Project Description

The project, “Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Zone of Vanuatu – Phase II” (V-CAP II), financed by the Global Environment Trust Fund (GEF) and Least Developed Country Funding (LDCF) was approved in May 2022 and the project implementation is expected to commence in November 2022.

The objective of V-CAP II is to improve the resilience of the vulnerable areas and communities therein to the impacts of climate change through the conservation of biodiversity and natural ecosystems and the implementation of integrated approaches in order to sustain livelihoods, food production, and ensure biodiversity conservation and reduce land degradation by building on the lessons learned from the first phase project (V-CAP I). 

V-CAP II will work to ensure improved management of critical island ecosystems to support better informed integrated management of land and coastal areas to achieve the co-benefits to strengthen resilience to climate change and achieve social and biodiversity conservation outcomes. In addition, the project will work to build upon the current government decentralization initiative by developing capacity at the Area Council levels to mainstream action for biodiversity conservation and climate change adaption at the Provincial and National levels.  The project will be implemented in 6 provinces working very closely with Area Councils and other key government stakeholders.

VCAP-II Project Components:

Component 1: Integrated community approaches to natural resource management and climate change

     adaptation developed and implemented

Component 2: Information and early warning systems on coastal hazards

Component 3: Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Governance

Component 4: Knowledge Management and Lessons Sharing   

This 6-years- project will be implemented by the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management (MCCAMGEEDM), under the Government of Vanuatu. 

UN 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 been working in Afghanistan since 2002 (as UNIFEM until 2010). Successive decades of conflict, annual cycles of natural disasters, the worst drought on record in 27 years, an ongoing pandemic, and deep-rooted poverty have left over half the population of Afghanistan in critical need of humanitarian assistance. The contest around gender norms thereby remains at the center of the political, peace and security landscape in Afghanistan, putting women and girls at the frontlines of this crisis. In this context, the UN Women Afghanistan Country Office is consolidating its programming under the humanitarian-peace-development nexus, anchored in the Country Office Strategic Note (2018-2022), and UN Women continues to deliver on its triple mandate across four thematic areas: 1) Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action; 2) Ending Violence Against Women; 3) Women Economic Empowerment; and 4) Women’s Leadership and Participation.

Since May 2021, UN Women Afghanistan thereby capitalizes on its five Sub-Offices located in the provinces Balkh, Bamyan, Herat, Kandahar and Nangarhar respectively. At present comprising of a Programme Coordinator, a Programme Associate and a Driver each, the five Sub-Offices are supporting UN Women programming and monitoring in their respective regions across the four thematic programming areas, and in alignment with the Humanitarian Response Plan (2022) for Afghanistan and the UN Transitional Engagement Framework (TEF). In addition to supporting programme implementation and monitoring, the Sub-Offices are fostering stakeholder engagement and partnership building at provincial level, including with Civil Society, UN and other humanitarian and development partner, and are providing support to the roll-out of gender analysis and key advocacy and communications activities to ensure their reach beyond Kabul. The selected Sub-Offices are strategically situated to enable co-location with other UN agencies and the deepening of operational and programmatic synergies.

Given the importance of sub-national level engagement in support of Afghan women and girls in the current crisis context, the UN Women Afghanistan Country Office is scaling up its field presence, and is recruiting a Head of Sub-Office for each of the five Sub-Offices in Balkh, Bamyan, Herat, Kandahar and Nangarhar.

Reporting to the UN Women Afghanistan Operations Manager and working closely with the programme, communications and management support units, the Head of Sub-Office represents UN Women Afghanistan at the sub-national level and is responsible for coordinating and leading UN Women stakeholder and partner engagement, and programming, monitoring and operations at the local level. 

Education and Experience

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

• Enrolled in a Master's or in a PhD programme
• In the final year of a Bachelor’s programme;
• Or within one year after graduation from a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD programme,
• Or be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program

Language and Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Mandarin.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software package (MS Excel, Word, etc.) and web management system.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Please submit your application with below documents in one PDF. For people who apply from UNDP Jobs, please note that the system will not accept the uploading of more than one document so please merge or scan all your documents into one prior to uploading.

a)     CV and letter of motivation

b)     Copy of school transcript

c)     Indicate if you will be financially supported by any institution or programme, such as a university, government, foundation or scholarship programme, and the financial amount.

*Candidate who didn’t submit required documentation will not be further considered.

INTERNSHIP CONDITIONS

• Interns must provide proof of enrolment in health insurance plan and medical certificate of good health prior to starting the internship. Any cost arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship assignment will be the responsibility of the intern.
• The stipend will be paid monthly. Interns will have 1.5 days of leave per month.
• Interns are responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed; Cost and arrangement for travel, visas, passports, accommodations and living expenses are the responsibility of the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or the intern.
• Interns must not apply for or be appointed to a position that should be encumbered by a staff number during the period of their internship. Interns are expected to fulfil the terms of their internships. Therefore, the internship must not be foreshortened for the purposes of allowing an intern to apply for a position.
• Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.

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1. BACKGROUND

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015 intended to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity, based on the "leaving no one behind" principle. Timor-Leste joined other world leaders in adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with 17 goals, 169 targets, and 231 indicators.

Timor-Leste was actively engaged in the discussion of the SDGs goals and is proud to announce its progressive contribution throughout goal 16, which is crucial for achieving the three integrated dimensions of sustainability, the social economic, and environmental. Goal 16 is central to sustaining other goals to perform.

At the national level, the SDGs goals were adopted through government resolution no 34/2015, on 23rd September 2015, National Parliament resolution no. 19/2015 on the 18th of November, Prime Minister’s Directive 038/2015/XII/PM on the 22nd of December 2015, Government Decree no. 1 on the 1st of February 2016. The SDG’s Working Group was introduced immediately after its adoption, with a mandate to identify the linkages between SDG’s goals and indicators and the Strategic Development of Timor-Leste (SDP) 2011 to 2030 targets. 

On the 22nd of May 2017, the government launched Timor-Leste’s Roadmap for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. The document reflects the government’s commitment to implementing the United Nations Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals. It is a very comprehensive roadmap that embraces SDGs objectives in its political direction toward a prosperous Timor-Leste. It highlights factors that help create an enabling environment for achieving the 2030 agenda, including crafting peace for developing resilience, strengthening of institutions and policy frameworks as well as structural mechanism required for the operationalization of the Strategic Development Plan, the cohesion of national planning, budgeting and monitoring of the goals based on people-centered approaches.

The High-Level Political Forum, the United Nations’ central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals, was adopted by United Nations Member States through a resolution A/RES/70/1. This forum provides for the full and effective participation of all States Members of the United Nations, and it is convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. Timor-Leste presented its first Voluntary National Review with other 41 countries in July 2019.

The VNR is a state-driven process, with the national report preparation led by the Government, through a wide-ranging and inclusive participatory consultation with stakeholders that included all major groups, business sectors, parliament, government independent institutions, civil society, and others, as required under the paragraph 78 and 79 of the resolution 70/1.

Timor-Leste’s first Voluntary National Review was titled “From Ashes to Reconciliation, Reconstruction and sustainable development” with Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions as the overarching theme of the report.  The VNR adopted a targeted approach and focus which was aligned with phase 1 of the National Strategic Development Plan (SDP).  As such the focus was on the following 9 SDG goals, with SDG 17 as a cross-cutting issue aiding the implementation of the SDGs. 

1. Goal 2: Zero Hunger
2. Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
3. Goal 4: Quality Education
4. Goal 5: Gender Equality
5. Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
6. Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
7. Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
8. Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
9. Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

The VNR was jointly coordinated by the Unit of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (UPMA) in the Prime Minister’s Office, the National SDG Working Group, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, using a whole government, multi-sectoral approach. Timor-Leste Government wishes to prepare its second Voluntary National Review to present at the HLPF in June 2023.  The coordination of the 2023 VNR will be managed through the VNR Coordination Commission led by the Agency for Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (ANAPMA previously UPMA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Finance.

Education and Certifications:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, 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 degree.
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage

Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects;
• Technical experience in Women’s income generation projects and Women’s Economic Empowerment;
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset;
• Experience working in the UN System is an asset;
• Experience in leading/managing a team is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and (either Dari and/ or Pashtu) is required;
• Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

Application:

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality, and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW, and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Inclusion Statement:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits employ, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity, and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)