International Programme Analyst

Location : Yaoundé, CAMEROON

Application Deadline : 24-July-15

Type of Contract : Individual Contract

Post Level : International Consultant

Languages Required : English   French  

Background

The 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. UN Women provides support to Member States’ efforts and priorities in meeting their gender equality goals and for building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality translate into action. UN Women supports improved UN coordination and accountability mechanisms, and up-scaling of the quality of support provided to Member States in addressing national gender equality priorities.

Since 2014, UN Women Cameroon is very much involved in ensuring a gender-responsive inter-agency response in support of government efforts to assist refugees, internally displaced persons and vulnerable host communities affected the CAR conflict in the East, Adamaoua and Far North Regions. To enhance the already exiting initiatives, UN Women Country Office has requested from the Government of Japan additional funding to scale up its activities that include: psychosocial support to victims, economic rehabilitation, awareness raising on SGBV issues and capacity building targeting both the refugee populations and the vulnerable host communities.

In support to the successful implementation of the programme, UN Women Cameroon seeks to recruit an international Programme Analyst based in Yaoundé.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Programme Specialist, the international Programme Analyst international Programme Analyst will be responsible for:

• Assist the implementation of UN Women Country Office  Humanitarian programme funded by the Japanese Government   based on the HNO,  the Country Strategic Response Plan (SRP), the Humanitarian Sahel Strategy  in partnership with UN system humanitarian actors;
• Contribute to regular review and assessment of UN WOMEN's on humanitarian issues;
• Support UN Women’s contribution to the existing inter-agency coordination mechanisms and enhance coherence of UN system in promoting gender equality concerns in link with the project;
• Help the team in providing guidance to the executing agencies on routine implementation of projects, tracking use of financial resources;
• Contribute to assemble briefing materials and prepare power-point and other presentations for the programme unit;
• Participate in Identifying sources, and gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, speeches and position papers;
• Assist the programme team in the audit of programmes/projects and support implementation of audit recommendations;
• Assist Preparation of required budget revisions, revision of project award and project status, determination of unutilized funds, operational and financial close of a project;
• Support the programme experts  in the financial management of the  Programme;
• Contribute to organize, compile and process information from donors, and programme team, as inputs to various databases and documents;
• Support the Programme team in the tracking and reporting on mobilized resources;
• Help to provide administrative support to the Programme Team in the organization of events, meetings and workshops etc.;
• Help to maintain and organize up to date hard and electronic files for easy access and retrieval;
• Ensure safekeeping of confidential materials;
• Assist in preparation of presentation material/slides in Power-point for presentations for the meetings/workshops and keep all papers ready for meetings;
• Perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.

Deliverables and Timeline:

• Inception Report outlining the methodology, approach for expected results;
• First Draft Report of the review’s findings, detailing the progress made, as well as challenges encountered, towards realizing the purpose and scope of the project Provision of life-saving integrated GBV Services and Protection for women and girls refugees in Adamaoua and East Regions of Cameroon. The report will also identify gaps and contain recommendations on how further progress can be made;
• Finalized Draft Proposal for the extension of the Project;
• Final Report in English of the review’s findings, incorporating main observations raised during the implementation including recommendations on how to take the intervention to a higher level;

Competencies

• Demonstrates commitment to UN Women’s mission, vision and values;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Demonstrates integrity by modeling ethical standards;
• Demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
• Facilitates and encourages open communication and strives for effective communication;
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey complex concepts and recommendations in a clear and persuasive style tailored to match different audiences;
• Strong understanding of development and humanitarian issues.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master degree (or equivalent) in development-related disciplines:  gender issues, public policy, finance, administration, international studies, political sciences, programme management or other social science fields.

Experience:

• A least  5 years of progressively responsible experience with administrative tasks;
• Familiarity with management and development programming;
• Programme and policy analysis, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation and field experience in developing country contexts;
• Substantive and technical experience in inter-agency coordination, experience working with governments, donors and civil society  organizations internationally and in the field;
• General knowledge and experience related to current policies and practices in the fields of gender equality, humanitarian action and economic empowerment;
• Good communication skills, with some experience in writing cogent and convincing policy and programme documents
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills;
• Good planning, goal-setting and prioritization skills;
• Ability to leverage information technology, executive information systems, management techniques and tools for optimal office performance;
• Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Atlas and others).

Language:

• Written and oral proficiency in English or French is required;
• Knowledge of Japanese is an asset.

Application Procedure:

Qualified and interested candidates are requested to submit their applications in two separate subject title as follows:  one for the technical offer and the other for financial offer  no later than 28th of July 2015 at: cameroun.registry@unwomen.org.

Applications should include the following:

For the technical offer:

• Cover letter (Explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position);
• A completed CV including past experience in similar assignments;
• A completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment.

For the Financial offer:

• A proposed monthly financial statement.

Note:

• It is preferred that applicants already be resident in Yaoundé.

Evaluation criteria

Technical evaluation:

• Candidates who have a minimum 70% of points (35/50) will be qualified for the next step.

Financial Rating:

• Lowest price technically compliant.

Technical evaluation criteria:

• Master degree (or equivalent) in development-related disciplines gender issues, public policy, finance, administration, international studies, political sciences, programme management or other social science fields (10pts);
• 5 years of progressively responsible experience with administrative tasks.(10pts);
• Experience with management and development programming (10pts);
• Programme and policy analysis, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation and field experience in developing country contexts; (10pts);
• Knowledge of Japanese is an asset. (10pts).

The shortlisted candidate will be the candidate, who has accumulated the Highest ranking.

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