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. Placing women's rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
Responsibilities
- Project Implementation
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Coordination, Programme and Technical support
- Other support
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Economics or related field
- 5 years relevant experience working with development projects providing management services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring
and evaluation of development projects and establishing inter-relationships among international organizations and national governments,
specifically in the field of gender and human rights of women.
- Fluency in English and the national language of the duty station
Deadline: 05 March 2015