National Programme Officer, Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

The National Programme Officer supports the implementation and management of UN Women's Women, Peace and Security programme in Timor-Leste. The role involves programme design, implementation, monitoring, reporting, capacity development, advocacy, and partnership building to advance gender equality and women's empowerment in peace and security contexts.

Responsibilities

• Contribute technically to development of programme strategies in Women, Peace and Security
• Plan, design and develop programme/ project proposals and initiatives
• Identify areas for support and intervention related to the programme
• Conduct background research, compile data and prepare presentations as relevant to inform programme designs
• Lead the implementation and management of the Women, Peace and Security programme
• Lead the development of technical inputs to the annual workplan and budget
• Manage 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
• Develop training material and train partners on Results Based Management and monitor implementation
• Contribute inputs as a secondary supervisor to a Programme Assistant
• Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners
• Coordinate and provide technical support in the implementation of programme activities
• Maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the programme
• Identify opportunities and support capacity development of government and civil society partners
• Develop and/or manage development of training material and implement innovative training programmes to support institutional capacity on Women, Peace and Security
• Provide technical inputs 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 inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies
• Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information
• Consult partners and develop programme proposal and ensure its alignment with key national policy priorities
• Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference presentations, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles
• Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated
• Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on WPS to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country
• Provide substantive technical support to the Head of Office on inter-agency coordination related activities by drafting background reports and briefs
• Contribute to UN Results Groups on Gender, Governance, and Climate Change and Resilience
• Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts
• Develop background documents, briefs and presentations related to WPS
• Develop and oversee communications on WPS (quarterly newsletters, social media, web stories, etc)
• Coordinate and organize advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products
• Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies, and products on WPS

Requirements

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field is required
• Master degree with 2 years of relevant experience or Bachelor degree with at least 4 years of progressively responsible work experience in development programme/project management and implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity development
• Experience in the Women, Peace and Security area, specifically participation, prevention or peacebuilding is an asset
• Experience in facilitation and development of partners capacity is an asset
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset
• Fluency in English and Tetum is required
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset
• Knowledge of Portuguese or Bahasa Indonesian is an asset
• Strong writing skills and verbal communication

Skills

• Development Programme Management
• Project Implementation
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Donor Reporting
• Capacity Development
• Women Peace Security
• Peacebuilding Processes
• Facilitation
• Partner Capacity Building
• Government Liaison
• Donor Coordination
• Programme Design
• Advocacy
• Partnership Building
• Gender Equality
• Women’s Empowerment
• Report Writing
• Verbal Communication

Languages

English, Tetum