Company Founded: Founded in 2010

Junior Software Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Work within a team to design algorithms and data flow charts
Produce clean, efficient code based on specifications
Carry out unit testing and initial debugging of your projects
Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software
Gather and evaluate user feedback
Create technical documentation for reference and reporting

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Ready to engage on a steep learning curve, be proactive, have a desire to learn and a drive to keep innovating
Proven experience in code development
Deep understanding of the coding best practice
Proven experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment
Knowledge of coding languages (e.g. PHP, Python, Java, JavaScript), PHP frameworks such as CodeIgniter, Slim and Laravel and MVC application design principles
Proven experience to do unit tests with tools such as PHPUnit and/or JUnit
Knowledge of security vulnerabilities such as cross-site scripting, SQL injection and ways of addressing them
Familiar with the limitations in the different programming languages and the solutions to resolve them Proven experience in using source code versioning tools such as GIT
Knowledge of using debugging tools such as Xdebug, Kint, browser developer tools
Ability to translate user requirements into a working solution within projected timelines and learn new languages and technologies
Excellent communication skills
Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude
Attention to detail
BSc in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or a related field

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

1-3 years’ experience.
Our preferred technology
PHP
Python
GoLang
Java
React Native & React JS

Top skills & proficiencies

Software Design, Documentation and Testing
Teamwork ethic
Programming Skills
Self-Directed
Multitask
Communication Skills
Results-oriented
High Energy
Self-Motivated
Experience working in an Agile Environment

Apply via :

www.ipayafrica.com

October 29, 2024
Office Cleaner

About Us
The Danish Embassy is part of the Danish Foreign service. The Embassy covers Kenya and Somalia as well as Eritrea, Seychelles, and Malawi. The Embassy is an ambitious, high-paced and dynamic workplace with approximately 60 employees, 20 of whom are posted from Denmark. The Embassy has a flat management structure.
The Danish Embassy in Nairobi is seeking to recruit cleaners.
Their main tasks will be:

Assist in preparing meeting rooms for meetings.
Assist in preparing and serving tea to visitors
Assist at events and functions at the Ambassadors residences
Clean workspaces, common areas, offices, hallways,
Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing of bathrooms throughout the day
Sweep, mop, and buff hardwood floors as needed.
Vacuum carpeted areas and furniture.
Dust and polish various surfaces.
Restock bathrooms supplies.
Responsible for cleaning of windows in offices, meeting rooms, management offices, etc.
Perform dusting, disinfecting, and polishing of surfaces and furniture as needed
May be required to stock kitchen and meeting room supplies as needed
Responsible for reporting repairs and replacements encountered when executing daily tasks
Empty trash bins.
Be willing to assist with other maintenance, cleaning or support related functions when required
Contribute to team efforts; exhibits professionalism with visitors and fellow colleagues.
Keep track of cleaning schedule.

Required qualifications

Applicants for the office cleaner position should have a High School qualification or its equivalent.
Applicants should have at least basic knowledge of cleaning products, including chemicals and supplies, and methods used in office cleaning
Experience in serving/waiter will be an added advantage
Part of the job of the office cleaner is to ensure safety, so they should have basic safety knowledge
It is also useful that they can operate automatic floor scrubbing machines, floor buffers, and wet and dry vacuums
Good communication skills to effectively follow written or verbal instructions
Applications should be able to pay attention to detail in order to perform their job successfully when cleaning
Office cleaners must also be organized individuals with the ability to follow a schedule and adapt to changing schedules or routines
The job of an office cleaner is manually inclined, so it is important that they are energetic in order to be able to reach, stretch, bend, and walk during daily routine, and stand for a long duration with ease
To work as an office cleaner, interested individuals must have a strong work ethic, be reliable, and pay attention to detail.
Be a great team player

Application and recruitment process Candidates interested in the position are invited to send a 1-page cover letter and a CV, including 1 reference through the link https://dpckenya.com/job/office-cleaners/ not later than 19thApril 2022. The email subject should be “Office Cleaner”.The Embassy of Denmark encourages all relevant applicants to apply for the position, regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity and personal background. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Apply via :

dpckenya.com

October 29, 2024
Application Support Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Providing software application support under the supervision of the Infrastructure Lead & Service Delivery Teams.
The Application Support Engineer will be a key member of the Merchant Support team responsible for using technology to improve business support performance and effectiveness. This duty involves using one’s complex problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and provide ongoing integration support to merchants and their integration teams.
Yours will be the first line of defence in finding the root cause of application malfunctions, customer challenges while they are attempting to integrate with our systems, as well as escalate any issues arising to the Senior Engineer or Customer Services Manager where escalation applicable.
You will be part of the team responsible for ensuring new consumers of an application have a smooth on-boarding and testing-to-production transition process. These users could be internal iPay users or our external clients/partners.
You should have the foresight to anticipate and address potential issues before they become issues with good organizational skills and a keen attention to detail. Work with the merchant support team on a daily basis to contribute to iPay’s overall IT support efficiency and effectiveness in line with the overall company strategy.
Performing testing and analyses on software applications functionality and suggesting improvements. Ensuring effective front end functionality of applications from a user testing and documentation support and management perspective.
Consulting with the software development team, internal users, and external clients to improve application performance and the user experiences.
Managing code migration across environments to ensure continued and synchronized functionality.
Establishing the root causes of internal and/or external user and/or partner connectivity errors and escalating serious concerns to the Senior Engineer and Customer Services Manager.
Keeping a record of configuration changes and scheduling application updates from time to time.
Documenting processes, changes and managing API documents evolution and monitoring application performance metrics.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

A Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or similar.
Demonstrable experience as an Application Support Engineer in a related field.
Advanced knowledge of front-end and back-end programming languages, such as React js, React Native, GoLang, PHP and Javascript.
Ability to manage code migration, document configuration changes, and monitor performance.
Exceptional ability to provide front end support to internal departments and web-based clients.
Advanced proficiency in determining the causes of application errors and repairing them. Ability to keep up with innovation in application design.
Exceptional communication skills.

Our preferred technology:

React JS and React Native
GoLang
PHP
Java
Python
Ability to use POSTMAN and other platform and endpoint testing solutions.

Top skills & proficiencies

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Excellent customer service skills
Understanding of software development cycle
Excellent written and spoken English
Flexibility – responsibilities may require occasional evening and weekend work

Apply via :

recruitment@ipayafrica.com

October 29, 2024
Portfolio Intern

Reports to: Portfolio Manager
Purpose: To assist the Portfolio manager with data analysis, querying databases, field research, and designing simple cloud data storage platforms.
Responsibilities:

To ensure that all shops’ performance reports are up to date.
To generate periodic quality assurance reports on shops performance trends.
To develop proposals based on data for improving processes.
To make outbound calls to a set of customers as a survey with the specific goal of improving performance.
To develop and present monthly reports on a particular set of products customers detailing findings and recommendations

Description of tasks:

Assist in data analysis and trend analysis
Provide insights to the business for decision-making based on data.
To assist in Portfolio management by reaching out to non-paying customers and developing periodic reports on the same
To assist the Portfolio Manager with any other reasonable duties that are required

Ideal Candidate’s Profile

Data analysis background. Excel skills mandatory
SQL Skill added advantage
Flexible and adaptable
Willingness to learn
Problem Solver
Self-motivate

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: j.kenya@bboxx.co.uk using the position as subject of email.

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j.kenya@bboxx.co.uk

October 29, 2024
A Compendium Of Framework On Monitoring, Documenting, Reporting and Response To Human Rights and Electoral Governance

Overall purpose
The Angaza Movement (TAM) aims at fostering electoral integrity and transforming political leadership in Kenya. The Angaza movement is made up of over 20 civil society organizations whose goal is to foster integrity, transparency and accountability in electoral and political processes in Kenya ahead of the 2022 General Elections.
The Angaza Movement now seeks to recruit a Consultant to develop a monitoring, documentation, resporting and response tool. These compendium of tools will be used for technical and political empowerment, engagement and action within TAM and its grassroots partners. This set of assignment is being undertaken pursuant to the collective action points adopted during the last retreat for The Angaza Movement (TAM) held in Mombasa on January 25-26, 2022. It is also in pursuant and consolidation of the separate institutional initiatives earlier advanced by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and InformAction (IFA) a media grassroot human rights organization that uses film as a tool for change among member’s organizations.
THE PROPOSED FRAMEWORKS
HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING AND RESPONSE MECHANISMS

Undertake a normative description of human rights/ violations and abuses,
Undertake a deep analysis of key human rights issues and protection frameworks,
Develop a human rights monitoring, reporting and documentation tool, with guidelines on patterns, trends and response mechanisms to human rights violations,
Design standards for assessing legal and medical/ forensic evidence in all situations,
Design a tool for capturing data and information on all emerging human rights violations with a focus on Civil and Political Rights, Economic and Socio-cultural Rights, Group Rights, and Climate Justice and Environment Rights,
Provide guidance on the core approaches for seeking remedies against violations.

MECHANISMS FOR ELECTION MONITORING, DOCUMENTATION, REPORTING & GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK

Determine the core standards for determining electoral integrity in Kenya
Outline the legal and normative framework governing elections
Provide the institutional and operational environment governing the election management body.
Outline the principles and standards of a democractic election and their application to conduct of political leaders, parties/coalitions and other key actors in the electoral process.
Develop and outline a human-rights centred election security management
Outline the role of key state and non-state actors charged with delivering a free, fair and peaceful election.

MECHANISMS FOR MONITORING, DOCUMENTING AND REPORTING OTHER KEY HUMANRIGHTS GOVERNANCE COMPONENTS.

Outline the key human rights governance components for monitoring, documenting and reporting within the CPR, ECOSOC, Group Rights, Climate Justice and Environment,
Develop guidelines for designing and implementing fact-finding missions and actions,
Design guidelines for monitoring and responding to Sexual and Gender Based Violence,
Design mechanisms for monitoring media conduct and reporting on human rights,
Develop guidelines for community organizing against governance abuses. Qualification/ Applicant Requirements**
A postgraduate degree in Social sciences, law, political science, or any other related field.
A minimum of 12 years experience in election, human rights and governance related field.
Election-related expertise and knowledge
Ability to identify upcoming political trends and initiate research ideas and products
Demonstrated ability to work under pressure in a sensitive political environment.
Relevant sector experience will be an added advantage.

Personal Attributes and Skills

High level of integrity
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to work independently
Strong ICT skills
Excellent analytical skills

Deliverables

A Compendium for Monitoring, Documenting, Reporting on Human Rights and Electoral

Governance.

All interested consultants are requested to write an expression of interest by describing their competence in management and a proposal to show how they will deliver on the identified tasks:If you believe you are qualified for this position, please submit your cover letter, CV, and copies of your certificates including your daytime telephone contact to recruitment@informaction.tv latest by 10 April 2022.

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recruitment@informaction.tv

October 29, 2024
Community Manager

Job Description
As a Community Manager, you are arguably one of the most important elements when creating and scaling a co-working and community vision. As community manager, you will be responsible for creating innovative & exciting methods to engage and manage the CcHUB Community.
The Community Manager will identify and thoroughly understand the various groups of the CcHUB Community and will drive the awareness of CcHUB projects through creative, clear and compelling methods.
Key Responsibilities

Develop strategies to expand & deepen the CcHUB Community through various strategic community engagements which will drive new member acquisition and create an active, engaging community.
Identify, launch and manage community initiatives that will keep the CcHUB community engaged.
Work very closely with the communications team, on how to better engage our community online and create content that is relatable.
Champion events, internal and external, and ensure a seamless execution of the same
Manage the physical space of the community to fit the members.
Understand & amplify the total customer experience (Create a sense of community among members ).
Produce bi-monthly reports on community trends including but not limited to data on a number of events, type of event, & the number of attendees at such events.
Monitor & report on feedback/online reviews, and also liaise with Management to relay customer feedback and insights gained from online conversations within the community.
Build relationships with customers, potential customers, and industry professionals.
Create a welcoming environment: onboarding and assisting community members in a friendly, patient and professional manner.
Maintain and monitor accurate databases across various platforms (billing, customer data etc)
Plan monthly events, hangouts, digital engagement, workshops and seminars targeted at various community members.
Answer, screen and forward phone calls, inquiries and requests, and handle them as appropriate.
Work with the Administrative Team to ensure space maintenance and management of the co-working space

Qualifications
A keen understanding of:

How to create and sustain active communities in person and online
Understand what community engagement is and how to meet the needs of the community
Tools and strategies that enhance community engagement both online and offline

Successful candidate will have the following experience:

Bachelor’s Level or Equivalent in communication, English, journalism, marketing or a related field.
Organisational skills to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills. Excellent communication skills to engage with technical and non-technical peers.
Experience of working in a large, complex organization with extensive. stakeholder management experience.
Knowledge of marketing trends and techniques.
Excellent verbal communication skills.
Excellent writing skills.

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jobs.smartrecruiters.com

October 29, 2024
Officer – Operations Officer – Operations (Italian Speaking)

Purpose of the role:
To facilitate the VISA application process & handle front office, back office operations and basic technical IT support conducted at the respective Visa Application Centres (VACs).
Areas of Responsibility & brief description
Responsibility Level

Document scrutiny and collection of applications for visa Processing
Handle customer/applicant queries personally or via email, telephone.
Handle cash and bank related transactions if assigned and ensure 100% accuracy
Record & maintain all application data. Ensure accurate & timely data entry into the system with zero errors.
Ensure all administration and logistics of passport delivery to consulate / applicant / logistic company etc.
Maintain compliance to the standard operating procedures, manuals etc. without deviation in process
Inform the applicants about the available Value Added Services and ensure delivery of Value Added Service options to applicants/customers.
Encourage applicants to provide feedback on services provided and their overall experience at the application centre.
Ensure that the entire process is completed within the mandated Turn Around Time
Assist Deputy Manager/Operations Manager in execution of WB Project
Basic technical IT support

Indicative KRA’s/Budgetary and Revenue Responsibilities

Productivity – Targets met as prescribed in Team Objective Tracker.
Customer satisfaction (Applicants) – Complaints – Targets met as prescribed in Team Objective Tracker.
Timely & Accurate Data entry – Targets met as prescribed in Team Objective Tracker.
Late reporting /unauthorized absenteeism.
Adherence to TAT – Targets met as prescribed in Team Objective Tracker.
Completion of WB Projects Completion.
Attending training programmes. Ensure all trainings scheduled by HR are attended.
Training: Internal Process Certifications (OCL’s) – Scores well on all OCL’s completed for self.
Error Monitoring – To reduce the number of errors on a daily basis, maintains Error Log, as applicable.
Updates Productivity & VAS Conversion Grid – to track performance on a daily basis.
VOC – Targets met as prescribed in Team Objective Tracker.
Ensures adequate Surveys are completed ( minimum 5% of application counts) & Target.
VOC Target achieved, as per Team Objective Tracker.

Qualification & Experience (Education, Experience, specific knowledge, skills, understanding, attitude)

Education: Graduate or global equivalent (Computer Science background)
Experience: 0 – 12 months of experience preferably in Travel and Tourism or IT Industry

Knowledge & Key Skills:

Basic Knowledge of Computer skills
Proficiency in MS office & good typing speed
Adaptability and presence of mind to handle customer queries and complaints Knowledge of local language
Ability to Innovate and enhance procedures and methods to increase productivity & cost effectiveness

Competencies/Personal Attributes:
Organizational Competencies Functional Competencies

Entrepreneurship
Good Communication skills in English [Verbal & Written]
Quality & Service Orientation
Customer Orientation
Teamwork & Collaboration
People Management
Diversity Sensitivity
Problem solving & Multitasking skills
Personal & Professional Development
Self-Motivated and Self Directed
Delivering Results
Time Management
Communication
Networking
Leadership

Additional Requirements:

Fluency in Local Language – Ability to read write and speak fluently & English, knowledge of an additional international language would be very helpful (region specific language can be looked at).

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How to Apply:Qualified and interested applicants should send their application and detailed CV, indicating current and expected remuneration to recruitment@amsol.co.ke

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recruitment@amsol.co.ke

October 29, 2024
Policy Specialist – Women’s Political Participation

Duties And Responsibilities
Provide policy and programme advice to country offices, specific technical assistance and quality assurance:

Provide technical support and policy advice to programme/ project managers/ specialists in country offices (COs) to support implementation of thematic programmes, aligned with corporate direction and messaging, including the UN Secretary General Common Agenda, and in compliance with UN System wide policy.
Oversee the development of regional programming on women’s political participation in collaboration with COs, the Liaison Office in Addis Ababa and the Political Participation team in Headquarters.
Provide thematic oversight of COs’ corporate planning (incl. development of Strategic Notes and Biannual Work Plans) and annual reporting processes (inc. Annual Report to the Executive Board) ensuring corporate policy coherence (including thematic support to UNSDCF processes as needed).

Provide capacity building support to country office teams and partners:

Provide substantive and policy support to COs to implement and localize corporate guidance notes, knowledge products and tools, ensuring policy and strategic coherence, and avoiding duplication.
Develop, implement, and monitor capacity building initiatives on key priority topics in the region.
Manage surge capacity deployments as needed, experts, practitioners, trainers, academics, etc.
Work closely with and provide advice to regional/ national bodies and interagency groups that influence national policies related to women’s political participation and where necessary represent UN-Women.

Manage the resource mobilization strategy in the area of women’s political participation in the region

Undertake targeted resource mobilization in the area of women’s political.
Provide technical support to offices with resource mobilization efforts in this area, including through substantive inputs to resource mobilization programme documents and consultations with donors as needed.
Prepare and/or deliver presentations to development partners on this topic as needed.

Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with regional/ international actors and development partners and stakeholders.

Build and maintain alliances and strategic partnerships for the advancement of women’s political participation in the region, especially with the African Union (AU), and the RECS (IGAD, SADC, EAC and ICGLR).
Produce periodic updates and briefs on regional/country development situation to be used by stakeholders, COs, RO and Headquarters.
Maintain close contact with relevant staff in UN-Women Liaison Office in Addis Ababa and HQ.
Oversee Knowledge Management On Women’s Political Participation
Conduct capacity building and substantive sessions through in-person trainings, induction, webinars, workshops etc.
Provide quality assurance of COs’ knowledge products in line with corporate strategies.
Manage the Regional Community of Practice on Women’s Political Participation, including through codifying lessons learned and good practices from the region and liaise with HQ focal point for ongoing contribution to the global thematic Community of Practice.
Maintain up-to-date relevant thematic regional data; and integrate analysis to policy-oriented advocacy and corporate support (e.g. briefing notes, background papers, region-specific reports).

Key Performance Indicators

Timely and quality technical advice and support.
Leadership in area of expertise in the region.
A regional programme document for resource mobilization is finalized.
Quality reports and other strategic documents drafted and submitted in a timely manner.
Strong relationships with various partners and stakeholders.
Regular communication with colleagues at both country, regional and global levels to ensure policy coherence.
UN-Women is well represented in important meetings on topics related to expertise.

Competencies
Core Values

Respect for Diversity
Integrity
Professionalism

Core Competencies

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

Functional Competencies

Excellent knowledge of women’s political empowerment and leadership (including issues related to democratic development, electoral assistance, campaigns, legal frameworks, political parties, legislatures, local government).
Strong knowledge of the region.
Knowledge of the UN System is an advantage
Excellent networking skills.
Ability to interact with donors, identify and analyze trends, opportunities, and threats to fundraising.
Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative policy research.
Ability to advocate and provide policy advice.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to write policy papers, speeches, briefings.
Strong knowledge of programme development, implementation, results-based management, and reporting.
Ability to work collaboratively in diverse teams, as well as strong communication skills.
Ability to undertake frequent travel within the East and Southern Africa region.

Education
Required Skills and Experience

Master’s degree or equivalent in political science, gender studies, law, human rights, international relations, or other 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.

Experience

At least 7 years progressively responsible experience in developing programmes and advocating for women’s political empowerment and/or gender-responsive, ideally with some experience in developing countries.
Experience in programmme development, policy research and analysis and resource mobilization.
Experience working with, and building partnerships with governments, donors, and civil society organizations internationally and in the field.
Experience working with the UN is an asset.
Experience working in ESA region is an asset.

Languages

Fluency in English is required.
Knowledge of French and Arabic is an asset.

Apply via :

jobs.undp.org

October 29, 2024
Political Consultant / Analyst

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide a detailed list and curriculum vitae of the team that will support the assignment
Analysis of institutional setup related to hate speech, national and international legislation and guidelines
Recommendations for interventions based on the analysis
Stakeholders’ mapping in the area of hate speech
Evidence gathering should be done through desk research and interviews where applicable

Competencies

Fluency in English and Swahili
Ability to adhere to strict timelines and ensure quality deliverable
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback

Required Skills and Experience

Holder of Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Journalism, Information technology or Data Analysis or related fields
Minimum of 5 years of working experience on forensic research, data analytics, audits, cyber crime and open-source investigations techniques
Demonstrated knowledge of tracking tools of digital and social media spaces
Track record of contributions and achievements on countering hate speech, cyber-crime
Additional certification in forensic research, online governance regulations and/ or data analysis are highly desirable
Knowledge and demonstrated experience in countering misinformation, disinformation and countering hate speech as well as forensic and investigations techniques
Minimum 2 years of experience working in non-profit organizations

How to applyInterested applicants are requested to submit their applications by sending a duly completed CV and a cover letter to jobs@farsightafrica.com

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jobs@farsightafrica.com

October 29, 2024
Policy Specialist- Women Peace and Security

Duties And Responsibilities

Oversee the development of regional and country-level programmes in the area of Women Peace and Security (WPS)

Oversee the development and implementation of regional programmes and project on WPS
Provide technical inputs to programme proposals from country offices;
Provide advice on contextualizing/ localizing programme documents, country strategies, and knowledge products;
Coordinate monitoring and reporting for WPS in collaboration with programme teams.
Provide strategic planning support for regional activities and strategies addressing WPS and their incorporation into Regional Strategies and annual work plan.

Provide capacity building support to Country Office/Multi Country Office on WPS programming

Provide substantive technical and policy support to country office and multi country office programme teams in developing and strengthening WPS portfolio: Country Office Strategic Plans, Annual Workplans and programmes;
Develop, implement and monitor capacity building initiatives for Country Offices.
Provide technical support to partners on implementation of WPS programmes and projects;
Provide technical policy advice to WPS programme/project managers

Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders, regional/ international actors and development partners:

Build, manage, and expand relationships with reginal and national partners, including development partners to support implementation and expansion of the Women, Peace and Security programme;
Provide technical advice to partners and oversee capacity building opportunities and initiatives;
Produce periodic updates, briefs and analysis on regional/country dynamics of the Women Peace and Security portfolio to be used by stakeholders, CO and HQ;
Closely liaise with relevant colleagues at County/Regional offices and HQ.

Manage the resource mobilization strategy for Women Peace and Security in the region

Participate in the implementation, monitoring and periodic updating of the resource mobilization strategy on Women Peace and Security in the region;
Finalize relevant documentation on donors and develop potential opportunities for resource mobilization.
Provide technical support to field-based presences in the region in mobilizing resources for the implementation of Women Peace and Security portfolio;

Review budget management for Regional Office WPS programmes and manage people:

Lead and supervise WPS team, including by performing personnel performance reviews and ensuring ongoing capacity development of personnel by suggesting development opportunities;
Monitor budget and financial delivery of the WPS programme to ensure timely allocation and utilization of resources, in line with UN Women rules and regulations and against agreed targets and expected results and using appropriate business management systems;
Ensure effective information flow, communication and coordination between offices, programmes and projects.

Oversee Monitoring And Reporting For The WPS Portfolio

Oversee the monitoring of progress against mutually agreed results frameworks and performance indicators;
Gather information and prepare reports on progress of programme implementation for donors, including technical reports and periodic (quarterly/annual) progress reports;
Provide technical support in the preparation of audits and evaluations and follow up on the implementation of audit and evaluation findings and recommendations related to the regional WPS portfolio.

Oversee the design of WPS in the region and the development of relevant knowledge products:

Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to WPS;
Work closely with and provide advice to regional/ national bodies and interagency groups that influence national and regional policies related to WPS;
Identify best practices and lessons learned to guide programme improvement and strategy planning;
Research, develop and present analytical reports, research papers, briefing notes, background papers, summaries, correspondence, and knowledge products on WPS.

Key Performance Indicators

WPS programmes are implemented in line with Strategic Notes and Annual Work plans and budgets;
Programme teams adhere to UN Women’s Rules, Regulations, policies and procedures, using a results-based management approach;
Timely and quality technical advice and support;
Quality reports and other strategic documents are drafted and submitted in a timely manner;
Strong relationships are built and maintained with various partners and stakeholders.

Competencies

Core Values

Respect for Diversity
Integrity
Professionalism

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
Excellent knowledge of women peace and security;
Ability to develop detailed operational plans, budgets, and deliver on them
Ability to synthesize programme performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making
Strong knowledge of Results Based Management;
Ability to lead formulation of strategies and their implementation;
Strong networking and partnerships-building skills;
Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative research, and use evidence to inform policy advocacy and technical advice;
Excellent analytical and communications skills; ability to write high-quality papers, speeches, briefings and reports;
Strong knowledge of UN programme management systems.

Required Skills And Experience

Education and Certification

Master’s degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Political Science, Development, Public Administration, Gender 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 7 years of progressively responsible experience in programme management, including programme design, programme coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building.
Technical experience in Women Peace and Security, preferably with field experience in managing and/or overseeing related programmes, including policy development.
Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset.
Experience in setting priorities, budgets, work plans, participating in programme development and programme writing;
Experience working in the UN System is an asset;
Proven experience in leading teams effectively.

Language

Fluency in English is required;
Working knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.

Apply via :

jobs.undp.org

October 29, 2024