Central African Republic: Program Analyst, Peace and Humanitarian Action

Jan 14, 2024 | United Nations Women
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Background

The Central African Republic (CAR) continues to face political instability, conflict, an acute humanitarian crisis, and insecurity for several decades. The consequences of this prolonged complex crisis are observed in the structural difficulties of national and community institutions, the weaknesses of human capital, the limited human and financial resources of state institutions, the inadequate socio-economic conditions which tend to worsen and do not enable rapid recovery and sustainable development. Although there is notable progress and efforts by the government and international partners towards stabilization, recovery and peacebuilding, challenges remain.

UN Women, founded on the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works to eliminate discrimination against women and girls; women's empowerment; and achieving equality between women and men. In the Central African Republic, UN Women works with the Government, National Institutions, academic institutions, civil society and the media to advance gender equality through the implementation of national and international commitments on gender equality and fundamental rights of women. Since August 2015, UN Women has been present in the Central African Republic and focuses its interventions on achieving the following strategic objectives: the economic empowerment of women; promoting leadership and participation of women in decision-making processes; the fight against violence against women and girls; and the consideration of gender in peace processes and humanitarian response.

UN Women RCA is a member of the United Nations country team and the Humanitarian country team, and to this end, works in synergy with other humanitarian and development actors, in favor of Central African women and girls. UN Women implements its triple mandate, namely normative, operational/programmatic and coordination. At the programmatic level, its interventions are part of an approach of leaving no one behind, of doing no harm, an approach based on human rights as well as the triple nexus: Humanitarian – Development – ​​Peace.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the responsibility of the Women, Peace, Security and Humanitarian Action Program Manager, the Program Analyst will work closely with his supervisor and other members of the program and office to implement the program activities of the Unit in accordance with with UN Women rules and procedures.

The Program Analyst will contribute to the effective management of UN Women programs within the Office by providing substantive contributions to program design, formulation, implementation and evaluation. The Program Analyst guides and facilitates the implementation of UN Women programs by monitoring the results achieved during implementation and ensuring the appropriate application of systems and procedures, and developing improvements if necessary. The Program Analyst works closely with the operations team, UN Women headquarters staff, government officials, multilateral and bilateral donors and civil society to ensure successful implementation of the program. UN Women as part of the portfolio.

Summary of main functions:

Contribute technically to the development of program strategies in the field of Peace and Humanitarian Action

  • Provide substantive contribution to the design and formulation of program and project proposals and initiatives;
  • Identify areas of support and intervention related to the program. 

Provide functional technical support for the implementation and management of the Women, Peace, Security and Humanitarian Action program

  • Provide technical input for the development of the work plan and annual budget;
  • Support the implementation of program activities, particularly in the areas of peacebuilding and humanitarian action;
  • Contribute to the coordination of calls for proposals, including the organization of the technical review of committees and the assessment of partner capacities;
  • Review, coordinate and monitor the submission of financial and narrative reports from implementing partners.

Provide technical input to monitoring and reporting on the program or project.

  • Monitor the progress of the implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools;
  • Write reports on monitoring missions, results, outputs and program outcomes;
  • Provide substantive input into the preparation of donor and UN Women reports.

Provide substantive technical contributions to the human resources and financial management of the Peace and Humanitarian program

  • Monitor budget execution and make budget realignments and revisions, as necessary;
  • Provide substantive input to financial reports;

Provide substantial input into partnership building and resource mobilization strategies.

  • Provide substantive inputs into resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases;
  • Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes; 

Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on humanitarian action to ensure coherence and alignment of UN Women programs with other partners in the country.

  • Provide support to the secretariat of the Gender and Humanitarian Thematic Group in the monitoring of meetings, preparation of reports, monitoring of meeting recommendations, and any other task related to the smooth running of the GTGH
  • Participate in humanitarian cluster and refugee response meetings, depending on delegation

Provide substantial contributions to advocacy, knowledge building and communications efforts.

  • Support the development of information documents, briefing notes and presentations related to Peacebuilding and Humanitarian action;
  • Support the organization of advocacy campaigns, events, training, workshops and knowledge products;
  • Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies and products on peace and humanitarian action.

Competencies

Fundamental values ​​:

  • Respect for diversity
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism

Basic skills :

  • Awareness and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Responsibility
  • Creative problem solving
  • Effective communication
  • Inclusive Collaboration
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Lead by example

Please see this link for more information on UN Women's core values ​​and skills:

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

Functional skills

  • Good skills in program formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
  • Good knowledge of results-based management
  • Ability to collect and interpret data, draw logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations.
  • Good analytical skills
  • Good knowledge of the related field and sector

Required Skills and Experience

Training and certification:

  • Hold a university degree (Bac + 4) in humanitarian action, Management and Project Management, economic sciences, social sciences or any other similar field
  • An undergraduate university degree with two additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the postgraduate university degree.
  • Certification in project/program management would be an added advantage

Experience:

  • At least 5 years of professional experience, at progressively higher levels of responsibility, in the field of implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of development programs/projects, donor reporting and capacity building;
  • Experience in the Peace and Humanitarian field is an asset;
  • Experience working in international organizations, humanitarian organizations and the United Nations system (particularly UN Women) is an asset.

Language requirements:

  • Fluency in spoken French and fluent writing of French is required
  • Knowledge of the Sango language is required
  • Speaking and writing in English is an asset.
     

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History Form (P-11), which can be downloaded from  http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment . Please note that the system only allows one attachment. Applications not accompanied by the UN Women P-11 form will be considered incomplete and will not be taken into account for further evaluation.

Submitting an application


UN Women is committed to creating an environment of diversity, inclusion and mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, pays and promotes without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin or any other basis covered by the appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, skills, integrity and the needs of the organization.
If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation to support their participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in the application.

UN Women maintains a zero-tolerance policy for behavior inconsistent with the goals and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women staff and will therefore be subject to rigorous reference and background checks. (The background check will include verification of academic qualifications and employment history. Selected applicants may be required to provide additional information to complete the background check).

Note:  In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly established UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women. The creation of UN Women is part of the UN reform agenda, which aims to pool resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously separate parts of the United Nations system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.