Mission and objectives

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.

Context

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 e.g. This UNV assignment is part of UN Women’s core programmatic tasks of Strategic Planning, in particular this year with the development of the 2026-2029 Regional Strategic Note. UN Women’s Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) has recently adopted its new Strategic Note (2022-25). Our vision is to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls and the full enjoyment of their human rights in the Arab States, propelling economic prosperity and sustainable development for all. Our goal is to accelerate achievements for the region’s largest possible numbers of women and girls, including the most vulnerable, in the next 4 years. To accomplish this, we work with our partners and offices across 17 countries in the region to implement targeted programmes that support women’s economic empowerment (WEE), women’s political participation (WPP), women, peace and security (WPS), and humanitarian issues, as well as ending violence against women (EVAW). The position is based under the Ending Violence Against Women Unit and (SP) Unit and the incumbent will be reporting the Regional Strategic Planning Specialist and In the Arab States, UN Women has been working to End Violence Against Women (EVAW) leading and supporting the rollout of several programmes on ending violence against women in the region. Under the new strategic plan, the focus is on domestic violence and violence in the public space in line with UN Women’s triple mandate at the normative, Coordination and operational levels to ensure women and girls in the region live a life free from violence. As a regional office, ROAS ensures projects and programmes in the region are implemented in line with corporate requirements. The regional strategic planning unit works to provide strategic guidance and technical support to the RO and Country Offices (COs) to ensure high-quality strategic planning and programme documents at regional and country levels, ensuring the alignment with UN Women Strategic Plan and the corporate standard on Results Based Management (RBM). They lead the preparation of the Strategic Note and work plan of the RO in close collaboration with RO colleagues and COs in the respective region

Task Description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Regional Strategic Planning Specialist or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Programme Analyst will: Provide technical support to the implementation and management of the EVAW Unit and the Regional Strategic Planning Unit: 1. Support the organization of a High-level Conference on Arab States EVAWG legal frameworks and policies implementation to strengthen exchange of good practices on women and girls right to be free from violence, contribute to coordinating inputs to the Conference Agenda and sessions content, liaise with multiple stakeholders. 2. Support advocacy efforts for the ratification of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence against Women and Girls and the development of an Arab States EVAWG legal framework. 3. Conduct research on the legislative and political situation with regards to EVAWG in the region both in development and humanitarian context, assist in EVAWG programme design and implementation 4. Support the coordination of the inter-agency Issue-based Coalition sub-group on EVAWG 5. Provide analysis and programmatic support in the development of the upcoming Strategic Note (SN) by developing a comprehensive matrix with programming priorities for the Arab States Region (at the Country and the Regional levels) and by contributing to the drafting process with all Technical Leads (Women Political Participation, Women Economic Empowerment, Women Peace and Security, Humanitarian Action, Dare to Care, etc.). 6. Attend with team members relevant programmatic fora and meetings and support coordination with thematic leads within the SP Unit 7. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

Competencies and values

Accountability; Adaptability and Flexibility, Client Orientation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Working in Teams

Living conditions and remarks

Egypt (Cairo) is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. Egypt is a unique country and Cairo is a unique operation. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.