Gender Justice and Rule of Law Specialist in SOMALIA (UNDP)

Reporting to the Country Program Manager at UN Women, the Gender Justice and Rule of Law Specialist will coordinate UN Women’s efforts with Rule of Law Joint Program partners, enhancing women’s access to justice in post-conflict and fragile settings. They bridge the Joint Rule of Law Program and UN Women’s networks and expertise at the country and regional levels.

Duties and Responsibilities of Gender Justice and Rule of Law Specialist:

1.Oversee the implementation and management of the Rule of Law Portfolio:

• Finalize the annual workplan and budget and oversee implementation of the JRLOP and RoL Priorities of UN Women;
• Finalize reports on activities, outputs and outcomes; as well as donor and UN Women reports;
• Ensure adherence to standard UN Women procedures in planning and implementation of programmes/ project;
• Ensure synergies within and with other programme/ project teams;
• Oversee the technical implementation and conceptualization of the project.

2. Support UN Women programme development and technical support, taking into consideration the work of the Joint Rule of Law Program:

• Provide policy recommendations, strategic advice and proposed courses of action linked to the Joint Rule of Law program implementation and implications for UN Women;
• Provide policy recommendations, strategic advice, technical support to the UN Women country office on issues related to women’s access to justice, drawing on the knowledge and expertise within the Rule of Law Joint Program;
• Build up and strengthen strategic alliances and partnerships with government, CSOs and other partners on gender justice and rule of law;
• Represent UN Women at inter-governmental and regional meetings linked to issues covered by the GFP, as requested by the UN Women Country Program Manager;

3. Act as an advisor to the Rule of Law Joint program mainstreaming gender into all aspects of planning, programming, and country level support:

• Support the Joint Rule of Law Program (JRLOP) to mainstream gender into all aspects of planning, programming, country level support, linking with UN Women’s presence at the country level where appropriate;
• Collaborate with the JRLOP team to promote gender mainstreaming in country-level assessments, planning, and programming by offering expertise, technical support, guidance, and coordinating stakeholders.
• Work in close cooperation across the rule of law entities of the JRLOP in order to coordinate existing gender capacities and networks both within and outside the UN system;
• Develop from the UN Women mapping report on women’s access to justice for women, a strategy for the implementation of the recommendations of the report through the work of the JRLOP.

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4. Knowledge management, including developing guidance on aspects of women’s access to justice for dissemination and use in country setting:

• Input to policy documents, Secretary General reports and other system wide processes as requested by the Country Program Manager;
• Develop monitoring and reporting frameworks to track gendered impacts of rule of law programming;
• Gather information and monitor country-level trends on relevant gender and rule of law developments;
• Develop guidance on various aspects of gender and rule of law – in particular police, corrections, justice – for dissemination;

5. Manage financial resources and oversee monitoring and reporting of the Rule of Law Portfolio:

• Oversee field missions and write reports on monitoring missions;
• Write quarterly reports and donor reports;
• Responsible for overall programme budget and drafting of financial reports;
• Manage the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
• Provide guidance to staff and partners on RBM tools and performance indicators.

6. Key Performance Indicators:

• Timely and quality technical advice and support;
• Leadership in area of expertise in area of rule of law and access to justice for women;
• Quality reports and other strategic documents drafted and submitted in a timely manner;
• Strong relationships with various partners and stakeholders;

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification: 

• Master’s degree or equivalent in law, transitional justice, human rights, international relations, women’s studies or other social science fields 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 degree;
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 5 years progressively responsible experience in designing and managing programmes and advocating for gender justice, rule of law, transitional justice and the women, peace and security agenda;
• Experience in policy analysis and strategic planning relating to gender justice, rule of law, and women, peace and security;
• Experience working with, and building partnerships with governments, donors and civil society organizations in the field;
• Experience supporting the documentation of women’s human rights violations under international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish)

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