United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria is currently recruiting for the following position(s):
Job Title: Gender Specialist
Location: Abuja, NIGERIA
Background:
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinator Unit is seeking to streamline and coordinate gender equality action within the UN System in Nigeria to promote achieving increased accountability for gender equality results.
Summary of Key Functions:
• Evaluate efforts of the UN and progress to date on mainstreaming gender effectively.
• Examine the mandate of various UN Agencies and articulate a strategy/ design a mechanism to reinforce the role of UN Women as the leading agency on Gender.
• Develop an effective Gender Mainstreaming mechanism for the UN System in Nigeria (drawing on findings from this assignment, including consultations with key informants)
• Design a reporting framework that will ensure accountability from other agencies to UN Women in line with UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/64/589 adopted 2 July 2010.
Qualification: Advance degree in social sciences with current and relevant experience in practice or research in the area of Gender Equality and women empowerment.
Experience:
• 5 years of professional experience, including in-depth knowledge of programming on gender equality, with Profound knowledge of women's rights, gender issues and gender analysis in Nigeria
• Experience in programme coordination and implementation
• Previous work with UN Agencies and/or civil society organizations will be an advantage.
• Strong communication and writing skills in English are required.
For more information and application, please visit the link below:
UNDP Jobs (http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=23631)
Deadline: 06 June, 2011.