Programme Assistant

• Job Title: Programme Assistant - SB3/4
• Unit/Office: Brazil CO
• Duty Station: Maceió/AL, Brazil
• Reports to (Title/Level): Project Manager, Head of Gender-responsive Governance portfolio, Womens Leadership and Participation/SB-5
• Contract Modality: Service Contract (SC)
• Grade Level: Other
• Position Number (if available):
• JD last reviewed: 08/2024

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.

The UN Women Country Programme in Brazil is implemented in line with national development priorities, and with international commitments to gender equality and empowerment of women, as well as UN frameworks and instruments on Human Rights. Brazil is signatory to CEDAW, CERD, Beijing Platform for Action, Durban Action Plan, Agenda 2030, and UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security. It is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Partnerships Framework.

The UN Women Country Office in Brazil focuses on three key areas: 1) Women lead, participate in, and benefit equally from governance systems; 2) Women have income security, decent work, and economic autonomy; 3) All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence. UN Women coordinates and promotes UN systems work in advancing gender equality. As part of the United Nations Country Team, it leads the Inter-Agency Thematic Group on Gender, Race and Ethnicity and contributes to other UN inter-agency mechanisms. In Alagoas, UN Women partners with the State Government to mainstream gender in the government system and to strengthen the Secretaria de Estado da Mulher e dos Direitos Humanos, in line with global norms and frameworks.

Reporting to the Project Manager, Gender-responsive Governance, Womens Leadership and Participation, the Programme Assistant provides programme, administrative, and logistical assistance to the team for the smooth programme implementation. It also supports the Human Rights of Indigenous and Quilombola Women: A Governance Matter project Team, in line with UN Women rules and regulations. The role involves collaboration with Government officials, donors, civil society, and partners to strengthen partnerships and ensure smooth implementation of Partners Agreements and Small Grants, in compliance with UN Women rules and regulations.

1. 1. Provide administrative and logistical support to the formulation and management of programmes
   • Provide administrative support in the preparation of programme work plans, budgets, and proposals on programme implementation arrangements, including tracking the delivery of funds.
   • Provide administrative support to executing agencies / responsible parties on routine delivery and reporting of programme activities and finances.
   • Provide administrative support for the audit of programmes/projects and support implementation of audit recommendations.
   • Identify sources, and gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, speeches and position papers, in collaboration with the Programme team.
2. 2. Provide administrative support to the financial management of the Programme Unit
   • Create projects in the Quantum system, prepare budget revisions, revise project awards and status; determine unutilized funds and support operational and financial close of a project.
   • Provide administrative support in monitoring and preparation of budget and finances of programmes/projects, and in the preparation of FACE forms.
   • Prepare non-PO vouchers for development projects.
   • Process

Application deadline and how to apply: Os interessados devem se candidatar através do portal Caderno Nacional.

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