Deputy Country Representative at UN Women Nigeria

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Deputy Country Representative

Job no: 22370
Location: Abuja
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duration: 12 months
Level: P4
Categories: Management

Job Summary

• Reporting to the Country Representative, the Deputy Country Representative is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Country Office.
• The incumbent is responsible for substantially contributing to the design, implementation, management, and oversight of the country programme and to the operations supporting its implementation to ensure effective and efficient delivery of results as planned in the UN Women’s Strategic Plan and the CO plans.

Key Functions and Accountabilities
Manage the programme team:

• Manage the day-to-day work of the programme, including finalizing the team’s annual work plan;
• Manage the process of programme conceptualization, planning, implementation, and monitoring; 
• Manage material and financial resources;
• Lead the process of preparing programme implementation progress reports and identifying areas for UN Women Country Representative’s action and/or decision;
• Technically support the development of the Office security strategy and plan, as required.

Provide advisory and specialized technical support on the strategic direction of the office: 

• Advise and guide the Country Representative on strategic areas;
• Provide specialized technical and strategic support in managing all aspects of the programme design and related activities and for ensuring compliance and accountability in programme monitoring, reporting, and evaluation;
• Develop policy documents, briefs, and other strategic papers/materials for use in the development and presentation of innovative and coherent policy and programmatic positions;
• Serve as a senior member of the management team.

Represent UN Women in UN system coordination, with a focus on programming: 

• As delegated by the UN Women Country Representative, represent UN Women in the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) and/or the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) to collaborate with the Resident Coordinator and UN system on interagency coherence, collaboration, cooperation, resource mobilization, advocacy, common services, and operations;
• Ensure UN Women’s participation in the UN system thematic and other working groups to advance UN Women’s mandate.

Provide technical support in the creation of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization strategies:

• Provide substantive research and inputs in the formulation and implementation of the country resource mobilization strategy;
• Establish and maintain relations with government, partners, stakeholders, and donors to achieve active collaboration, cooperation, and alliances on programme development and implementation, and resource mobilization.

Represent UN Women and support advocacy strategies:

• Represent and advocate for UN Women in organizational, regional, global, and public information/ relations events and key meetings, as delegated;
• Develop and implement advocacy and public communication strategies.

Facilitate knowledge management, innovation, and capacity building:

• Manage the process of collecting and sharing lessons learned on gender equality and women’s empowerment to build knowledge and capacity of partners and stakeholders;
• Oversee the design and implementation of capacity-building training activities to enhance skills and knowledge.

Manage personnel under supervision:

• Manage the performance of personnel under supervision; provide managerial direction, guidance, and leadership to staff and provide performance feedback and coaching to personnel supervision, ensure performance assessments are implemented on time and ensure personnel are fully aware of UN Women workplace relations policies;
• Create an enabling work environment; 
• Identify learning and development opportunities.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: 

• The incumbent leads a team of 8 direct reports (1 P4 staff, 3 NOC staff), as well as 4 affiliate personnel (SC). 

Requirements
Education and Certification:

• A Master’s degree in international development, public administration, public policy, or other relevant social science fields 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 (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible professional experience that combines strategic and managerial leadership in development programmes with a strong focus on the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment at the national or international level is required.
• Experience in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds, or Programmes is desirable. 
• Experience leading and coaching staff in international settings is required. 
• Field-based experience working with multicultural teams is desirable.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, or Spanish).

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.

Functional Competencies:

• Excellent programme formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation skills;
• Ability to develop detailed operational plans, and budgets, and deliver on them;
• Ability to provide policy advice and support to partners;
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making;
• Strong leadership skills, ability to create and enable work environment;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Excellent knowledge of Results Based Management;
• Strong knowledge of the UN system;
• Strong knowledge of the local country context; 
• Strong negotiation skills.

Application Closing Date
14th December, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online