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.
The UN Women West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO) in Dakar, Senegal, through its regional thematic advisers, works to provide strategic guidance and support for mandate implementation to UN Women country offices and programs; analyzes regional trends and emerging issues related to the promotion of women’s rights and gender equality in West and Central Africa; facilitates UN regional-level coordination activities and partnership-building with regional organizations; and oversees knowledge production and knowledge management to inform policy direction. WCARO is also embarking in the implementation of the Spotlight Initiative, an EU/UN partnership to end violence against women/girls. The scope of work of the EVAW Policy Specialist requires experience and in-depth understanding of gender equality and strategies to prevent and address violence against women. It also requires developing mutually reinforcing partnerships with relevant Government counterparts, UN organizations, and CSOs.
Under the supervision of the Regional Director, and in close consultation with EVAW and other relevant Sections in HQ, the EVAW Policy Specialist, is expected to provide support for conceptualization and of flagships and joint programmes; strategic partnership-building, including with key regional inter-governmental and non-governmental partners working on issues of EVAW/G; resource mobilization support for country and regional level activities; coordination of regional knowledge-sharing and best practices exchanges; and commissioning of studies and research to highlight the gender aspects and women’s role. He/she provides technical advice on EVAW at country and regional level, through strategy development, thematic reviews, tools for capacity building and channels for knowledge sharing; prepares documentation for the Senior Management on the issue; prepares reports and content for policy advocacy; and establishes and strengthens partnerships. He/she will coordinate UN Women WCARO’s prerogatives pertaining to the Spotlight Initiative by providing oversight of Spotlight countries in West Africa. He/She will also supervise UN Women WCARO ‘s area of prerogative within the Muskoka’s initiative on maternal newborn and child health and HIV/AIDS prevention & response.
Reporting to the Regional Director a.i, the Policy Specialist, Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) will oversee the development of EVAW programmes, provide capacity building to Country Offices (CO), establish and strengthen partnerships, and develop relevant knowledge products on EVAW.
Duties and Responsibilities
Oversee the development of programmes on Ending Violence Against Women to Country Office teams:
Provide policy and technical support:
Provide Programme Coordination support on the Muskoka initiative and provide technical support and guidance on HIV:
Provide capacity building support to Country Office teams and partners:
Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders, regional/ international actors and development partners:
Manage the resource mobilization strategy for Ending Violence Against Women in the region:
Oversee knowledge building and sharing for Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW):
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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.
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