UNDP Kenya invites applications for
the following position:
Post Title: Gender Specialist
Contract Type: Service Contract
Grade / Band: SB5/SC10
Direct Supervisor: Project Manager
Duration: One year, renewable subject to funding and
performance
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Date of Issue: 24 February 2016
Closing Date: 8 March 2016
Background: The Strengthening the Electoral Processes in Kenya
project (SEPK) is designed to consolidate and build on the gains made from the
constitutional transition process and the 2013 elections to strengthen and
develop sustainable and effective election institutions, systems and
processes.
This project grounds electoral
assistance within the democratic governance framework and the electoral
cycle.
It will tap on UN agency comparative
advantages and reflect the UN Delivering as One principles in its
implementation, leveraging on the programmatic strengths of the various UN
agencies.
UNDP is designated as the
implementing agency and close engagement with all collaborating partners
including UN agencies (UN Women, OHCHR amongst others) will be pursued.
In line with its mandate as the
agency responsible for leading and coordinating United Nations system efforts
to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming
translate into action, UN Women, in close consultation with UNDP has elaborated
a strong gender in elections component within the SEPK.
The main focus is to strengthen
constitutional, legal, electoral frameworks for free, fair, safe and peaceful
women’s’ participation in the electoral process 2017.
Under the overall guidance and direction of the Project Manager, the Gender
Specialist will contribute to ensuring the planning, implementing, and managing
of those components on women’s participation and gender mainstreaming under the
SEPK Project.
The Gender Specialist will also
ensure that gender equality issues are addressed in all other components of the
Project.
She/he will work in close
collaboration with other programme staff at UNDP and UN Women responsible for
the electoral assistance work.
Education and Experience:
- Master’s degree in Gender, Women’s Studies,
Governance, Public Administration; Anthropology, Sociology, Social
Welfare, Development Studies, Law, political science, international
relations or related field, with a focus on International Development,
Gender or Human Rights. - Minimum 8 years of experience in electoral
assistance and gender mainstreaming, and well experienced in needs
assessment planning and implementation; - Diversified and progressively responsible
professional experience in Gender and Human Rights or International
Development, specifically related to the promotion of gender equality and
women’s empowerment; including considerable experience dealing with policy
makers and senior technical specialists; - Good understanding of the various stages of the
electoral cycle and an electoral management body’s mandate; - Capacity to dialogue with electoral and senior
political and administrative officers; - Experience working on electoral-related
legislation is desirable; - Familiar with the gender landscape and women’s
movement in Kenya; - Experience of working on election issues in
Kenya is an asset ; - Excellent communication and interpersonal
skills; - Advanced skills in the usage of computer
software packages and web based management systems. - Fluency in written and spoken English.
Notice: UNDP, as a matter of practice, does not charge any
application, processing or training fee at any stage of the recruitment
process.
“UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve overall balance
in its staffing patterns”.
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