Job Description
| Organization | UN WOMEN – United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women |
| Title | National Consultant – Rule of Law |
| Type of Contract | Individual Contract |
| Post Level : | National Consultant |
| Application Deadline | 31-Mar-22 (Midnight New York, USA) |
| Location | Khartoum, SUDAN |
| Languages | Arabic English |
| Time left : | 6d 7h 52m |
| Duration of Initial Contract | 9 months |
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Background
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.
Guided by its new Strategic Plan 2022-2025, UN Women leverages its unique triple mandate, encompassing normative support, UN system coordination and operational activities to reach these goals. Programmatically, UN Women works on different thematic areas including governance, women’s economic empowerment and women, peace and security, across which women’s access to justice is key in ensuring the advancement of gender equality and women’s empowerment. In Sudan, UN Women is active in promoting accountability and access to justice through its programs and its partnerships with key stakeholders, including civil society organizations and the UN Country Team.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide support on rule of law, law reform/access to justice development results:
Provide technical and substantive guidance and assistance to the office relating to rule of law across the thematic area;
Provide technical inputs to annual reporting review process of Strategic Plan outcomes and outputs related to legal reform/access to justice, including the development of baselines, milestones, and targets; desk review of country offices’ results reporting;
Review of regional/country office strategic documents, including Strategic Notes, gender profiles and contributions to Common Assessments/Cooperation Frameworks;
Provide programmatic and operational support for related thematic initiatives on women’s access to justice and law reform;
Contribute to the drafting of funding proposals and resource mobilization.
2. Provide direct technical assistance and capacity development to country offices and national partners on law reform/ access to justice:
Assist with mainstreaming the rights of women with disabilities and other vulnerable groups throughout programmatic initiatives, having regard to the principle of leaving no one behind of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Provide technical inputs and advice on law reform and access to justice based on best practice;
Prepare and deliver trainings for government and non-government partners related to the international and national human rights framework on gender equality;
Liaise with relevant thematic advisors and field offices to support programme development and implementation, including but not limited to:
In the framework of the PBF-funded project “Supporting sustainable Peace in Blue Nile”, provide technical inputs and participate in the drafting of a methodology and in the development of curricula for the training of prosecutors, police, judiciary personnel and other service providers on GBV;
In the framework of the PBF-funded project “Supporting sustainable Peace in Blue Nile”, provide legal advice concerning legislation gaps on GBV to support the implementation of activities (including the establishment of one-stop centres and Women and Children Protection Desks in local police stations);
Conduct research and assist in collecting and analysing data related to human rights and gender equality;
Prepare legal reviews and analyses related to required legal changes and new legislation;
3. Provide technical support to inter agency processes and coordination:
Provide technical inputs to the UN Joint framework on Rule of Law, and any other policy documents, briefings, talking points, and knowledge products;
Represent UN Women in UN coordination meetings in relation to rule of law (as requested).
4. Provide any other support as requested by the supervisor
Competencies
- Core Values / Guiding Principles:
Integrity: Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct;
Professionalism: Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work;
Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity: Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.
- Core Competencies:
Organizational Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
Work in teams: Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multiethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
Communicating and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication;
Self-management and Emotional Intelligence: Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others;
Conflict Management: Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution;
Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.
- Functional Competencies:
Ability to develop consultative programs to identify strategic and programmatic priorities and implement them;
Ability to lead and coordinate a team;
Ability to synthesize activity performance and produce analytical reports;
Excellent analytical and communication skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Master’s degree or equivalent in law, and /or International human rights Law
Experience:
At least 5 years of experience at the national on working on rule of law and women’s human rights.
At least 5 years of experience in practicing law in Sudanese courts.
Experience in research is an asset.
Languages:
Fluency in English and Arabic is required;
Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset
*Application:
All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
Note:
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.)
