Background
Over the past years, UN Women has provided support to national and local stakeholders in strengthening democratic governance and advancing women’s rights through initiatives aimed at mainstreaming gender in policy planning and budgeting. Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) has been identified as important tool for advancing gender equality in key national policy documents on social inclusion and gender equality in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Republic of Macedonia .In Macedonia, the Law on Equal opportunities between women and men (2012), Article 11 (3) obliges state authorities in the framework of their strategic plans and budgets to incorporate the principle of equal opportunities of women and men; to follow the effects and impact of their programs on women and men and report in the framework of their annual reports. The Government Strategy for incorporation of GRB 2012-2017 on the other hand obliges line Ministries to select programs for gender budget analysis and produce recommendations and indicators to improve their gender responsiveness.
Competencies
Core values
- Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modeling UN values and ethical standards.
- Demonstrates professional competence and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.
- Display cultural, gender, nationality, religion and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Core competencies
- Strong expertise in the application of gender responsive budgeting methodologies and gender mainstreaming in the area of agriculture and rural development.
- a) excellent communication and writting skills, b) experience in carrying out surveys, focus groups and in-depth interviews; and c) experience in drafting reports summarising findings.
Required Skills and Experience
- Advanced degree in economics, international law, development studies, and/or gender studies and/or international relations, or similar. Masters or PhD would be an advantage.
Experience
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience;
- Experience in GRB, gender mainsteaming, public policy, rural development or similar fields;
- Experience in carrying out filed research and analysis of public policies and programs for Governments and/or International organisations;
- Knowledge of relevant government policies, status of women and gender equality would be an asset;
- Ability to work in a team and independently;
- Strong analytical, writing and communication skills in Macedonian and English;
- Good computer skills in Windows environment, knowledge of internet communications and command of MS Office applications (Power Point, Word, Excel).
Application Deadline : 10-Mar-13
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