International Consultant- Moderator for the Planning Retreat of the UN Women Liaison Office (LO) to the African Union and UN Economic Commission for Africa – UNDP job in Ethiopia

• Country: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNDP
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-02-09

Duties and Responsibilities

The detailed duties and responsibilities include:

• Plan, develop the retreat programme and facilitate 3 days team retreat sessions for UN Women LO considering the objectives above and including programmatic and operational aspects
• Facilitate the discussion on the SN 2023-2025 and development of work plan for 2024- 2025 for the team to increase its ‘Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness, through creative activities and strategies that help to fully integrate the SN 2023-2025 into the LO Team and beyond.
• Facilitate the team’s understanding of the new results framework, aligned with the corporate UN Women Integrated Results and Resource Framework, and aggregating higher level results from thematic areas of work and programming.
• Provide a consultancy summary, comprising a report on the retreat and pre- and post-retreat engagement, including recommendations for continued professional development support highlighting key strategic priorities, key drivers, and tactical plan for excellent execution.

Deliverables

By the end of retreat, the following should be in place:

• Joint 2024 programmatic and operational plan discussed and developed
• A meeting report capturing the key decisions taken and outcomes of the retreat
• Deliberated and built consensus on organizational strength tactics to promote team building and stronger bonds
• Planned organizational processes and effectiveness to build strong and well supported 2023–2025 programmatic and operational plans
• Common understanding on success factors, challenges and lessons learned from the implementation of the LO BWP.
• A jointly agreed upon work approach and principles.
• Stronger team spirit and sets of principles and behaviors to guide team performance towards achievement of UN Women AULO and broadly UN Women’s goals and results.
• Learning and capacity needs for year 2024 identified and prioritized.
• Staff wellbeing plan development roadmap agreed upon

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration

 Functional Competencies:

• Sharing knowledge and experience
• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside UN Women
• Demonstrates   excellent   written   and   oral   communication   skills.   Communicates   sensitively, effectively, and creatively across different constituencies
• Demonstrates    very    good    understanding    of    and    experience    in    communications    and outreach/advocacy
• Focuses on results for the client and responds positively to feedback
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Proven networking skills and ability to generate interest in UN Women’s mandate
• Identifies opportunities and builds strong partnerships with clients and partners
• Multidisciplinary skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Sensitivity to regional political, gender and cultural balance.
• A high standard of professionalism.

Required Skills and Experience

Education 

• Master’s degree in development, international relations, gender studies, demography, economics, law, Arts, Communication, Sociology, Psychology or related field;

Experience 

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in facilitation, training, organizational development, coaching, and mentoring within the relevant topic areas.
• At least 7 years of planning, results-based management and/or evaluation experience, strategy planning/reviews in development programmes related to human rights, gender and results-based management;
• Experience in designing and delivering training on results-based management and reporting;
• Ability to introduce new systems and affect staff behavioral/attitudinal change;
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
• Excellent analytical and writing skills;
• Strategic Planning background
• Experience as lead facilitator in similar assignments;
• Prior experience in the UN system and the region an asset.

Language Requirements:

•   Fluency in English (written and spoken) with excellent communication skills.

Application:

• All applications must include (as an attachment) a completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment.

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