Organization: UNWOMEN – United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Location: Istanbul
Grade: Consultancy – SB-4 (SC8/SC9), Service Contract, Local Contractors Agreement
Occupational Groups:
Women’s Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
Project and Programme Management
Closing Date: 2024-12-19
An overview:
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.
In Turkiye, in line with its global Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and Country Strategic Note (2022-2025), and the overall UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Turkiye (UNSDCF) (2021-2025), UN Women works in four thematic areas: (i) governance and participation in public life; (ii) women’s economic empowerment; (iii) ending violence against women and girls; and (iv) women, peace and security, humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction. UN Women contributes to three UNSDCF outcomes: 1) Women and girls have improved and equal access to resources, opportunities, and rights, and enjoy a life without violence and discrimination; 2) By 2025, Persons under the Law on Foreigners and International Protection are supported towards self-reliance. 3) By 2025, governance systems are more transparent, accountable, inclusive and rights-based with the participation of civil society, and quality of judicial services is improved.
Towards these goals, UN Women Turkiye has actively been implementing programmes and projects since 2012 that aim to advance gender equality, improve women’s access to opportunities, rights and services in political, social, and economic life and combat gender stereotypes, discrimination, and violence, as required by international and national legal and policy commitments. In particular, UN Women Turkiye focuses on initiatives in 1) Women’s leadership and political participation 2) Ending violence against women and girls 3) Gender-sensitive refugee response 4) Gender-responsive planning and budgeting 5) Private sector partnerships and male engagement and 6) UN System coordination. UN Women Turkiye collaborates with numerous partners – central and local level government authorities, civil society organizations, including women’s organizations and platforms, opinion-makers and activists from different sectors, academia, private sector companies, media, development partners and other UN agencies. It commits itself to the Leaving No One Behind principle, by supporting targeted actions to remove the obstacles that marginalized and vulnerable groups of women face in accessing their rights and to promote them as agents of change.
The Unstereotype Alliance is a thought and action platform convened by UN Women, that uses advertising as a force for good to drive positive change. It seeks to eradicate harmful gender-based stereotypes. The alliance is focused on empowering women in all their diversity (race, class, age, ability, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, language, education, etc.) and addressing harmful masculinities to help create a gender equal world. The Alliance brings together a powerful global coalition of industry leaders behind the common goal of eliminating gender bias and harmful gender stereotypes from their advertising.
Recognizing the power of partnerships to accelerate progress, this industry-led initiative convened by UN Women unites leaders across business, technology and creative industries to tackle the widespread prevalence of stereotypes that are often perpetuated through advertising and content. UN Women Turkiye has supported the Unstereotype Alliance in initiating its Turkiye Chapter with participation of the Turkish advertising industry and companies.
The Unstereotype Alliance Turkiye Chapter was launched in December 2019 as an action coalition of gender equality champion advertisers, brands and companies and was the second national chapter in the world – now among 12.
Reporting to Programme Analyst (Private Sector Partnerships) in UN Women Turkiye Office, the Programme Analyst contributes to the effective management of UN Women programmes in the CO by providing substantive inputs to programme design, formulation, implementation and evaluation (esp. under the private sector portfolio and in particular the Unstereotype Alliance Turkiye Chapter to increase the standing and awareness of transforming gender-based stereotypes in media and advertising content.) The Programme Analyst guides and facilitates the delivery of UN Women programmes by monitoring results achieved during implementation and ensuring appropriate application of systems and procedures and develops enhancements if necessary. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ personnel, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.
Responsibilities:
1. Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of Unstereotype Alliance and private sector partnerships
- Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives under the private sector portfolio of UN Women Türkiye Country Office
- Act as the coordinator and focal point of Unstereotype Alliance Turkiye National Chapter
- Provide input into development and implementation of the strategies and work plan of the Unstereotype Alliance Turkiye National Chapter both to deepen the existing interventions and expand the Alliance among the new partners through management of partnerships and member interest
- Conduct due diligence assessments before admitting new members into the Alliance;
- Contribute development of advocacy initiatives for the private sector in the field of gender equality
- Support the governance of the Alliance by organising regular meetings, briefing sessions, member selection processes, review and evaluation meetings and other meetings as required;
2. Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of the Unstereotype Alliance
- Provide technical inputs to the annual workplan and budget;
- Contribute to the implementation of programme activities;
- Lead the coordination of the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners;
- Review, coordinate and monitor the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
3. Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners
- Coordinate and provide technical support in the implementation of programme activities
- Contribute to development of technical knowledge products
- Maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the private sector partnerships and the Unstereotype Alliance
- Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and facilitate technical/ programming support and trainings to partners, as needed.
- Independently plan and coordinate, on a day-to-day basis, potential activities with programme partners and other UN Women programme units (e.g. women’s economic empowerment, violence against women, governance). Lead the activities/events and promote the participation of Unstereotype Alliance members in UN Women Türkiye’s private sector initiatives
- Support content development of sectoral awareness raising activities, workshops and employee engagement events
- Attend and participate in monthly Learning Cafes with fellow UN Women National Chapters, and monthly All-Member Calls with the global membership
- Liase closely with the UN Women Headquarters and other Unstereotype Alliance National Chapters network to ensure the alignment of Türkiye Chapter with global alliance, corporate governance and good practices.
4. Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project
- Monitor progress of implementation of activities and finances using Results Based Management tools
- Draft reports on monitoring missions, programme results s, outputs and outcomes
- Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports
- Submit monthly narrative and statistical progress report of the activities under the Unstereotype Alliance
- Liaise with UN Women operations team on a day-to-day basis for administrative support in management of finances, procurement and travel arrangements
- Work with the Unstereotype Alliance Secretariat at UN Women Headquarters to keep track of regular progress, follow up on agreed work plans, contributions and activities
5. Provide substantive technical inputs to the management of people and finances of the Unstereotype Alliance
- Monitor budget implementation and make budget re-alignments/ revisions, as necessary;
- Provide substantive inputs to financial reports
6. Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies esp. in and around private sector partnerships
- Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles;
- Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated.
- Provide support to the private sector and gender equality related work of the Office as required;
- Build strategies to upscale the impact under the private sector portfolio (WEPs, HeForShe and the Unstereotype Alliance) of UN Women.
- Develop resource mobilization and fundraising strategies to grow the private sector portfolio
7. Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts
- Develop, promote and disseminate advocacy materials for the Unstereotype Alliance (UA)
- Manage UA Turkiye’s website content on a regular basis, by providing news, updates, resources;
- Coordinate the translation/adaptation/rewriting of information received, printing and dissemination of publications and audio-visual materials;
- Coordinate the development of advocacy and awareness raising campaigns and knowledge products;
- Act as a liaison between local allies, members of the Alliance, other country networks and UN Women HQ and ensure regular reporting to the Unstereotype Alliance Secretariat and the UN Women HQ;
8. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization
Competencies
Core Values:
- Integrity;
- Professionalism;
- Respect for Diversity.
Core Competencies:
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
- Accountability;
- Creative Problem Solving;
- Effective Communication;
- Inclusive Collaboration;
- Stakeholder Engagement;
- Leading by Example.
Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework:
Functional Competencies:
- Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
- Good knowledge of Results Based Management
- Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations
- Good analytical skills
- Analytical and academic research skills
- Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP system, preferably Oracle Cloud
- Experience with communications and office software suites (Powerpoint, Word, Excel, Google Forms, Sharepoint – Canva or Photoshop)
- Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising
Recruitment Qualifications
Education and certification:
- Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women’s studies, international development, business, marketing or advertising-related studies or a related field is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- At least 1 year of progressively responsible work experience with the private sector working on gender equality, is required.
- At least two years of experience in the media, advertising is a strong asset.
- Knowledge and experience in project management, coordination and/or implementation is an asset
- Knowledge and experience in advocacy and awareness raising campaigns in the field of gender equality is an asset.
- Prior work experience with UN is an asset
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English and Turkish is required.
Statements :
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.
Diversity and inclusion:
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