WLPP Programme Specialist

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 centre of its efforts, UN Women is mandated to lead and co-ordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming are translated into action. It is also mandated to provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

In line with the Tanzania’s national priorities, UN Women’s strategic Plan 2022-2026 lays out the agency’s unique role and comparative advantage in supporting national stakeholders in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women by strengthening women’s leadership and participation in political and governance systems, gender statistics, implementation of global gender norms and standards, ending violence against women and girls, and women’s economic empowerment.

Reporting to the Project Manager of Women Leadership and Political Participation (WLPP) section, the Programme Specialist is expected to collaborate with the WLPP program team to support the implementation of WLPP interventions, specifically aiming at addressing violence against women in politics, and contribute to the communications initiatives through creatively and innovatively, supporting the development and designing of knowledge products on the WLPP portfolio.

Under the direct supervision of the WLPP Project Manager, the UNV Programme Specialist will undertake the following tasks:

Under the direct supervision of the WLPP Project Manager, the UNV Programme Specialist will undertake the following tasks:



1. Provide technical support for the implementation of the Women’s Leadership, Political Participation portfolio

• Support the design and implementation of WLPP initiatives with a focus on addressing violence against women in politics, including the development of project proposals, review of training materials, and programmes.
• Provide technical support to and technically oversee the implementation of programme activities with partners in the area of women’s leadership and political participation.
• Contribute to the design of research initiatives, data generation, and development of knowledge products on issues related to violence against women in politics and women’s leadership and political participation.

2. Provide technical inputs to the monitoring, reporting and documentation in women’s leadership and political participation.

• Monitor progress of implementation of activities using results-based management tools in collaboration with the Monitoring and Reporting Analyst.
• Participate in and draft reports on monitoring missions, programme results as per the outputs and outcomes.
• Coordinate and support the organization of advocacy activities and campaigns, events, trainings, and workshops.
• Provide inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports.
• Provide inputs to the development of knowledge products, transform technical reports, research findings, including end of project evaluation into clear, coherent outputs (project briefs, success stories, policy briefs etc) in collaboration with the Communications Analyst.

3. Contribute to building partnerships, coordination and resource mobilization strategies
• Contribute to the Country Office resource mobilization efforts by reviewing concept notes and proposals, ensuring the integration of women political participation, disability inclusion, and women's empowerment. This includes exploring and establishing partnerships with potential funders to support the implementation of the objectives outlined in the Country Program Document.
• Provide technical and coordination support in meetings and key events, including the preparation of background documents and writing and dissemination of relevant minutes and notes to support follow-up.
• Support coordination groups, including the WLPP group of the Development Partners Gender Group and WLPP CSOs group through organizing members meetings, preparing and disseminating agendas, minutes, and follow-up to ensure timely implementation of action points.