UN Women - Project Assistant with EIDHR/2013/335-757?Preventing and addressing violence against women and girls in Albania (part-time) - Readvertisement - Tirana

UN Women has supported the National Government in developing policy framework for gender equality and fighting violence against women. It contributed to the development of the legal framework and tools to address violence against women. UN Women intends to implement activities and deliver assistance to the Albanian Government in addressing gender inequalities, discrimination and violence, in implementation of its international commitments and the National Strategy on Gender Equality and against Gender-Based and Domestic Violence (2011-2015). In this framework UN Women and the European Commission have launched a new joint programme on Preventing and Addressing Violence against Women and Girls. The programme, which will support initiatives by national institutions and civil society organizations in the country, is financed through a contribution from the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and will contribute to the overall goal of preventing and addressing violence against women and girls. More concretely in Albania the project will support the provision of services for the integration/reintegration of women victims/survivors of violence, primarily increasing their knowledge on economic opportunities, training them to become self-employed and providing start-up support for businesses. The programme is in line with the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and UN Women signed on 16 April 2012, which aims to consolidate, further develop and structure cooperation towards the shared goals of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The programme is in line with the UN Women Strategic Plan (SP), 2014-2017, i.e., Impact 3: Women and girls live a life free from violence. Finally the program is in line also with the “Program of Cooperation 2012-2016” between the Government of Albania and the United Nations, Outcome 4.1: The rights of disadvantaged individuals and groups are equally ensured through legislation, inclusive policies, social protection mechanisms and special interventions, Output 4.1.5: Action taken at national and local level to implement improved legislative and policy framework on combating gender based violence. To this end, UN Women will need the services of a Project Assistant to assist the Project Coordinator in the implementation of this Project. The Project Assistant is expected to seat in the Ministry of Interior, and coordinate closely with the Office of National Coordinator for the Fight against Trafficking in Human beings. Under the guidance and supervision of the National Program Coordinator, the Project Assistant will be responsible for assisting implementation, coordination, monitoring and reporting of all activities related to work-plans at local and central level in relation to the relevant outputs of EIDHR/2013/335-757 “Preventing and addressing violence against women and girls in Albania”. In particular, the Project Assistant will be undertaking the following tasks:Assist in preparing the program’s work-plan and their respective procurement plan; Assist and cooperate in close coordination with the National Programme Coordinator and Project Coordinator in the overall project implementation to ensure that the instructions provided by the NPC and PC, are in line with UNW procedures and EC requirements, and properly implemented; Assist the NPC and PC with the implementation of project activities and coordination with the two implementing partners, IOM and UNDP. Assist in the monitoring and reporting on various sub-contracted activities and services as requested in accordance to projects’ needs;Update calendar of events/activities, schedule meetings for Project staff as needed; Assist in the in planning, designing, implementing, and documenting of field visits, special events, meetings, conferences, staff missions, and trainings including with the logistics, budgets, reproduction of background documentation, preparation of list of participants, and the drafting of minutes; Assist in drafting routine correspondence, and translates, as necessary following and ensuring standard corporate and UN and EU requirements; Supports proper record keeping and filing of the project; Assist the project team with data analysis;Support continuous monitoring of progress on above-specified work, including accompanying the NPC and PC in field visits and communication with project partners and consultants, as requested; Support in developing progress reports and correspondence as necessary, and provide needed input to donor reports as per EC guidelines; Draft programme narrative weekly, monthly, and progress reports for purposes of reporting to the NPC on implementation and progress and ensure proper information exchange on all operational aspects; Support budget monitoring and preparation of reports for the project; Support preparations and logistics for annual reviews and evaluations, as needed. Ensuring delivery of objectives/ outputs set for the activities.Any other responsibilities as assigned by the National Programme Coordinator and Project Coordinator;Any other responsibilities as assigned.

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“UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life-saving, peace building, humanitarian and development operations. I have seen many examples of how these activities help suffering people in troubled parts of the world.”

-Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General

In December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly reaffirmed UNOPS mandate “as a central resource for the United Nations systems in procurement and contracts management as well as in civil works and physical infrastructure development, including the related capacity development activities.”

UNOPS mission is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners. As an operational arm of the United Nations, UNOPS is currently supporting a range of partners including UN agencies, funds and programmes, international and regional financial institutions, intergovernmental organizations, donor and recipient governments, and non-profit non-governmental organizations in the implementation of more than $1 billion worth of peace building, humanitarian and development projects every year operating in more than 80 countries, often in the most challenging environments. By managing around 1000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant, tangible contributions to results on the ground.

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