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UN Women Kabu – Programme Manager

Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

UN Women stands for United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. It is grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and 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.

Additionally, UN Women Sudan’s Strategic Note (SN) 2018-2024 aims to consolidate efforts that contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment in Sudan. Key strategies for the implementation of the country program include capacity building, advocacy, gender mainstreaming, evidence, information and data collection, as well as the use of media to highlight and inform the general population of Sudan.

What are the advantages that come with being employed at UN Women:

  • Allowing employees to contribute to a global movement and make a tangible impact on gender equality issues.
  • Allowing employees to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, build partnerships, and leverage collective efforts to drive transformative change for gender equality.
  • Expand employees’ professional network and open doors for future opportunities.
Job Details:

Job Title: Programme Manager

Unit: UN Women Kabu 

Job Place: Afghanistan, Kabul

Deadline: Sunday, 24 March 2024

Education & Qualifications Requirements:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in human rights, gender, humanitarian action,  international relations, international development, international law or other social science fields
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
  • A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage;

Work Experiences:

  • At least 7 years progressively responsible experience in designing and managing humanitarian programmes, with a particular; focus on gender and protection in emergencies;
  • Substantive and technical experience in inter-agency coordination, preferably protection cluster coordination, and/or ProCap/GenCap in disaster settings;
  • Experience in policy analysis and strategic planning;
  • Possessing experience working with, and building partnerships with governments, donors and civil society organizations internationally and in the field;
  • Experience working with the UN is an asset; and
  • Experience working in the region is an asset;

Languages:

  • Fluency in English is required;
  • Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset;
  • Knowledge of Dari and / Pashto will be an asset;

Career Key Responsibilities:

  • Programme development for the Afghanistan Country Office anchored in the Strategic Note 2023-2025
  • Strategic and technical support to Humanitarian Country Team, ICCT and cluster, sub clusters and technical working groups.
  • Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders, regional/ international actors and development partners.
  • Manage and support the resource mobilization strategy for humanitarian action.
  • Oversee advocacy and communication of humanitarian action.

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