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Background
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.
UN-Women Iraq County Office has identified women's political participation and representation as a key priority within its current plan. In October 2021, Iraq will hold Parliamentary elections. UN Women has been identified as a key member of the newly established governmental committee "supreme committee supporting the participation of women in the upcoming Iraqi Parliament elections". Within this framework, UN Women's priorities to promote and strengthen women's political participation during the current electoral cycle will include: i) supporting national accountability mechanisms to monitor the gender perspective in the upcoming election; ii) a countrywide advocacy strategy on gender equality and women's political participation; ii) support UN-coordinated efforts on capacity building and technical assistance to electoral stakeholders; iii) support the creation of a cadre of qualified women leaders and aspiring candidates, including through mentorship programmes for young women interested in politics; and v) strengthening capacities of elected and appointed women public officials.
Reporting to Programme Management Specialist, the Programme Analyst – Women Political Participation contributes to the effective management of UN Women programmes in the ICO by providing substantive inputs to programme design, formulation, implementation, and evaluation. The Programme Analyst will be responsible to coordinate the women's political participation programme and coordinate the activities with UN Women staff and main counterparts that would include action plan development and monitoring, alongside support coordination and communication with UN agencies and other active partners within the scope of the work.
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.
Duties and Responsibilities
Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of Women Political Participation (WPP) programme
Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of the WPP programme
Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners
Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project
Provide substantive technical inputs to the management of people and finances of the WPP programme
Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies
Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on WPP to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country
Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building, and communication efforts
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Type of contract: Staff (Temporary)
Duration: 6 months
Macro-area: Middle East and Northern Africa
Level of experience: Junior Professional, 1 to 3 years
Area of work Definition: Social Development and Social Protection
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations