Programme Analyst, Regular Funding Cycle

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Job Description

Context

The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) is a partnership between the United Nations, Member States, and the civil society, which supports women led and women’s rights organizations working to build peace and provide humanitarian response throughout the world. Since the end of 2016, the WPHF has supported over 1300 civil society organizations and is present in 44 countries. UN Women hosts the Secretariat of the United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund. The WPHF Secretariat provides support to the Funding Board, mobilizes resources from Governments, companies, foundations and individuals, designs funding windows and mechanisms, provides day to day support to Country Offices implementing WPHF programmes, ensures timely and quality monitoring and reporting. The Secretariat’s mandate is also to strengthen stakeholders’ knowledge of and engagement with women, peace and security issues through proper internal and external communications, advocacy and outreach. Finally, the Secretariat provides knowledge management services for the WPHF and manages the Community of Practice (CoP) for WPHF partners and grantees.

The UNV will be reporting to Programme Coordinator of the Regular Funding Cycle Africa and Middle East (P3). While the UNV will support mainly the Middle East and Africa Portfolio, she/he will also support the entire Regular Funding Cycle programme.

All youth assignments are without family

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Programme Coordiantor, the International UN Youth Volunteer will:

Support Regular Funding Cycle (RFC) Africa and Middle East Call for Proposals in particular the longlisting and shortlisting of applications submitted by CSO through project evaluations, as well as supporting information sessions, kick off events and other meetings or tasks as relevant to the Call for Proposals in English and Arabic.
Conduct research, analysis and data collection required by the RFC and support in drafting and translating background documents, concept notes, briefing documents, reports, presentation slides, as requested.;
Update country briefs, situation updates, internal notes and Power Points for the RFC and specific countries of WPHF’s Regular Funding;
Support in event organizations, donor meetings and travel as well as in preparation and note taking in the framework of the WPHF Learning Hub Community of Practice (CoP) as needed.
Provide other assistance as required

UNV’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is an office-based consultancy in line with UN Women flexible work arrangement regulations.
Travel to attend WPHF global team meetings is required if applicable, other international travel is not foreseen except under exceptional circumstances.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Results/Expected Outputs:

Please complete the required information:

Successfully supported RFC Call for Proposals Processes and evaluations in Africa and the Middle East
Successfully supported meetings and exchanges with CSO partners and Management Entities
Successfully contributed to the development of briefs, background papers, and presentations
Successfully supported the translation of documents from English to Arabic / Arabic to English

Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment

A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.

Skills and experience

Experience or knowledge of project management in the fields of Women, Peace and Security or Humanitarian Assistance is required.
Experience in cooperation with Civil Society is desired.
Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently.
Excellent presentation, communication and Microsoft System skills, including Power Point and Excel.

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