AWLN IGR Project Support Intern

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.
UN Women's Peace, Security and Humanitarian Section is responsible for providing technical support to
UN Women Country Offices in various areas, including conflict prevention and peacebuilding, justice
sector and security reform, promoting women's political participation, and mainstreaming gender issues
into governance reforms. It has global components but is grounded in country-level activities. The
Section supports UN Women to fulfill its coordination mandate in the area of peace and security and UN
system efforts to promote improved monitoring and reporting on the implementation of global
commitments on women and peace and security, including as set out in Beijing Platform for Action and
in Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000), and subsequent resolutions and relevant Statements by the
President of the Security Council.
To enhance the participation and leadership of women in building a peaceful, stable and prosperous
Africa as envisioned by Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Agenda, the Office of the African
Union Commission (AUC) Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security and UN Women are undertaking
a project, with the support of the Federal Republic of Germany, titled the “Women’s Leadership
Initiative for Stability in Africa.” It aims to operationalize the “African Women Leaders Network”
(AWLN), an initiative that seeks to enhance the role and leadership of women in the transformation of
Africa, in line with Agenda 2063 and the Global Sustainable development Agenda 2030. The project will
support various streams of work including the coordination and operationalization of the thirty-six
AWLN National Chapters, including providing funding towards the implementation of their Plans of
Action and supporting and coordinating their convening and exchanges of good practices.
AWLN serves as a continental platform to galvanize women’s leadership towards lasting peace and
sustainable development, the promotion of gender equality, and women’s empowerment in all sectors
and at all levels, building on, and working with, existing women networks. AWLN also serves as a
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practical instrument to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) at the regional level. The
network looks to increase women’s participation in decision-making through peer learning and
mentoring, enhanced solidarity, advocacy, and capacity-building, among other strategies. To date, the
African Women Leaders Network continues to grow through the national chapters at the country level
who contribute to expanding and operationalizing the network. AWLN activities and advocacy are based
on the Network’s six pillars: peace and security, governance, finance, agriculture, youth, and social
mobilization, which are advanced through the Network’s National Chapters.
UN Women is seeking to recruit two interns to work with the AWLN secretariat in support of the
implementation of a women's leadership project. Under the supervision of Fatou Sombie and Lister
Chapeta, the interns, will report to the AWLN Policy Analyst to provide assistance with upcoming CSW
activities.
 

Description of Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of the AWLN IGR, including planning and scheduling meetings. 
• Support the engagement with AWLN youth caucus and relevant stakeholders such as members of the National chapters and AWLN Group of friends.
• Prepare background information for resource mobilization initiatives. 
• Support the drafting of IGR material including CN, agenda, logistic notes.
• Support in procurement processes, including compiling supporting documents. 
• Liaise with interpreters and other conference team members. 
• Support in preparing reports of various coordination meetings and events. 
• Support in the drafting of the IGR roadmap and tracking and following-up of pending tasks. 
• Support in organizing workshops, conferences, forum, coordination meetings and other events. 
• Facilitate the sharing of best practices, lessons learned, and success stories from youth members and chapters.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Learning goals include:

• Increased familiarity with the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, especially as it relates to AWLN, and the work of UN Women in HQ (Head Quarters), Regional and Country offices towards its achievement.
• Increased knowledge on gender equality and women’s empowerment principles.
• Increased familiarity with UN Women and the AU’s work within the UN System.
• Enhanced knowledge of AWLN, its mission and women’s leadership in Africa. 

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:

• Knowledge in international development or peace and security, particularly the AU's mission, goals, rules, and regulations and its working partnership with the United Nations.
• Ability to think and work logically and work precisely with attention to detail.
• Excellent research and analysis capabilities.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Sound judgment and proven ability to work harmoniously with staff members of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Proficiency with graphic design applications, Microsoft SharePoint, and HTML a plus.

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:

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