Republic of Moldova

Programme Analyst - WEE Moldova/UNIFEM

Vacancy Number: 033 /Pr-2010

Background:

UNIFEM Sub-regional office for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS SRO) announces the position of Programme Analyst within the new gender programme on “Women’s Economic Empowerment through increasing Employability in the Republic of Moldova” (WEE) to provide adequate substantive support to overall implementation of the programme document at all levels in efficient and timely manner.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide adequate and timely inputs for the WEE Programme effective implementation to ensure that progress is made in achieving its goals and objectives in line with programme document and UNIFEM values and mission, as well as UNDP/UNIFEM programme and operations guidelines. This covers substantive inputting into fundraising, communication and partnership-building, evaluation and knowledge management; and ensuring information flow and team-building across the diverse network of partners and stakeholders involved in the programme;
• Ensure proper and quality delivery of WEE programme services and products as stipulated in the programme document;
• Assist International Programme Manager in recruiting, monitoring and assessing implementation and quality of the technical assistance services retained to accompany the WEE programme within given area of responsibility and expertise;
• Lead the development of the quality of products and capacity development tools commissioned under the WEE Programme, with emphasis on ensuring evidence-based approaches (e.g. training materials, training workshops, tools, knowledge-sharing publications and outreach materials developed);
• Provide substantive inputs into development, finalization and implementation of annual workplans and budget forecasts to ensure timely and effective implementation within the given timeframe;
• Assist International Programme Manager in managing and overseeing programme budget on the related component in close collaboration with administrative and financial staff;
• Provide necessary assistance to International Programme Manager in developing donor outreach and fundraising plans to mobilize additional resources for the programme;
• Provide timely and adequate inputs for high-quality, results-oriented reporting on the programme, for internal and external audiences (e.g. UN, donors); Prepare monthly progress reports on the execution of planned activities for internal purposes;
• Adhere to established principles of effective information flow, communication and coordination and coherence with and between UNIFEM SRO, other UNIFEM projects and activities in the country, national programme partners, consultants;
• Provide necessary assistance and inputs into the process of programme monitoring and evaluation under guidance of the International Programme Manager;
• Develop and oversee wide strategic distribution of the programme's findings and knowledge-related publications, inclusive of select case studies, good practices and lessons learned; Document, and analyze lessons learned that might be useful for the UN system at large and UNIFEM in particular for global institutional learning;
• Ensure timely and proper documentation of the programme implementation, especially what relates to specific component in accordance with the UNIFEM Documenting Guide;
• Support substantively International Programme Manager in his/her work with key communications and media actors to promote the key programme messages;
• Ensure timely and proper inputs towards the implementation of programme annual communications and advocacy plans;
• Assist in strengthening and enhancing partnership/co-operation/consultation/coordination with, where appropriate, national and local state actors, national and international civil society actors, especially, women's organizations, bilaterals, UN, World Bank, donors, academia, private sector and private foundations for more effective and coordinated WEE programme implementation; especially within related component;
• Participate actively in the work of existing coordination mechanism to ensure coherence of the programme with other processes in the country including national development policy-making, UN programming and coordination processes (UNDAF, UN Gender Theme Group, etc.), donors’ council work, etc.;
• Contribute to ensuring effective partnership, networking and coordination between other ongoing UNIFEM programmes, projects and activities in the country for a more holistic and coherent approach to programme implementation;
• Perform other duties, as required.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Advanced university degree in development related field.
• 5 to 8 years of project management experience, preferably for programming geared to support women's empowerment and rights, with particular experience in complex and multi-component programmes in international organizations;
• Demonstrated knowledge of programming issues and in-depth expertise within the field of employment, social protection, local development and service provision;
• Proven record of good relationships and experience of collaborative activities with the national partners, at policy / decision-making, institutional and local levels;
• Experience writing project reports;
• Fundraising experience highly desirable.
• Fluency in written and spoken state Romanian, good working knowledge of English and Russian.
• Knowledge and skills of relevant computer applications of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point), knowledge of Internet communications and command is required; minimum typing speed of 30 w/pm (shorthand typing is an advantage).

Terms of Reference

Personal History Form (P11)

Interested persons should submit their application letters and duly completed Personal History Form (P11) with the mark “Programme Analyst (WEE Moldova)/UNIFEM Vacancy” by 10 March 2010, 17:00 (Moldova time) to Natalia Galat, UNIFEM CIS at natalia.galat@unifem.org.

Only those short listed will be contacted.

Failure of candidates to submit a duly completed P11 form, as well as false representations on this form, shall constitute sufficient grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of the application. All information provided in the P11 form will be treated as strictly confidential.