Background
At the 59th Session of the UN General Assembly, Member States, in adopting the Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review (TCPR) of Operational Activities for Development of the UN System called on all UN organizations to:
mainstream gender and to pursue gender equality in their country programmes, planning instruments and sector-wide programmes and to articulate specific country-level goals and targets in this field in accordance with the national development strategies. (A/RES/59/250, p.13).
Further, ECOSOC Resolution 2004/4 - Review of Economic and Social Council agreed conclusions 1997/2 on mainstreaming the gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system requested: ‘the Secretary-General to ensure that all United Nations entities develop action plans with time lines for implementing the agreed conclusions 1997/2, which address the gap between policy and practice identified in the Secretary-General’s report, with a view to strengthening commitment and accountability at the highest levels within the United Nations system as well as to establishing mechanisms to ensure accountability, systematic monitoring and reporting on progress in implementation.’
Responsibilities
- To assist UNCTs in identifying areas in which they are meeting or not meeting minimum standards.
- To stimulate a constructive dialogue within the UNCT about the current status of support for gender equality and women’s empowerment and how it can be improved.
- To identify where technical assistance can support the achievement of minimum standards.
- To share good practice in supporting national priorities to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Requirements
- University degree in Social, Political sciences, gender studies or other relevant fields. Master degree will be an asset
- In-depth knowledge of the UN programme in-country
- At least 10 years of experience of work on gender mainstreaming
- At least five years of experience of work on results based management
- Ability to complete the Scorecard, narrative report and follow-up matrix in English
- Fluency in English and Macedonian.
Deadline: 10 May 2016