Country Programme Manager (NOC) - Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB)

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.

Achieving gender equality and women s empowerment is an essential element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - the roadmap to a more equal, just, peaceful, and sustainable world. UN Women India is implementing a donor funded project titled: Gender Equality Xcelerate: Transformative Pathways towards Gender Justice for women s social, economic, and political equality and empowerment towards achievement of the 2030 agenda.

The overarching objective of this project is to strengthen women s leadership in economic, social, and political spheres. The project will be implemented in India over a period of four years (2024-2027) in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh.

The following are the broad intended outcomes of the project:

• UN Womens institutional impact on advancing gender equality is accelerated through outcome-driven advocacy efforts.
• Government and non-government stakeholders prioritize, monitor, and evaluate GEWE investments at the grassroots level.
• Transforming norms, strengthening response mechanisms, and empowering stakeholders for a survivor-centric environment through effectively utilizing the Nirbhaya Funds.

Reporting to the Deputy Country Representative, India CO, the Country Programme Manager - Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) will be responsible for the leadership, substantive coordination and overall management of the programme while working together with local partners and relevant stakeholders both internal and external.

The Country Programme Manager - Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) Programme will be responsible for day-to-day management, implementation and effectiveness of the programme. In particular, he/she is responsible for the monitoring and review of the programme portfolio, workplans and budget, for preparing reports as required by donor and UN Women management, and to mobilize resources as needed.

Lead the programme planning, implementation and monitoring:

• Contribute to the formulation of the programme strategic direction;
• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming;
• Ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of the programme with other programmes within the India Country Office;
• Lead the preparation, design, implementation of situation analysis;
• Set priorities, develop proposals and design plans;
• Establish specific goals and objectives and implement plans for the sector/s using results-based planning methodology (RBM).

Manage the implementation of the Programme in India CO:

• Develop and oversee the implementation of annual workplans plans (AWP), provide overall advice, guidance and supervision of programme activities;
• Review and appraise detailed AWPs for each country programme, ensuring alignment with results-based management approach;
• Manage and monitor financial resources for country programmes in line with the internal control framework and/or UN Women/UN rules and regulations;
• Implement the communication and visibility plan;
• Update the overall programme framework based on the reviews, lessons learned and best practices derived from evaluations;
• Organize and facilitate project review and/or evaluation meetings as needed.

Manage the monitoring and reporting of the Programme in India CO:

• Oversee the development and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation framework for the programme, defining specific and measurable indicators and coordinating evaluation missions;
• Oversee the baseline assessments, mid-term evaluations and periodic reviews to ensure intended results are achieved;
• Provide timely reporting to the Deputy Representative;
• Manage the preparation of aggregate delivery reports;
• Finalize donor reports and final Programme Narrative and Financial Reports, including lessons-learned and ensure timely submission.

Provide technical guidance and support to India CO:

• Provide policy and practice advice to the India CO and facilitate knowledge building and management;
• Conduct analysis and research of the situation in the programme geographies, in collaboration with the programme team and provide substantive inputs for briefing notes and policy documents;
• Analyze relevant interagency and intergovernmental processes to enhance programme visibility and advocacy;
• Coordinate and collaborate with other service providers and external partners to facilitate full implementation of the Platform.

Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies:

• Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies for Gender responsive budgeting component of the project;
• Identify and contribute to the development of strategic partnerships and alliances with other UN organizations, multilateral organizations, regional organizations, academic and technical organizations in alignment with UN Women s lead role in Gender Equality and Women s Empowerment and the expansion of resilience based approach.
• Contribute to the negotiations in establishing such partnerships, drafting of agreements and monitoring their implementation;
• Maintain ongoing communications with the donor on the programme implementation progress;
• Finalize relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization;
• Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation and identify opportunities for cost sharing;
• Engage in the ongoing coordination mechanisms to ensure coherence of the programme with other country-level processes and government partnership.

Manage people as well as the implementation of project:

• Monitor, analyze and maintain an overview of the progress of project implementation to ensure that timely technical, managerial and administrative support is provided to India country office;
• Supervise programme staff; providing mentoring and coaching staff and conducting performance assessments;
• Manage the performance of staff and ensure compliance to the performance management processes;
• Provide oversight on the contracting of project services to implementing partners, ensuring compliance with UN Women policy and procedures;
• Submit mandated reports and manage programme finances, reviewing financial reports in accordance with UN Women procedures and submitting reports to UN Women HQ and donors in a timely manner;
• Monitor and make necessary arrangements for the timely flow of information, data and reports ;

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: The Country Programme Manager - GRB will supervise the GRB Team comprising of Programme Officers, State Leads and Programme Assistants.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Programme team workplans and budgets are developed and implemented in line with Strategic Note and Country Office work plans.
• Programme team adhere to UN Women s Rules, Regulations, policies and procedures, using a results-based management approach.
• Programmes are implemented and results achieved according to workplan and budget.
• Regular monitoring of programmes, issues/deviations are raised in a timely manner.
• Timely and quality reporting and regular dissemination and sharing of information, including best practices/ lessons learned.

Competencies:

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

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Functional Competencies:

• Strong knowledge and successful track record of promoting of women s rights and gender equality issues;
• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice;
• Substantive knowledge of issues on GRB within and outside the country;
• Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources;
• Demonstrated ability to interact with high-level decision-makers and to develop productive partnerships;
• Excellent networking skills;
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to manage a team.

Education:

• Master s degree in Economics, Finance, Social Sciences, Education, Gender Studies, Political Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in programme management, including programme design, programme coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building;
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience of working in Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and governance issues is required;
• Experience in setting priorities, budgets, work plans, participating in programme development and programme writing is required;
• Experience in leading teams effectively is required;
• Experience in creating partnerships in Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) with different stakeholders is required.
• Experience of working with Government at the National and State level is required.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English, including strong English writing skills, is required
• Fluency in Hindi and/or another Indian language is required
• Knowledge of another UN official working language is desirable ((French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Statements :

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 womens empowerment.

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