UN Women: Deputy Country Representative, Kathmandu, Nepal, NOD, Fixed-Term Appointment

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.

Reporting to the Country Representative, Nepal, the Deputy Country Representative is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Nepal Country Office (NCO). The incumbent is responsible for substantially contributing to the design, implementation, management and oversight of the country programme and to the operations supporting its implementation to ensure effective and efficient delivery of results as planned in UN Women’s Strategic Plan and the CO plans.

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

1.    Manage the programme team
•    Manage the day-to-day work of the programme teams, including finalizing the team’s annual workplan;
•    Manage the process of programme conceptualization, planning, implementing and monitoring; and the management of material and financial resources;
•    Lead the process of preparing programme implementation progress reports and identifying areas for UN Women Country Representative’s action and/or decision;
•    Finalize quarterly reports, annual reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output and outcomes
•    Lead the process of monitoring the programme/ project implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools;
•    Provide oversight of field presence and ensure coherence with thematic areas

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

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•    Excellent programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
•    Ability to develop detailed operational plans, budgets, and deliver on them 
•    Ability to provide policy advice and support to partners
•    Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making
•    Strong leadership skills, ability to create and enabling work environment
•    Strong analytical skills
•    Excellent knowledge of Results Based Management
•    Strong knowledge of the UN system
•    Strong knowledge of local country context 
•    Strong negotiation skills

Recruitment Qualifications:

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.

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.