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The 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, and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. (GA document A/64/588 of 6 January 2010) The Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) leads the development of the strategies and work programme in the three key areas namely Intergovernmental Support, UN Coordination, Strategic Partnerships, Advocacy, Civil Society, Communications, Resource Mobilization , provides leadership and management guidance and oversight to the staff of the pillar in implementing the approved strategies and work programme. The ASG ensures that the work of the pillar is fully aligned with the vision of the ED, UN Women’s strategic framework and strategic plan, and that staff work to get his/ her closely across UN Women’s organizational units. Summary of key functions: The Special Assistant to the ASG for Intergovernmental Support UN Women, will provide timely analytical information, coherent policy advice and will have a proven ability to work and act under pressure and with discretion in a sensitive and challenging environment. He/She has to have excellent communication and organization skills to manage the substantive and normative agenda. | |
Duties and Responsibilities | |
Within the relevant delegated authority, the Special Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:
Impact of results: The Key Results have an impact on the overall efficiency and success of Office of the Executive ASG for Intergovernmental Support and Partnerships , UN Women. In particular, the key results will ensure overall coordination and will have an impact on the delivery of services. Results will contribute to ensure a coherent team, timely and effective delivery of UN Women activities. | |
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 COMPETENCIES: Ethics and Values: Demonstrating / Safeguarding Ethics and Integrity. Organizational Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment. Developing and Empowering People / Coaching and Mentoring: Self-development, initiative-taking. Working in Teams: Acting as a team player and facilitating team work. Communicating Information and Ideas: Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively. Self-management and Emotional intelligence: Creating synergies through self-control. Conflict Management / Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements: Managing conflict. Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning: Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of other. Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Informed and transparent decision making. FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
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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. |
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