The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development places gender equality at its core to achieve the SDGs, with the elimination of violence against women and girls as a crucial component. To that end, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) have embarked on a new multi-year programme, the Spotlight Initiative, is focused on the elimination of violence against women and girls (EVAWG) and harmful practices. The Spotlight Initiative will model a new way of working on the SDGs, in line with objectives of the United Nations Development System reforms to enhance integrated delivery of results at the country level in partnerships with donors, civil society, and the UN to deliver on the SDGs in a comprehensive manner leveraging comparative expertise. It will follow a transformative and evidence-based approach, addressing unequal power relations between men and women and focusing on gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as ending impunity for VAWG and creating an enabling environment for the implementation of all goals. In line with the principles of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Initiative will follow a human rights-based approach and take into consideration the specific needs of women and girls who experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and uphold the principle of “leaving no one behind.” The core UN agencies for the Spotlight Initiative in Jamaica will include The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and together with the other UN agencies will make all efforts to strengthen policy and legislative frameworks that will lead to increased protection of women and girls, enhanced capacity strengthening of state and non-state actors to respond to family violence, expanded range of services available and address social norms and behaviours that promote violence against women and girls.
Under the overall guidance of the Programme Specialist and direct supervision of the Programme Officer for the Spotlight Initiative, the Finance and Administrative Associate will provide support in administration and finance for the efficient implementation of UNDP’s outputs and activities under the Spotlight Initiative. The Finance and Administrative Associate will work closely with members of the Operations and Programmes Team as well as the overall Spotlight Initiative Project Management Team in the Resident Coordinator’s Office.
Summary of key functions:
Impact of Results
The key results have an impact on the overall efficiency of programme financial resource management and the effective implementation of the Spotlight Initiative. Accurate analysis, presentation of thoroughly researched information, and fully documented work will strengthen the capacity of the office and facilitate subsequent action by the supervisor and the wider Programme Unit.
Core
Innovation
Ability to make new and useful ideas work Level 3: Adapts deliverables to meet client needs
Leadership
Ability to persuade others to follow Level 3: Proactively seeks and recognizes contributions of others
People Management
Ability to improve performance and satisfaction Level 3: Appropriately involves team in different stages of work and decision-making
Communication
Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform Level 3: Expresses information and views with adaptive reasoning and appreciation for complexity and variation adaptive reasoning and appreciation for complexity and variation
Delivery
Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement Level 3: Takes responsibility for addressing critical situations and delivering core value
Technical/Functional
Office Administration
Ability to manage day-to-day office activities (including but not limited to travel management, facilities and asset management, policy and procedures maintenance) to meet operational needs
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Results Based Management
Ability to manage programmes and projects with a strategy aimed at improved performance and demonstrable results.
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Event, Meeting and Workshop Facilitation
Ability to plan and organize events
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Ability to evaluate financial data, derive relevant findings and present them in a meaningful manner
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Budget Management
Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Team Building
Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of professionals towards common goals.
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
Knowledge Management
Ability to capture, develop, share and effectively use information and knowledge
Level 3: Implement & Manage: Exercises skills and knowledge independently, demonstrating ability to manage self and team responsibilities, in area of work
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Contract Duration: 1 Year with possibility for extension
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