Deputy Country Representative, Kathmandu, Nepal, NO-D, Fixed-Term Appointment

Organizational 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. Reporting to the Country Representative, Nepal, the Deputy Country Representative is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Nepal Country Office (NCO). The incumbent is responsible for substantially contributing to the design, implementation, management and oversight of the country programme and to the operations supporting its implementation to ensure effective and efficient delivery of results as planned in UN Women’s Strategic Plan and the CO plans.

Job Purpose

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. Reporting to the Country Representative, Nepal, the Deputy Country Representative is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Nepal Country Office (NCO). The incumbent is responsible for substantially contributing to the design, implementation, management and oversight of the country programme and to the operations supporting its implementation to ensure effective and efficient delivery of results as planned in UN Women’s Strategic Plan and the CO plans. 1. Manage the programme team • Manage the day-to-day work of the programme teams, including finalizing the team’s annual workplan; • Manage the process of programme conceptualization, planning, implementing and monitoring; and the management of material and financial resources; • Lead the process of preparing programme implementation progress reports and identifying areas for UN Women Country Representative’s action and/or decision; • Finalize quarterly reports, annual reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output and outcomes • Lead the process of monitoring the programme/ project implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools; • Provide oversight of field presence and ensure coherence with thematic areas 2. Provide advisory and specialized technical support on the strategic direction of the office • Advise and guide the Country Representative on strategic areas; • Provide specialized technical and strategic support in ma

Responsibilities

1. Manage the programme team • Manage the day-to-day work of the programme teams, including finalizing the team’s annual workplan; • Manage the process of programme conceptualization, planning, implementing and monitoring; and the management of material and financial resources; • Lead the process of preparing programme implementation progress reports and identifying areas for UN Women Country Representative’s action and/or decision; • Finalize quarterly reports, annual reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output and outcomes • Lead the process of monitoring the programme/ project implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools; • Provide oversight of field presence and ensure coherence with thematic areas 2. Provide advisory and specialized technical support on the strategic direction of the office • Advise and guide the Country Representative on strategic areas; • Provide specialized technical and strategic support in managing all aspects of the programme design and related activities and for ensuring compliance and accountability in programme monitoring, reporting and evaluation; • Develop policy documents, briefs and other strategic papers/materials for use in the development and presentation of innovative and coherent policy and programmatic positions; • Serve as a senior member of the management team. 3. Represent UN Women in UN system coordination, with a focus on programming • As delegated by the UN Women Country Representative, represent UN Women in the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) and/or the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) to collaborate with the Resident Coordinator and UN system on interagency coherence, collaboration, cooperation, resource mobilization, advocacy, common services, and operations; • Ensure UN Women’s participation in UN system thematic and other working groups to advance UN Women’s mandate. 4. Provide technical support in creation of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization strategies • Provide substantive research and inputs in the formulation and implementation of the country resource mobilization strategy; • Establish and maintain relations with government, part

Work Experience

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible professional experience that combines strategic and managerial leadership in development programmes with a strong focus in the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment at the national or international level, preferably in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programmes is required. • Field based experience working with multi-cultural teams is required. • Experience leading and coaching staff in international settings is required. • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required. • Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable. Language Requirements: • Fluency in English and Nepali is required. • Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Skills

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