Location : Home Based, Ethiopia
Deadline : 17-Dec-22
Post Level : International Consultant
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Duration of Initial Contract : 4 months (April 30, 2022)
Expected Duration of Assignment : 4 months (April 30, 2022)
Job Description
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Background
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination and violence 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.
The Spotlight Initiative is a partnership between the European Union (EU) and the United Nations which seeks to eliminate all forms of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), and address Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Harmful Practices (HP), and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights (SRH&RR) in Africa. The Spotlight Initiative includes an African Regional Programme (SIARP) that complements the different country programmes. Stream 1 of the regional programme for Africa, led by UN Women –focuses on three pillars: (1) Legislation and policies, (5) Quality and reliable data and (6) Strengthening the women’s movement in its relations with the African Union and other regional players. The African Union Commission (AUC) Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD) provides strategic and technical leadership for the implementation of Stream I of the Spotlight Regional Programme for Africa. As part of the implementation of the SIARP and the operationalization of the African Union Strategy for Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment, the AUC’s WGYD received support from UN Women and UNECA to finalise the development of the AU Gender Observatory (AUGO). The AU Gender Observatory is an online knowledge management platform to monitor the implementation of regional and international instruments on gender equality and women’s empowerment. While the AUGO platform architecture has been finalised and relevant stakeholders trained on its functionality, the AUC still needs a website to present the project as well as the findings which may emanate from various data collection exercises to be conducted. To this end, UN Women Ethiopia is seeking to engage the services of an International Consultant to design, develop and operationalize the AU Gender Observatory website aligned with the current AUC communication and branding guidelines and aiming at facilitating the dissemination of data and gender-related information and reports. The consultant will be responsible for the design, development and initial content proposal (including menu, images, text, etc.) of the AU Gender Observatory website, coordinating arrangements around the AUC-based web server, its configuration as well as the linking to an AUC-based subdomain and finally the operationalization of the whole platform with proper clearance from the various AUC Directorates involved. The consultant will mainly work from home. |
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With guidance and overall supervision of the Director of Women, Gender & Youth Directorate (AUC) and the Coordinator of SIARP (UN Women), the consultant is expected to undertake the following tasks:
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Application:
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) |