International Jobs Vacancy at UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN (UNIFEM) as Programme Officer – Leadership and Capacity Building, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality. Placing the advancement of women’s human rights at the centre of all of its efforts, UNIFEM focuses its activities on four strategic areas:

•  Reducing feminized poverty;
•  Ending violence against women;
•  Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls;
•  Achieving gender equality in democratic governance in times of peace as well as war.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

1.      Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
2.      Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNIFEM
3.      Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
4.      Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Functional Competencies:

• Knowledge Management and Learning
• Supports a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
• Development and Operational Effectiveness
•  Ability to provide analytical inputs to strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
• Ability to perform a variety of specialized activities related project management.

Management and Leadership

• Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
•  Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
• Builds strong relationships with partners
• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in law, public administration, social development, sociology, gender or other relevant field;
• Minimum of 2 (two) years of relevant professional experience preferably in the field of law and social development, human rights, and/or justice related projects;
• Understanding of the province-region, its local conditions, religions (including Syariah) and cultures;
• Knowledge and working experience in the application of Human Rights Convention such as CEDAW, Convention on the Rights of Children, etc.
• Excellent management, communication, interpersonal and liaison skills;
• Excellent spoken and written Bahasa Indonesia and English is essential;
• Facilitation, training skills highly desirable;
•  Proven capabilities with computers to keep records and produce reports;
• Commitment to the United Nations principles and demonstrated ability to work in harmony with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds;
•  Immediate availability.

NOTE: Under the terms of the contract type, this position is only open to Indonesian National

Closing date for applications is 3 November 2007. Applications should be in English. Please submit a brief cover note, a clear description of your previous experience in performing similar duties and undertaking similar responsibilities to those listed above; an indication of which of the qualifications/skills/attributes criteria are met; and include the names and current contact details of at least 3 work-related referees. Any written references you wish to provide may be attached to the application. In addition, please attach an up-to-date CV with full contact details and personal data. Please do not include photographs.

Please send your application to:

UNIFEM Project Office Aceh
Jalan Residen Danubroto No. 158
Lamlagang, Banda Aceh
Indonesia.
Fax: +62-651-41768
Email: inda.avrini@unifem.org

source : http://unifem-eseasia.org/recruit/Recruit_PA_TH_Oct_%2007c.html