Location : LILONGWE, MALAWI
Application Deadline : 02-Feb-18 (Midnight
New York, USA)
Additional Category : Gender Equality
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Languages Required : English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is
expected to start) 19-Feb-2018
Duration of Initial Contract : 1 Year
Expected Duration of Assignment : 1 Year
Background
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The United Nations has been supporting the efforts of
Malawian electoral stakeholders in strengthening the transparency and
inclusiveness of their electoral processes since the country adopted a
multi-party system in 1993. UN electoral support, in close partnership with
national stakeholders and international partners, have included support to
the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in developing its institutional and
operational capacity, assisting civil society organizations (CSOs), providing
support to electoral reform initiatives, promoting women’s participation, and
the mitigation of election related violence.
The current electoral assistance project, MECS (2017
-2019) is structured around four outputs, one of which is on strengthening of
women’s political empowerment throughout the electoral cycle, an output
led by UNW and implemented in collaboration with UNDP.
It is against this background that services of an
Elections and Gender Specialist are being sought to manage the women
empowerment portfolio under the elections project in UNW.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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Duties and Responsibilities
Substantive support on gender and inclusion to the
electoral process:
- Lead
the implementation of the Elections Project
- Develop
plans to engage women, youth and people with disabilities and others who
have been traditionally marginalized to encourage and empower them to
seek political party nominations;
- Develop
baselines and targets for enlarged participation (candidates for
nominations);
- Develop
training of trainer’s strategies, approaches and methodologies focusing
on engagement and empowerment of potential women, youth and PWD
candidates;
- Develop
TORs for contracted experts/others and assess proposals;
- Provide
periodic updates and briefing notes as required;
Capacity Development and Knowledge Building:
- Prepare
a capacity development plan, taking into consideration the need of the
potential candidates, political parties, and others as appropriate;
- Recommend
and develop strategies to enhance and maintain communication with
stakeholders including political parties, the media, civil society and
donor partners;
- Promote
and supervise capacity development in consultation with the Elections
CTO.
- Monitor
and document the experiences and achievements of capacity development
initiatives in supporting women, youth and PWD nomination through
political parties’ structures and processes as well as through other
partnerships;
- Recommend
and ensure the application of national and international best-practice
in the subject areas and generate knowledge-based products, drawing on
global, regional and thematic policy and advisory support resources
within the UN, UN Women and UNDP, iKnow Politics and others;
- Lead
the analytical development work of the team and ensure high quality
knowledge products on women’s political participation. Ensure the
substantive quality of all knowledge products, reports and services, and
ensure effective integration and compatibility with other practice
areas;
- Disseminate
information on international best practices and be an active member of
global and regional networks.
Organization, Management and Reporting:
- Lead
the project team in the design, development and implementation of
activities related to promoting political participation and inclusion of
women, youth and PWDs as potential candidates and leaders;
- Ensure
the preparation and quality assurance of monthly, quarterly, and annual
progress and financial reports and briefings as agreed with donor
partners, the diplomatic community, delegations and other stakeholders
as directed by the Gender and Governance Programme Specialist and CTA;
- Coordinate
effectively with the elections project technical committee and partners
supporting the implementation of the project and ensure adequate
monitoring and reporting;
- Ensure
that appropriate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place and
used effectively for the assurance of both quality and delivery.
Key Deliverables
- Elections
Annual Work Plan is implemented
- Monitoring
Framework for the project developed and implemented
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Competencies
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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
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Required Skills and Experience
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- Master’s
degree in Political Science, Economics, Public Administration or its
equivalent.
- At
least 5 years of progressive experience in management of gender
electoral projects, including institutional analysis and design,
strategic management and coordination and monitoring and evaluation.
- Strong
understanding of the role of gender in governance processes.
- Excellent
analytical and reporting skills.
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent
negotiation skills.
- Willingness
and ability to work effectively with people of different races, creeds,
cultural and religions
- Fluency
in English and Chichewa is required
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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in
terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups,
indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to
apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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