Economic Empowerment Specialist, Gender-Responsive ProcurementUNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
UN Women has recently signed a Strategic Partnership Framework (SPF) with the Government of the UAE that supports the acceleration of the sustainable development agenda through women's economic empowerment in Africa and Latin America. Under the SPF, in line with UN Women's Gender Equality Accelerator (GEA) on Women and the World of Work, concrete results in supporting women's entrepreneurship and decent work will be advanced in Kenya and Chile, as well as at the global level, through promoting gender-responsive procurement (GRP) in the public and private sectors and fostering enabling markets for women. The GEA adopts a systematic approach for women's economic empowerment that promotes job creation and the full realization of women's rights, agency, leadership and economic autonomy and attainment of decent working conditions free from violence and harassment and tackles discriminatory social and legal norms through policy and programmatic change. Because procurement has a huge potential to shape financial flows and move the needle on gender equality, the GEA leverages GRP, which applies a gender perspective to procurement, in both the public and private sectors. The expected outcome of the SPF component is that governments and private sector organizations adopt gender-responsive procurement laws, legislation and policies and increase procurement spend from women-owned, led and gender-responsive businesses.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Head of Office in Chile, the Economic Empowerment Specialist, Gender-Responsive Procurement is responsible for managing the Accelerating Women's Economic Empowerment component of the UAE SPF in Chile and will coordinate closely with the Programme Specialist, Gender-Responsive Procurement in the Economic Empowerment section at UN Women HQ.
Duties and ResponsibilitiesManage and coordinate UAE SPF component on Accelerating Women's Economic Empowerment in Africa and Latin America, in ChileManage the day-to-day implementation of the componentProvide advice and ensure synergies with the work on this Component in the Economic Empowerment section and across UN WomenPrepare the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation, in coordination with the Programme Specialist/HQContribute to overall monitoring and evaluation and donor reporting of the SPFProvide guidance, technical assistance and capacity developmentProvide guidance and support to entities that express their commitment to GRP in Chile and regionallyActively participate to develop capacity for national, subnational and private to develop and implement gender-responsive procurement in Chile as well as regionallyCoordinate and advise on opportunities to connect women's and gender-responsive enterprises in specific sectors with public and private sector procuring organizations in Chile and regionallyContribute to developing and disseminating tools to increase women's participation and leverage public and private procurement opportunities in Chile, in coordination with the Programme Specialist/HQContribute to creating tools and standards, such as supplier codes of conduct and evaluation criteria, to support public and private GRP, in coordination with the Programme Specialist/HQManage knowledge management on public and private GRPResearch and identify experiences, lessons learned and promising practices to guide implementation, capacity development and advocacyPromote the development, and presentation of knowledge products (e.g. analytical reports, research papers, briefing notes, background papers, online newsletters, etc.) on GRP to advance women's economic empowermentFacilitate knowledge sharing on GRP by convening and participating in strategic eventsStrengthen the global Community of Practice on GRP and facilitate communities of practices in Chile to connect practitioners, decision makers and individuals to consult, coordinate and build knowledgeProvide support for advocacy and stakeholder and partner engagement initiatives related to public and private GRPDevelop advocacy strategies and implement them in close collaboration with global and Kenya teamsDevelop outreach strategy and work with governments and civil society on GRPBuild and strengthen partnerships with stakeholders, partners and donors to raise awareness of advancing women's economic empowerment through public and private GRPContribute to an annual Women's Economic Empowerment Conference in the UAEThe incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation. Core Values:Respect for DiversityIntegrityProfessionalismCore Competencies:Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender IssuesAccountabilityCreative Problem SolvingEffective CommunicationStakeholder EngagementLeading by ExampleRequired Skills and Experience Education and Certification: Master's degree or equivalent in economics, international development, gender studies or a related field is required.A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degrees.
Experience: At least 5 years progressively responsible experience gender equality and women's economic empowermentExperience in gender-responsive procurement, including knowledge of national procurement policies and regulations, is required.Experience in managing women's economic empowerment programmes and strategic planning is required.Experience in coordinating teams is required.Experience in working in the UN system and UN coordination is desirable.Languages: Fluency in Spanish and English is required.Other important requirements: The person to be hired must be Chilean citizen (by birth or naturalization). Applicants who do not hold the Chilean citizenship are not eligible for this position.
Only short-listed qualified candidates will be contacted.
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