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UN Women - CSO Intergovernmental Participation Specialist, P3, New York, USA, FTA

New York, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

UN Women is dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSO Intergovernmental Participation Specialist will facilitate civil society participation in intergovernmental processes, particularly in the Commission on the Status of Women, while managing operations and exploring innovations for CSO access and participation.

AssociationNon Profit

Responsibilities

Serve as a member of the CSW Management team and provide advice and support to the Deputy Director Civil Society Division (CSD) and to the CSW Secretariat on operational issues related to civil society participation

Work closely with the Indico.UN team in UNOG to explore and develop innovative modalities for improved CSO access and participation

Develop the workplan for the CSD CSW team/project personnel and oversee its implementation and monitoring

Participate in review meetings and assess the managerial and operational capacities of implementing partners in collaboration with the programme and technical team

Oversee all operations activities related to civil society access and participation in CSW and other intergovernmental and normative processes and ensure they follow rules, regulations, policies and procedures for ECOSOC accredited NGOs

Oversee the implementation of ICT systems and improvement/innovation of processes for CSW CSO online registration, including Indico.UN, the official conference registration system of the United Nations

Liaise with UN DESA NGO Branch on ECOSOC accreditation data and process synchronization via the UN integrated Civil Society Organizations (iCSO) System

Liaise with UN Indico team in UNOG for a secure, reliable online registration ICT infrastructure and adequate planning for disasters and recoveries

Manage and oversee the overall CSW NGO online registration process, including troubleshooting and support to NGO representatives and UN Women regional and country offices, and ensure relevant CSW staff have access to Indico functionality for improved business results and improved client services

Liaise closely with UNDSS on requirements for UNHQ access systems and oversee the preparation and handover of CSW registration data to UNDSS ICT office

Contribute to the engagement of women's organizations in relevant intergovernmental and normative processes, including in humanitarian, human rights, health, climate and labour norm-setting fora

Contribute to outreach and knowledge sharing by managing email campaigns, website publishing, and providing other operational support related to intergovernmental and normative processes with civil society organizations and networks

Provide expertise and relevant knowledge by contributing to evaluations, reports, and sharing best practices relating to CSW operations and NGO participation

Manage the planning and implementation of hybrid and virtual participation modalities, in coordination with other UN offices

Work with relevant UN offices to identify best practices and to create synergies related to the improvement of CSO participation modalities in intergovernmental and normative processes such as the CSW, the Human Rights Council, and others

Brief supervisor and staff on security matters related to NGO access and participation in CSW and disseminate relevant information as advised by UN DSS

Ensure full compliance with UN ECOSOC accredited NGO participation procedures in security planning for CSW as well as with key stakeholders in other processes

Manage UN Women’s support to UN DSS Pass and ID office for the onsite collection of CSW grounds passes leading up to and during the session

Liaise with UN DSS on all security matters related to NGO access and participation in CSW and other intergovernmental processes

Liaise with UN Women Security Advisor and their designated staff members on all security matters related to NGO access and participation in CSW and other relevant intergovernmental processes

Coordinate UN Women’s contribution to the UN DSS CSW Security Plan

Ensure knowledge and information about NGO participation modalities for ECOSOC accredited organizations is shared with civil society

Manage the CSW NGO participation website using the UN Women enterprise web content management system

Manage the digital outreach to CSO stakeholders and information-sharing with NGO representatives on CSW and other relevant intergovernmental processes using CSD’s email campaign platform

Create multimedia tutorials and training materials for CSW NGO registration and participation processes

Coordinate responses to relevant CSW-related requests from civil society and other stakeholders

Provide technical and risk advisory support to the division in support of UN Women’s normative mandate

Provide quality control and identification of potential challenges

Explore avenues for improved civil society and key stakeholder engagement in intergovernmental and normative processes

Represent UN Women in inter-agency meetings and working groups on operations issues related to CSW and other intergovernmental and normative processes on CSO participation to ensure UN Women’s interests are reflected

Liaise with UN Secretariat and other UN agencies on operational issues, activities, and collaboration

Provide inputs to the development of partnerships and resource mobilization strategies

Provide inputs to and support the Division's knowledge management and outreach activities

Qualification

UN intergovernmental processesCSO participation modalitiesConference managementLogistics managementSecurity managementWeb content managementData analysisStakeholder engagementUN languagesIT skillsFluency in EnglishEffective communicationCreative problem solvingNegotiation skills

Required

At least an advanced university degree (master's or equivalent) in political science, international relations, 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

At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level, in conference management, conference operations or logistics, is required

Experience in working with civil society and international institutions in the context of intergovernmental or normative fora is required

Experience in working with security and safety services within the United Nations or other large international organizations is required

Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required

Fluency in English is required

Preferred

Experience in using conference management/registration software packages, preferably Indico.UN is desirable

Experience in managing public-facing websites using enterprise web content management systems, preferably Drupal is desirable

Experience in working with Mailchimp campaign software and Adobe Creative Suite video editing applications is desirable

Experience in servicing, implementing, and monitoring civil society participation in intergovernmental processes, preferably related to the thematic area, is desirable

Experience in working with ECOSOC accredited organizations and intergovernmental bodies is desirable

Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish)