• Country: Ankara, Turkey
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNICEF
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-01-30

How can you make a difference?

The Gender Programme Officer will report to the Gender Programme Specialist (NOC) for supervision and will be responsible to assist in all aspects related to the coordination, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Joint Programme for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. As part of the programme implementation, the officer will also be responsible to perform any other tasks to accelerate targeted gender programmes under the Child Protection sector and gender integration across all sectors as directed by the Supervisor, in line with the Country Programme Document.

Key Functions and Accountabilities

1. Support programming, coordination and monitoring of the UN Joint Programme for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage

• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of the Joint Programme coordinating and executing/administering a variety of technical, program, operational and administrative transactions, preparing related materials/documentations and complying with organizational processes and management systems, program planning, results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating results.
• Assist in coordinating the Joint Programme, ensuring day-to-day management of the programme including support in budget planning, recruitment of consultancy services, development, tracking and monitoring of quarterly workplans, including targets and achievements, milestones and timely submission of annual reports
• Under close supervision of the Gender Programme Specialist, build and sustain effective, close working partnerships with Participating UN Organizations (PUNOs), donor focal point, national stakeholders and local counterparts
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual review meetings with counterparts

2. Support management and field implementation of targeted gender programmes with implementing partners

• Develop / support development of Programme Documents, Programme Cooperation Agreements, SSFAs as required, in consultation with stakeholders and relevant UNICEF staff
• Sustain and support capacities of implementing partners in timely and high-quality delivery of results
• Closely monitor partnership’s alignment with HACT rules and regulations, including cash transfer and progress reporting
• Conduct regular programme field visits and surveys and/or exchange information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress in the implementation of Programme and provide technical support, take appropriate action to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, potential problems for timely action to achieve results.

 3. Support UNICEF Country Office capacity, networking and advocacy efforts to advance gender equality

•  Compile and share secondary data on gender, in collaboration with PM&E under the supervision of the Gender Programme Specialist
• Identify, capture, synthesize and share global and regional best practices and lessons learned for knowledge development, innovative methods, and partnership with private sector, media and marketing to advance gender equality results
• Support development and delivery of training / orientation programmes for UNICEF staff and partners
• Attend the Gender Thematic Group, assist Gender Programme Specialist in development and implementation of the workplan for gender integration across sectors
• Provide technical inputs to funding proposals
• Support emphasizing UNICEF’s mandate in relation with gender through specific activities in relevant important dates (International Women’s Day, 16 Days of Activism against VAW and girls, girls and women in STEM, Day of the Girl Child etc)

Skills

• Technical knowledge and work experience in gender equality
• Strong English writing skills
• Result-based programme design, implementation and reporting
• Programming, planning and implementation in programmes related to gender equality

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: Social Sciences, Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Social Policy, International Development or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of one year of relevant professional work experience is required.
• Technical knowledge and work experience in gender equality are required.
• Demonstrated experience in result-based programme design, implementation and reporting is required.
• Relevant experience in programming, planning and implementation in programmes related to gender equality is required.
• Demonstrated understanding of gender equality for children is required.
• Experience working with UN agencies, civil society organizations, local administrations and government institutions is considered as an asset.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Background/familiarity with emergency is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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