UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, 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.
Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
The Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnership Bureau provides the inter-governmental bodies with the timely, high quality and relevant substantive support and inputs they need for successful deliberations related to gender equality and the empowerment of women. This includes supporting the work of the main bodies of the UN (GA/ECOSOC/Security Council, Functional Committees etc.), organizing and supporting the meetings of CSW and organizing and supporting the meetings of the UN Women Executive Board.
The Bureau also leads the efforts to develop and oversee the implementation of the strategy for UN Women’s role to “lead, coordinate and promote the accountability of the United Nations system in its work on gender equality and the empowerment of women” at Global, regional and Country level.
The Bureau leads the work to develop, and implement UN Women’s strategy for interaction with external partners, including for advocacy, communications and for mobilization of support both in terms of political will, and financial resources, using effective partnerships with multi-lateral organizations and the staff work together in close collaboration with the staff in the rest of UNW and civil society, as well as with the media and private sector.
The Inter-Agency Coordination Specialist reports to the Senior Advisor on Coordination and Focal Point for Women in the UN System, who provides supervision and guidance. The Inter-Agency Coordination Specialist will support the improvement in the status of women in the UN System by assisting in: analyzing, monitoring and reporting on actions and initiatives in the UN System; identifying opportunities, challenges and obstacles in the achievement of gender balance; coordinating and supporting the formulation and implementation of strategies; developing technical tools and guidelines; and leading knowledge acquisition and management.
He/she will support functions related to the implementation of the System-Wide Action Plan and Accountability Framework on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (SWAP). Key responsibilities include assisting with: substantive support for system-wide coordination and engagement of UN entities in the SWAP roll out e.g. training, guidance, monitoring and evaluating progress, and collecting, collating and analyzing data.
The Inter-Agency Coordination Specialist is also responsible for assisting in establishing partnerships with experts in the private sector, research institutes etc. on topics related to both gender balance in the work place and accountability, representing the organization in relevant meetings and providing substantive and organizational support for UN Women’s participation and contributions to relevant inter-agency and organizational activities including workshops and expert group meetings.
The Inter-Agency Coordination Specialist reports to the Senior Advisor on Coordination and Focal Point for Women in the UN System, who provides supervision and guidance. The Inter-Agency Coordination Specialist will support the improvement in the status of women in the UN System by assisting in: monitoring, analyzing and reporting on actions and initiatives in the UN System; identifying opportunities, challenges and obstacles in the achievement of gender balance; coordinating and supporting the formulation and implementation of strategies, as appropriate and necessary; developing technical tools and guidelines; and leading knowledge acquisition and management.
He/she will support functions related to the implementation of the System-Wide Action Plan and Accountability Framework on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (SWAP). Key responsibilities include assisting with: substantive support for system-wide coordination and engagement of UN entities in the SWAP roll out e.g. training, guidance, monitoring and evaluating progress, and collecting, collating and analyzing data.
The Inter-Agency Coordination Specialist is also responsible for assisting in establishing partnerships with experts in the private sector, research institutes etc. on topics related to both gender balance in the work place and accountability, representing the organization in relevant meetings and providing substantive and organizational support for UN Women’s participation and contributions to relevant inter-agency and organizational activities including workshops and expert group meetings.
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