Organization Mission

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.

Context

This assignment supports two programmes:
1. “Women’s Economic Empowerment for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Egypt” – “Rabeha”:
UN Women and UNIDO are implementing this seven-year program funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC). The program aims at reaching 7,215 direct beneficiaries. The Programme reflects an integrated approach combining both upstream interventions at the policy level and downstream measures directly working with women and businesses to realize each of the three outcomes:
Outcome 1100: Increased productivity and job opportunities generated by women entrepreneurs.
Outcome 1200: Increased employment of women by businesses.
Outcome 1300: Reduced gender-specific barriers to women’s entrepreneurship and to women entering and remaining in the work force.
2. “The Socio-Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Assiut and Sohag“:
UN Women Egypt is implementing this two-year project funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). The project aims to promote women’s socio-economic rights and improve their access to economic opportunities. The project supports national efforts to adopt an inclusive and sustainable development pathway to achieve agreed targets for inclusive, sustainable, resilient and job rich economic development. The project will contribute to the following overall goal and two outcomes in the governorates of Assiut and Sohag:
Goal: Women are economically and socially empowered in Assiut and Sohag.
Outcome 1: Women have improved access to gender-responsive services and actively participate in public life.
Outcome 2: Women are economically empowered through enhanced participation in MSMEs, productive clusters and market linkages.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the UN Women Programme Analyst, under the overall supervision of the UN Women Programme Specialist, the UNV youth is to support the effective implementation of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) portfolio in the office. The UNV youth is expected to support the Programme team in order to provide the most suitable package of services to private sector companies interested in adopting the WEPs. This includes supporting the team in outreaching to the private sector and raising awareness about the WEPs, following up with interested companies, and monitoring the progress of companies throughout the different steps of the WEPs journey, which includes creating the online profile, finalizing the gender gap analysis, developing the WEPs action plan, implementing action items, receiving UN Women’s technical support, and communicating their experience. The UNV is also expected to provide support to the members of the Programme team in the maintenance of a robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system that is regularly updated following the requirements of the JP, and in the overall financial management and Programme implementation including providing necessary operational, administrative and programmatic support as needed.
The UNV Youth will be tasked with the following:1. Support in Communication and Outreach Efforts to the Private Sector (tasks include but are not limited to):
• Prepare the content for videos, presentations, email templates, FAQs, and flyers that illustrate the WEPs journey, the principles, the companies’ commitment, and the services offered by UN Women, in partnership with the UN Women’s communications department.
• Coordinate WEPs outreach and awards events in collaboration with portfolio partners. The support includes preparing and coordinating the event’s invitations and agenda, following up with partners on the list of invitees, printing material, providing administrative support to the team, and gathering the needed means of verification including attendance lists, expressions of interest, pre and post assessments, business cards, and photographs.
• Search for and outreach to other private sector companies that might be interested in joining the WEPs.
• Support UN Women’s partnership under Closing the Gender Gap Accelerator, coordinated by Ministry of International Cooperation in partnership with the National Council for Women.
• Coordinate meetings with business networks/ associations and governmental partners around potential partnerships to promote Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) in the private sector.
• Follow up with companies that express interest to join the WEPs. This includes but is not limited to:
• Sending emails and conducting follow up phone calls with company representatives;
• Coordinating meetings with the interested companies;
• Preparing material needed to address the company’s questions;
• Ensuring companies receive the support they need.2. Tracking the Progress of Signatories in their WEPs Journeys and Highlighting the Follow-up Support Needed by UN Women (tasks include but are not limited to):
• Constant follow up with the different companies and consultants to track the progress of signatories in terms of their WEPs journeys.
• Support private sector companies by collecting data related to the bottlenecks they face in pursuing GEWE, both internally and externally.
• Keep a constantly updated database of all companies being supported, the type of support received, the other needs they express, and the further technical support/ guidance they might need.
• Support senior WEPs consultants in gathering data and developing case studies for interested signatories.
• Administer needs assessments and evaluation surveys and collect means of verification as requested by the donors.

3. Provide administrative and financial management support. Activities include but are not limited to:
• Prepare presentation material to communicate the Programme’s achievements and/ or findings for any meetings/workshops;
• Support programme team in the preparations and implementation of field activities, events and workshops;
• Support the Programme team in the financial management of the project when needed and ensure timely disbursement as per UNW regulations;
• Support in maintaining the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system by keeping records, filling activity reports, updating and databases, etc.
• Perform other duties supporting the JP as deemed necessary.
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary.

Required Skills and Experience

progressively responsible work experience in the development sector in Egypt; preferably in the field of sustainability is required;
• Demonstrated knowledge of international best practices in gender equality and women’s empowerment in the private sector, is an asset;
• Demonstrated capacity to communicate with people from different backgrounds and familiarity with business priorities and concerns is required;
• Demonstrated previous knowledge of corporate governance structures and/or sustainability practices is an asset;
• Experience supporting development programming through administrative and financial support, required;
• Experience working on Gender Equality and women empowerment or ESG in the private sector is an asset;
• Experience in women’s economic empowerment is an asset;
• progressively responsible work experience in the development sector in Egypt; preferably in the field of sustainability is required;
• Experience working in the UN System is an asset;Experience working in the UN System is an asset;

Core Competencies

• Accountability;
• Adaptability and flexibility;
• Creativity;
• Judgement and decision-making;
• Planning and organising;
• Professionalism;
• Self-management.

Functional Competencies:-
• Capacity to engage and communicate with partners from private sector and business associations and leverage partnerships within WEPs and other platforms;
• Good knowledge of best practices of promoting GEWE in the private sector;
• Ability to create, edit, synthesize and present information in a clear manner;
• Proven excellent written skills;
• Knowledge and expertise in private sector governance structures and operations;
• Knowledge and expertise in ESG private sector practices is an asset;
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills;
• Capacity to set priorities, self-organize research work and to plan, prioritize and deliver tasks on time;
• Knowledge and use of computer office tools (word, database, spreadsheets, etc.).
• Ability to administer and execute administrative processes and transactions;
• Ability to manage data, documents, correspondence and reports information and workflow;
• Work in teams: Demonstrate the ability to work in a multicultural, multiethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Living Conditions

Cairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley.
UN National Youth Volunteer gets the following package:
• Volunteer Living Allowance (around EGP 48,700/Month)
• Entry Lump-Sum = USD 400 (one-time payment)
• Exit Lump-Sum upon completion of contract.
• Medical and life Insurance premium/Cigna (100%) and dependents policy.
• Access to UNV E-Campus for training and learning including access to LinkedIn learning.
Further entitlements and information available at: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service.