United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Kenya Programme Specialist Job Vacancy in Kenya

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Kenya Country Office

Vacancy Announcement: “KCO/PROG/2015-025”

Open to Kenya Nationals Only

Duty Station: Nairobi

Programme Specialist (Gender) – NO-C

Temporary Appointment (364 days)

Date of Issue: 28 May 2015

Closing Date: 06 June 2015

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the above Temporary Appointment in UNICEF Kenya Country Office, Nairobi, Kenya.
 

Purpose: Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Representative and in close coordination with the KCO Gender Focal Points and JPGEWE, UNICEF CP Outcome Leads/teams and relevant UNICEF counterparts at national and sub-national levels, the Gender Specialist will facilitate the revision of the UNICEF Kenya Office Gender Mainstreaming Strategy and its implementation plan; stock take on capacity for generation of gender related evidence across outcome areas; define and support staff capacity development program that entrenches gender consciousness, enhances accountabilities, staff motivation levels, skills and attitudes towards gender mainstreaming and women empowerment across the UNICEF program components. 

The Specialist will support all outcome areas to identify opportunities for gender mainstreaming in their programming area, definition of key action and its implementation.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:
 

1: Analyses the status of Kenya Country Program (CP) Gender mainstreaming planning and implementation processes/modalities and stock take on the CP capacity to generate gender focused evidence
 

i. Assess staff capacity with particular focus on outcome leads as well as management to gauge level of awareness, understanding and programming for Gender Mainstreaming in their respective areas of responsibilities.
 

ii. Review relevant UN and UNICEF KCO documents to establish gender mainstreaming data needs, manage and analyse available gender related evidence and facilitate its application in planning and for advocacy purposes.
 

2: Revise the UNICEF Kenya Gender Mainstreaming Strategy and develop a staff capacity development plan to engender all program implementation and management.
 

i. Undertake a revision of the UNICEF KCO Gender Strategy to bring forth its responsiveness to the current GoK/UNICEF CP 2014-18 with emphasis on analysis of the Country Office’s current data gathering, program planning, implementation, monitoring processes and concrete recommendations on how to establish and integrate gender sensitive evidence gathering, analysis, programming, monitoring and advocacy into each of the outcome areas.
 

ii. Identify capacity building areas for UNICEF staff, also based on assessment of key staff’s awareness and understanding of gender mainstreaming, and implementing partners. with timeline and prepare training modules taking into consideration the extensive work done in 2012/13 to enhance gender mainstreaming focus of the UNICEF KCO.
 

iii. Develop and implement staff and Implementing Partners Capacity Development Action Plan with clear timeframe and monitoring framework
 

iv. Facilitate peer learning sessions for staff to improve commitment and contribute to changing attitudes that hinder gender mainstreaming
 

v. Facilitate the development of indicators for measuring gender mainstreaming in the UNICEF Kenya country programme and set up parameters for measuring effectiveness in programming, communication and M&E.
 

vi. Identify Performance parameters for various levels of staff while building their capacity and personal action plans and ensure integration into PAS
 

vii. Prepare progress and efficacy reports on the above to CMT/PMC and for mid-year and annual reviews of UNICEF CP processes and for UNDAF and the office annual report.
 

3: Facilitate mainstreaming of gender across the various UNICEF KCO Country Programme Outcome areas  
 

i. Support all outcome areas to identify opportunities for gender mainstreaming in their programming area, definition of key actions for advocacy, communication, resource mobilisation, programme delivery and reporting.

ii. Identify strategic entry points within the AMP priorities/CPD and UNDAF especially focusing on the girl child and adolescent girls.

iii. Represent UNICEF at gender related meetings and forums with counterparts, donors and partners and provide quality and timely technical input.

iv. Convene and facilitate regular interactions among a cross sectoral  groups set up for urban, ECD, adolescents and innovations. 

RWPPCR/IRs areas covered
 

Internal Workplan – Cross Sectoral – This TORs covers all outcome areas. 

Expected Deliverables

• Revised Kenya Country Office Gender mainstreaming Strategic Plan
• Gender mainstreaming implementation plan and its monitoring framework.
• Staff and partners Gender capacity Development plan, including development of training modules and  (nr) of training sessions to UNICEF KCO staff and partners conducted
• Performance parameters on gender mainstreaming for various levels of staff integrated into their personal plans
• Advocacy and participation on office cross sectoral groups ( Urban, innovations, adolescents and ECD)
• Quarterly Gender mainstreaming review meeting report – to PME, PMC
• Reports and notes on meetings/forums attended with key action points for UNICEF outlined and tracked.

Qualification, Experience and Competencies 

( [  ] indicates the level of proficiency required for the job.)
 

Education:

• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences and/or in gender in development.
• Gender specific training an advantage.

Experience:

• Five (5) years’ experience in the relevant field with specific skills and experience in staff capacity building and development of packages for entrenching gender equality in programs required.  
• Field work experience an asset.
• Background/Familiarity with Emergencies desired.
  Proven skills in communication, networking, advocacy and negotiations. 
• Good knowledge monitoring gender mainstreaming is essential.
• Sound analytical skills and ability to translate qualitative and quantitative data into programme choices, standards and advocacy messages.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language an asset.  
• Knowledge of local working language of the duty station desired.

Competencies:
 

i) Core Values (Required)

• Commitment  
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity

ii) Core Competencies (Required) 

• Communication [II]
• Drive for Result  [II]
• Working With People [II]

ii) Functional Competencies (Required) 

• Analyzing [II]
• Applying Technical Expertise [III]
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts [II]
• Leading and Supervising [I]
• Planning and Organizing [II]
• Persuading and Influencing

Interested and suitable candidates should ensure they forward their applications along with their curriculum vitae, P-11 form (CLICK HERE to download) (Internal candidates should attach copies of their last two Performance Evaluation Reports), to:

The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF Kenya Country Office
Email address: kenhrvacanciesD@unicef.org

Please indicate Reference No. “KCO/PROG/2015-025” in the email subject.

“Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply”

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