Programme Analyst, Women’s Economic Empowerment

Programme Analyst, Women 's Economic Empowerment

**UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment

of Women**

Cairo, Egypt

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of the UN Women/KOICA Women's Economic Empowerment project
  
  
  • Provide technical inputs to the annual workplan and budget;
  
  
  • Lead the implementation of project activities;
  
  
  • Lead the coordination of the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners;
  
  
  • Review, coordinate and monitor the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
  
  
  • Train partners on Results Based Management and monitor implementation.
  
  
  
  


• Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project partners
  
  
  • Coordinate and provide technical support in the implementation of project activities; develop technical knowledge products;
  
  
  • Maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the UN Women/KOICA Women's Economic Empowerment project;
  
  
  • Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and facilitate technical/ programming support and trainings to partners, as needed.
  
  
  
  


• Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the project
  
  
  • Monitor progress of implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools;
  
  
  • Draft reports on monitoring missions, project results, outputs and outcomes;
  
  
  • Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports.
  
  
  
  


• Provide substantive technical inputs to the management of people and finances of the UN Women/KOICA Women's Economic Empowerment project
  
  
  • Monitor budget implementation and make budget re-alignments/ revisions, as necessary;
  
  
  • Coordinate and supervise the work of the UNV supporting the UN Women/KOICA project;
  
  
  • Provide substantive inputs to financial reports.
  
  
  
  


• Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies
  
  
  • Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases;
  
  
  • Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles;
  
  
  • Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated.
  
  
  
  


• Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on Women's Economic Empowerment to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country
  
  
  • Provide substantive technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative on inter-agency coordination related activities by drafting background reports and briefs;
  
  
  • Coordinate the work of the project with other projects under UN Women Egypt's broader Women's Economic Empowerment portfolio.
  
  
  
  


• Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts
  
  
  • Develop background documents, briefs and presentations related to Women's Economic Empowerment;
  
  
  • Coordinate and organize advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products;
  
  
  • Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies, and products on Women's Economic Empowerment.
  
  
  
  

Competencies

Key Performance Indicators:

• Timely and quality implementation of Project activities against set workplans, timelines, and budgets, in line with the UN Women/KOICA Financial Arrangement;


• Timely and quality technical assistance;


• Quality and timely inputs to reporting;


• Strong relations with partners and stakeholders;


• Enhanced best practices and lessons learned documented and circulated.

Functional Competencies:

• Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;


• Good knowledge of Results Based Management;


• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions, and present findings and recommendations;


• Good analytical skills;


• Good knowledge of Women's Economic Empowerment technical area;


• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising.

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:

• Master's degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field is required;


• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;


• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least ‎2 years of progressively responsible work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building, are required;


• Experience in the Women's Economic Empowerment is an asset;


• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Written and spoken fluency in English is required.