Application Deadline : 25 Jan 2013
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announces vacancy of UN Women : Country Representative and is seeking applications from the eligible applicants. Job location is Bamako, Mali. For the job applicants must have Fluency in written and spoken English and French. The initial contract period will be of one year.
Duties and Responsibilities :
• Strategic country program development and planning
• Country program management and oversight
• UN inter-agency coordination
• Representation and advocacy
• Strategic partnerships and resource mobilization
• Knowledge management
Education:
• Master’s degree or equivalent in development related disciplines, economics or public policy or other social science fields
Experience:
• Minimum of 10 years of extensive development experience that combines strategic and managerial leadership in aid development cooperation, some of which in gender and women’s issues programming, at the international level, preferably in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs or UN Mission.
Language:
• Fluency in written and spoken English and French.
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.
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.
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