UN Women: Programme Associate, Bangkok, Thailand, N-PPSA6, National Partner Personnel Service Agreement

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.

The UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) addresses gender equality and women’s empowerment challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, including deeply embedded discriminatory social norms and practices that perpetuate inequalities based on gender and other intersectional identities (e.g. ethnicity, class, region, age, disability, migratory status, and sexual orientation and gender identity, among others). The Regional Office works across the following areas: Governance and Inter-governmental support (including on Gender Statistics); Women’s Economic Empowerment (including Migration, Ending Violence Against Women; Women, Peace and Security; Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Action. Covering 42 countries within Asia and the Pacific, it exercises its triple mandate and functions i.e. Normative, Coordination and high-quality programming at a regional level and in support of UN Women’s offices and UN Country Teams in 24 countries across the region. The UN Women Asia Pacific Regional Office also oversees and manages programming in programme presences.

UN Women is implementing EU funded initiative with the short title of the project: ‘PROTECT, Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in Labour Migration.’ Implemented through a partnership between the ILO, UN Women, UNODC and UNICEF, ‘PROTECT’ will address women migrant workers’ vulnerabilities to violence, trafficking and labour exploitation, with financial support of the European Union. It will include project implementation in select ASEAN countries with a focus on Cambodia and Thailand. The ‘PROTECT’ project contributes to making labour migration safer by aaddressing important gaps with respect to protecting the rights of women migrant workers to a life free from labour exploitation and violence. UN Women’s role is focused on ending violence against women, including women migrant workers, with attention to response, prevention, systems, policies and structures. The project is part of UN Women’s regional portfolio on ending violence against women and girls in Asia and the Pacific. 

Reporting to the Program Specialist, the Programme Associate works with and provides support to the members of the Programme Team in the development and implementation of effective programmes consistent with UN Women rules and regulations.  The Programme Associate contributes to research, financial management, and programme implementation including providing necessary operational, administrative and programmatic support. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and projects’ staff in the RO, including with Country Offices and Program Presence; and UN Women HQs as required for resolving complex finance-related issues and exchange of information.

• 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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•    Good knowledge of programme management 
•    Ability to administer and execute administrative processes and transactions  
•    Ability to create, edit and present information in clear and presentable formats, including Excell files etc. 
•    Ability to manage data, documents, correspondence and reports information and workflow  
•    Strong financial and budgeting skills
Strong IT skills. 

Qualifications:
Education and Certification:
•    Completion of secondary education is required.  
•    Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration is desirable. 

Experience:
•    At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in administration or programme management/support is required. 
•    Experience in working in a computer environment using multiple office software packages is required. 
•    Experience in supporting a team is required. 
•    Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable. 

Languages:
•    Fluency in English is required.
•    Fluency in Thai is required.
•    Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).
 

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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