Programme Management Assistant

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.

UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on four strategic priorities:

Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems
Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy
All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence
Women and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action
UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality, and in all deliberations and agreements linked to the 2030 Agenda. The entity works to position gender equality as fundamental to the Sustainable Development Goals, and a more inclusive world.

The main objectives of the program management area are: To provide technical assistance and advice in the planning, execution and monitoring of all programs and projects, ensuring that programs are executed on time, within budget and in accordance with our corporate policies and guidelines.
Work to improve and apply UN Women's project and program management policies, enhancing its corporate capacities and providing support to country offices and NRAs in the implementation of non-core projects and programs.
The objective is to ensure that UN Women has the necessary project management policies, capacities and tools in place to achieve the desired gender equality and women's empowerment results.
Learning objectives:
• Enhance understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system;
•Improve knowledge on key topics related to UN Women’s normative mandate, frameworks, intergovernmental processes, and civil society;
•Gain work experience and knowledge in program and project management from a gender perspective;
•Acquire tools for gender mainstreaming in program implementation processes;
•Gain insight into the different strategies in UN Women’s programmatic interventions;
•Experience a dynamic, international, and intercultural work environment with the possibility of engaging with other work areas of the Agency;
•Be part of a diverse team with strong learning opportunities.

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Regional Director, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
•Supporting the implementation, review, and monitoring of regional projects;
•Applying qualitative and quantitative methodologies to collect, organize, and analyze data relevant to UN Women’s monitoring systems;
•Supporting initiatives related to the implementation, reporting, and/or monitoring of State commitments under CEDAW, CSW, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the 2030 Agenda, and SDGs, among others;
•Assist in drafting various substantive documents such as reports, concept notes, and terms of reference;
•Contribute to and provide technical support in the formulation of programmatic proposals;
•Supporting coordination with focal points on monitoring and program management in country offices, as well as with different headquarters divisions involved in monitoring and program management;
•Supporting administrative processes related to the area;
•Contributing to knowledge production and management, information dissemination, best practices, and lessons learned relevant to monitoring and program management;
•Providing other assistance as needed within the scope of the Regional Office’s Programme Area.