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Vacancy at UNDP:UN Women Director in Dakar, Senegal

 Application Deadline : 26 Jan 2013

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announces vacancy for UN Women:Country Representative and requires applications from the eligible applicants. Job location is Dakar, Senegal. Applicants must have written and oral proficiency in English and French. Fluency in any other UN official language will be an asset. The initial contract period will be of one year.

Duties Responsibilities :

  • Strategic program development, policy and normative support
  • Oversight, program and operational guidance and quality assurance
  • Managerial leadership and direction
  • UN inter-agency coordination and intergovernmental support
  • Representation and advocacy
  • Strategic partnerships and resource mobilization

Education:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in development related disciplines, economics or public policy or other social science fields.

Experience:

  • Over 15 years of extensive development experience that combines strategic and managerial leadership in aid development cooperation at the international level, preferably in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs or UN Missions.

Language–

  • Written and oral proficiency in English and French are required.
  • Fluency in any other UN official language will be an asset.

Application:

  • 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
  • Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

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