Economic Empowerment Specialist

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Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Head of Office in Chile, the Economic Empowerment Specialist, Gender-Responsive Procurement is responsible for managing the Accelerating Women’s Economic Empowerment component of the UAE SPF in Chile and will coordinate closely with the Programme Specialist, Gender-Responsive Procurement in the Economic Empowerment section at UN Women HQ.

Description of Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate UAE SPF component on Accelerating Women’s Economic Empowerment in Africa and Latin America, in Chile
• Manage the day-to-day implementation of the component
• Provide advice and ensure synergies with the work on this Component in the Economic Empowerment section and across UN Women
• Prepare the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation, in coordination with the Programme Specialist/HQ
• Contribute to overall monitoring and evaluation and donor reporting of the SPF

Provide guidance, technical assistance and capacity development:

• Provide guidance and support to entities that express their commitment to GRP in Chile and regionally
• Actively participate to develop capacity for national, subnational and private to develop and implement gender-responsive procurement in Chile as well as regionally
• Coordinate and advise on opportunities to connect women’s and gender-responsive enterprises in specific sectors with public and private sector procuring organizations in Chile and regionally.
• Contribute to developing and disseminating tools to increase women’s participation and leverage public and private procurement opportunities in Chile, in coordination with the Programme Specialist/HQ
• Contribute to creating tools and standards, such as supplier codes of conduct and evaluation criteria, to support public and private GRP, in coordination with the Programme Specialist/HQ.

Manage knowledge management on public and private GRP:

• Research and identify experiences, lessons learned and promising practices to guide implementation, capacity development and advocacy
• Promote the development, and presentation of knowledge products (e.g. analytical reports, research papers, briefing notes, background papers, online newsletters, etc.) on GRP to advance women’s economic empowerment
• Facilitate knowledge sharing on GRP by convening and participating in strategic events
• Strengthen the global Community of Practice on GRP and facilitate communities of practices in Chile to connect practitioners, decision makers and individuals to consult, coordinate and build knowledge.

Provide support for advocacy and stakeholder and partner engagement initiatives related to public and private GRP:

• Develop advocacy strategies and implement them in close collaboration with global and Kenya teams
• Develop outreach strategy and work with governments and civil society on GRP
• Build and strengthen partnerships with stakeholders, partners and donors to raise awareness of advancing women’s economic empowerment through public and private GRP
• Contribute to an annual Women’s Economic Empowerment Conference in the UAE

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, international development, gender studies or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degrees.

Experience:

• At least 5 years progressively responsible experience gender equality and women’s economic empowerment
• Experience in gender-responsive procurement, including knowledge of national procurement policies and regulations, is required.
• Experience in managing women’s economic empowerment programmes and strategic planning is required.
• Experience in coordinating teams is required.
• Experience in working in the UN system and UN coordination is desirable.

Languages:

• Fluency in Spanish and English is required.  

Source: https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/24129

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