Programme Analyst - Access to Justice (NPSA 9) at UN WOMEN

• Organization: UN WOMEN - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
• Location: Kampala
• Grade: Junior level - NPSA-9, National Personnel Services Agreement
• Occupational Groups:
  • Development Cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals
  • Legal - Broad
  • Legal - International Law
  • Project and Programme Management
  • Peace and Development 

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.

Access to justice is a core pillar of UN Women’s mandate to advance gender equality and uphold the rights of women and girls. UN Women works to ensure that justice systems are gender-responsive, accessible, and effective in addressing the specific needs of women, particularly survivors of violence. This includes supporting legal reforms, capacity building for justice sector actors, and empowering women with legal knowledge and services. By promoting inclusive and equitable justice systems, UN Women helps dismantle structural barriers and fosters accountability, contributing to a society where women and girls can claim their rights and live free from discrimination and violence.

Reporting to the Programme Specialist - Access to Justice, the Programme Analyst contributes to the effective management of the UN Women EVAW programme in the UCO by providing substantive inputs to programme design, formulation, implementation and evaluation. The Programme Analyst guides and facilitates the delivery of the EVAW programme by monitoring results achieved during implementation and ensuring appropriate application of systems and procedures and develops enhancements if necessary. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, Government officials, multi- and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring a successful EVAW programme implementation under portfolio.

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:

• Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Good knowledge of Results Based Management;
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions, and present findings and recommendations
• Good analytical skills;
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities, and threats to fundraising.

Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of Ending Violence Against Women and Girls:

• Provide substantive input to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives;
• Identify areas for support and intervention related to the programme.

Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of the access to justice component of the EVAW programme:

• Provide technical input to the annual workplan and budget;
• Lead the implementation of programme activities in particular legal aid service provision, Justice 4 Her project in Nebbi High Court Circuit, advocacy for legal and policy reform and the social norm change components of the programme and lead the implementation of programme activities;
• Lead the coordination of the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners;
• Review, coordinate and monitor the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports.

Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners:

• Coordinate and provide technical support in the implementation of programme activities; Develop technical knowledge products;
• Maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the access to justice programme;
• Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and facilitate technical/ programming support and training to partners, as needed.

Provide technical input to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project:

• Monitor progress of implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools;
• Draft reports on monitoring missions, programme results, outputs and outcomes;
• Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports.

Provide substantive technical input to the management of people and finances of the EVAW programme:

• Monitor budget implementation and make budget re-alignments/ revisions, as necessary;
• Provide substantive input to financial reports.

Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies:

• Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases;
• Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles;
• Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated.

Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on EVAW to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country:

• Provide substantive technical support to the Access to Justice Specialist on inter-agency coordination related activities by drafting background reports and briefs.

Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts:

• Develop background documents, briefs and presentations related to access to justice and EVAW;  
• Coordinate and organize advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products;
• Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies, and products on access to justice and EVAW

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

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