UN Women: Programme Support Consultant (Retainer), Ankara, Turkiye, National Consultancy

Background:

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.

In line with UN Women Global Strategic Plan (2022-2025) and its Country Strategic Note (2019-2022), in Türkiye UN Women works towards three overarching goals: 

1) Women lead, participate in, and benefit equally from governance systems. 

2) All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence 

3) 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. 

Towards these goals, UN Women implements programmes and projects that aim to advance gender equality, improve women’s access to opportunities, rights, and services in political, social, and economic life and combat gender stereotypes, discrimination and violence, as required by international and national legal and policy commitments. UN Women collaborates with numerous partners – central and local level government authorities, civil society organizations, including women’s organizations and platforms, academia, private sector companies, and other UN agencies. It commits itself to the Leaving No One Behind principle, by supporting targeted actions to remove the obstacles that marginalized and vulnerable groups of women face in accessing their rights and to promote them as agents of change.

Since the UN Women Türkiye Office works with numerous partners and is a growing office with expanding activities throughout the country, its scope and administrative workload are increasing, with further growth expected in the coming period. Under the overall guidance of Programme Specialist, Women Lead the Consultant is expected to support the operations and programmes by performing a variety of standard technical processes ensuring high quality and accuracy of work and providing support to planning and implementing UN Women interventions.

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work

1. Provide operational, logistical and technical support to the implementation of programmes

• Support provision of technical inputs to the planning, design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives related to activities 
• Provide administrative support to day-to-day implementation of activities;
• Provide inputs to the annual workplan and budget as required;
• Support the operational and logistical arrangements for the events, workshops and trainings. 

2 . Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme

• Support monitoring progress on programme activity, results and indicators;
• Support preparation of quarterly reports, donor reports and other reports on outputs, results outputs and outcomes.

3. Provide technical inputs to the management of finances of Women Lead Portfolio

• Support monitoring the budget implementation and programme activity expenditures and perform budget revisions when required;
• Provide inputs to financial reports;

4. Provide inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

• Support preparation of background documents, briefs, knowledge products, and presentations related to women’s participation in politics and decision making.
• Support the organization of advocacy activities and campaigns;

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a full-time office-based consultancy due to the day-to-day support required for the activities under the Women Lead portfolio. 

No travel requirements are envisioned under this assignment. In case of an unforeseeable travel, the travel arrangements will be handled by UN Women as per the UN Women rules and regulations. 

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to administer administrative processes and transactions;
• Ability to perform work of confidential nature and handle a large volume of work;
• Good knowledge of administrative rules and regulations;
• Good IT and web-based management skills.

Required Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

• Advanced (Masters) degree in social and political sciences, human rights, gender equality etc.
• A first-level university degree in social sciences, social services, law etc. in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. 

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of progressively responsible experience in administrative or logistic support service is required with advanced (Master`s) degree, or in absence of a Master’s degree minimum 3 years of progressively responsible experience in administration or logistic support service is required with a first level university degree. 
• Experience in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment is required
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and ERP systems is required.
• Previous experience in UN organizations is an asset

Languages:

• Fluency in English and Turkish is required.

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

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.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.