Gender Programme Officer United Nations Children's Fund Experience: 2 years of relevant work experience Managua, Nicaragua Apply By: 08-11-2024

How can you make a difference?

• The Gender Programme Officer provides technical and operational support aiming at contributing with cross-cutting approaches and strategies to mainstreaming gender approach and support to other components of the Country Programme.
• The role of the Gender Programme Officer is to provide technical and operational support throughout stages of programming to facilitate the management, monitoring and delivery of results contributing to gender equality and to contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of high-quality gender programming across sectors and gender institutional benchmarks in alignment with the CPD and the Gender Action Plan 2022-2025.

Key functions:

• Knowledge Management for Programmes
• Programme Development and Management
• Optimum Use of Programme Funds
• Programme Monitoring and Evaluations
• Rights-Based and Results-Based Programme Management Approach
• National and Local Capacity Building/Sustainability
• Rights Perspective and Advocacy at the National, Community and Family Levels
• Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration
• Technical assistance support

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A university degree in recognized university in the social sciences (i.e. sociology, demography, psychology, political science, social policy or economics), public policy, public administration, international development or other relevant disciplines.
• A minimum of two years of relevant professional work experience is required.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered an asset.
• Background/familiarity with emergencies is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French or Russian) or a local language is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/576653