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 is the central stakeholder in advancing global norms and standards for gender equality and the empowerment of women. UN Women’s work in Sierra Leone started through UNIFEM in 2002. UN Women provides unique supports to national gender machineries, cooperating with UN, public, private, international, and community-level institutions to empower women and advance gender.

Sierra Leone made key strides in the promulgation of laws and policies relating to economic empowerment of women, Sexual and Gender Based violence, women’s participation in governance in all spheres, women’s leadership in public life and in peace and security, and their access to land. In line with the principle of Leaving No One Behind, UN Women makes deliberate efforts to develop partnerships which address the needs, demands and interests of women facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, vulnerability, and marginalization. The Agency’s portfolio in Sierra Leone includes the following flagship Programme Initiatives across the country:

• Women’s Participation and Leadership in Governance and Politics.
• Ending Violence Against Women.
• Women in Peace, Security and Humanitarian Actions.
• Women’s Economic Empowerment.

Under the supervision of the Head of Office, the Programme Coordination, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Specialist will provide technical support to the development and management of UN Women’s strategic partnerships, relationships, and resource mobilization strategy, as well as enhance resource mobilization capacity in the country office.

Reporting to Program Manager the Programme Assistant works with and provides support to the members of the Programme Team in the development and implementation of effective programmes consistent with UN Women rules and regulations.  The Programme Assistant provides programme, administrative, and logistical assistance to the team for the smooth programme implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities

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 the executing agencies / responsible parties on routine delivery and reporting of programme supported 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.
• Provide administrative support to the financial management of the Programme Unit:
• Create projects in Quantum system, prepare budget revisions, revise project awards and status; and determine unutilized funds and the operational and financial close of a project;
• Provide administrative support in monitoring and preparation of budget and the finances of programmes/projects, and in the preparation of FACE forms;
• Prepare non-PO vouchers for development projects;
• Process payment for consultants, as deleaged;
• Create requisitions in Quantum system for development projects; register good receipts in Quantum system.
• Provide administrative support to the Programme Unit:
• Undertake all logistical, administrative and financial arrangements for organization for meetings, workshops, events, and missions;
• Make travel arrangements for the Programme Team, including travel and claims.
• Draft minutes in meetings, as delegated;
• Assemble briefing materials and prepare power-point and other presentations, in collaboration with the Programme team;
• Organize and coordinate filing of documents; maintain mailing lists.
• Provide administrative support to resource mobilization:
• Organize, compile, and process documentation and information from donors, and programme team as inputs to various databases and documents.
• Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing:
• Provide administrative support to the organization of training for the office staff and partners on programme and operations related issues.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge of programme management;

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification

Completion of secondary education is required

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration is an asset.

Experience

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in administrative or programme management/support;
• Experience in working in a computer environment using multiple office software packages is required;
• Experience in the use of ERP systems, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable;
• Experience in supporting a team is desirable

Languages

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish