Programme Support Officer

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. UN Women has worked in Kosovo since 1999 to foster gender equality and women’s empowerment and promote gender equality as central to the work of other UN agencies. UN Women contributed to the existing legislation on gender equality and women’s empowerment and to the establishment of gender mechanisms at local and central levels.
UN Women in Kosovo collaborates closely with Kosovo’s civil society, institutions, and women’s groups. Its current projects and programmes focus on:
• Peace and Security and engendering humanitarian action
• Gender Responsive Budgeting
• Gender Equality Facility
• Ending Violence against Women
• Economic Empowerment of Rural Women and Combatting Poverty

As part of its mandate, UN Women in Kosovo coordinates UN Kosovo Team efforts to deliver on its gender equality commitments. UN Women chairs the UN Gender Theme Group (now Results V Group), which provides guidance for mainstreaming gender into joint programmes. It promotes sharing of information, knowledge, and experiences on best practices for gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women also chairs the multi-stakeholder Security and Gender Group (SGG), established in 2007, that coordinates gender issues in Kosovo. Its current members include civil society and women’s organizations, international organizations, embassies, and relevant Kosovo institutions. The SGG coordinates joint activities, issues joint advocacy letters and statements, and organizes public consultations. It coordinates joint campaigns such as 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, which has included more than 100 activities each year throughout Kosovo.

In Kosovo, significant strides have been made in advancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. UN Women has been a key actor for advancement of the WPS Agenda in Kosovo since 1999. Key accomplishments include the adoption of the National Action Plan (NAP) 1325, recognition and support for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, most recently the drafting and adoption the first National Strategy on Transitional Justice, increasing women's political representation, working with youth for combating divisive narratives, promoting gender sensitivity in the security sector, and advocating for women's inclusion in peace negotiations. UN Women Kosovo through its WPS activities also ensures gender sensitive crisis prevention.

Therefore, UN Volunteer will support the office to ensure consistent delivery for project activities
and to provide support and contribute to WPS initiatives across various programmatic, coordination, and partnership functions.

References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of UN Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)

Under the direct supervision of UN Women Kosovo Head of Office UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Assist in the development of project proposals and work plans, especially those relat-ed to Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda and Peacebuilding.
• Identify resource mobilization opportunities for humanitarian action, WPS Agenda and peacebuilding, and assist in development of concept notes.
• Support the coordination with relevant stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of activities according to established timelines and objectives.
• Monitor progress against planned activities and provide regular updates to the supervi-sor and team members.
• Contribute to the identification of challenges and opportunities in programme imple-mentation and recommend appropriate actions for improvement.
• Facilitate coordination meetings, working groups, and other forums related to WPS.
• Liaise with UN agencies, government counterparts, NGOs, and community leaders to foster collaboration and synergies in WPS initiatives.
• Support with drafting communication materials such as press releases, articles, and social media content to highlight the importance of WPS and showcase the impact of interventions.
• Identify potential partners, donors, and funding opportunities to support WPS pro-grammes and projects.
• Assist in the organization of conferences, workshops, and other events related to WPS, including logistical arrangements, participant coordination, and documentation.
• Support with drafting agendas, background documents, and minutes of discussions for WPS-related meetings and consultations.
• Support the Head of Office on Women peace and Security including draft of inputs to strategic documents and report and related to programme activities.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting on programme activities, outputs, and out-comes, in line with donor requirements and organizational guidelines.
• Prepare meeting minutes (staff meetings, UN Women Head of Office meetings with donors and others).
• Provide support to SGG secretariat.