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Organization: UN WOMEN - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
    Location: Abuja (Nigeria)
    Grade: SB-5 (SC10/SC11), Service Contract, Local Contractors Agreement - Mid level
    Occupational Groups:
        Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
        Procurement
        Project and Programme Management
        Managerial positions
    Closing Date: 2021-08-02

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.  Placing womenâ€™s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates the efforts of the United Nations System to ensure that commitments on gender equality translate into action. To accomplish this mandate, UN Women partners with government, the private sector and Non-Governmental Organizations in furtherance of gender equality.

UN Womenâ€™s Regional Office for West and Central Africa will implement the project: Womenâ€™s Economic Empowerment through Affirmative Procurement Reform in West and Central Africa between 2021-2024. The regional project seeks to support womenâ€™s economic empowerment through enhanced opportunities of women-led businesses to access public procurement and corporate supply chains in four countries of West Africa: Senegal, Nigeria, Mali, and Cote dâ€™Ivoire. The project will also integrate affirmative procurement initiatives in the context of COVID 19 response and recovery strategies. COVID19 hit West and Central Africa at the beginning of the second quarter of 2020.

The implementation of the project will be led by project coordinator at the country and regional level.  The project coordinator will be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of project activities. They will also serve as subject matter expert on procurement and gender.  She/he will guide and facilitate the delivery of the project by monitoring results achieved during implementation and ensuring appropriate application of systems and procedures.  She/he will work in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, donor and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Project Management and Coordination

Act as project manager for the national component of the project Womenâ€™s Economic Empowerment through Affirmative Procurement Reform in West and Central Africa and lead implementation of national activities
    Manage, supervise, and coordinate consultants and other contractors for the implementation of project activities
    Manage financial resources of the programme including budgeting and budget revisions, and expenditure tracking
    Oversee regular monitoring visits to project implementation sites 
    Monitor project progress according to the work plan, and draft monitoring and donor reports
    Gather and compile all information necessary for monitoring and timely donor reporting;Â·
    Finalize annual and quarterly reports; finalize the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports; Â·
    Coordinate relationships with key partners to support implementation, raise potential problems and suggest solutions
    Act as country focal person for the regional evaluation of the project

2. Partnerships
    Manage relationships with government stakeholders, including procurement agencies at the federal and state level, to strengthen implementation of project activities.
    Build and strengthen partnerships with women-owned businesses, women-owned business networks and development partners (civil society organisations, donors) including through facilitating partner learning, and identifying opportunities for collaboration

3. Technical assistance and advice on Affirmative Procurement Reform

Advice CO senior management and project partners on integration of affirmative procurement principles in national/regional policies.
    Identify capacity building needs and support the development of strategies to build capacity in the area of gender- responsive procurement policies and practices
    Support and oversee technical experts in the provision of technical assistance to institutional partners and Women-led SMEs to access public procurement/corporate supply chains

4. Knowledge Management
    Support the CO in the formulation and implementation of national learning strategies to build capacity of UN Womenâ€™s and its strategic partners in the area of affirmative procurement
    Lead the development of advocacy, knowledge building and communications activities at the national/country level
    Contribute to the exchange of information and lead/supervise technical experts in the development of knowledge products
    Actively participate in UN Womenâ€™s Community of Practice on Gender responsive procurement to share results, information and lessons from the project

Key Performance Indicators

Timely and quality substantive inputs programme strategies and activities;
    Timely and quality substantive inputs to workplans and budgets;
    Adherence to UN Women standards and rules;
    Timely monitoring and tracking of programme results and finances;
    Relationship with partners and stakeholders;
    Timely organization of events;
    Quality of knowledge and advocacy products.

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

Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
    Good budget and finance 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 technical area of gender responsive procurement
    Good knowledge of women business associations
    Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

Master's degree in the following areas: Economics, Finance, Gender, International Development, Procurement or any other relevant area
    Certification in Procurement, Gender, Financial Management, Project Management, Public - Private Partnerships would be considered an added advantage

Experience:

At least 7 years of progressively responsible work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building.
    Experience in public policy and strategy to support women's entrepreneurship.
    In-depth knowledge of gender/public procurement procedures and regulations in West and Central Africa;
    Knowledge of and experience working with private sector affirmative sourcing and supply chain practices;
    Experience working in programs and projects funded by international institutions (World Bank, African Development Bank; United Nations System) is an asset.
    Experience designing and delivering training for women entrepreneurs is an asset

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English
    Knowledge of local languages is an asset.

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