Job opportunity: Regional Humanitarian Advisor, UN Women, Dakar, Senegal
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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts.
In undertaking its mandate to support “existing coordination mechanisms to generate a more effective United Nations system-wide humanitarian response to respond to the specific needs of women and girls…” UN Women seeks to complement and enhance the capacity of other UN entities to serve their respective mandates and deliver on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Based on UN Women’s Humanitarian Strategy, the Regional Humanitarian Advisor develops and implements the program of work on research, analysis and knowledge management and provides guidance, technical and strategic support to intergovernmental processes, the UN System and to UN Women staff working at country and regional level on issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment in disaster risk reduction/preparedness, emergency response and recovery. Furthermore, the Regional Humanitarian Advisor leads capacity development, coordination and advocacy efforts for a coherent approach on gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action and its linkage and synergy with sustainable development.
The scope of work of the Regional Humanitarian Advisor requires experience and in-depth understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment issues, as well as expertise on humanitarian issues, ideally in Africa. It also requires developing mutually reinforcing partnerships with member states, civil society, regional institutions and the international humanitarian system, including relevant UN entities and bilateral donors to enhance awareness, commitment, visibility and resources to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment within the region.
The Regional Humanitarian Advisor reports to the UN Women Regional Director, Dakar, Senegal who provides the strategic leadership, guidance and oversight of the Regional Office and the formulation and execution of its programmes and operations. Under the overall guidance of the Regional Director and in close coordination with the Humanitarian Advisor/Unit at Headquarters, the Regional Humanitarian Advisor will provide technical and advisory support to the humanitarian system, the UN system as well as UN Women country offices in the region.
DEADLINE: July 17, 2013
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Virginia Palmer International Fellow at Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund
The Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF) is a public foundation providing small grants to grassroots projects that empower women and girls in developing countries. VGIF is seeking to develop its overall capacity for conducting research and evaluations, including but not limited to: develop an overall evaluation plan; begin the process of gathering and analyzing output and outcome data; plan and design an impact study; establish relationships with research entities; and produce meaningful reports on topics related to the mission of VGIF.
The Palmer Fellow will help start this effort, first by developing a project plan for the coming year, in consultation with the Executive Director, and then implementing this plan both independently and in collaboration with VGIF staff and volunteers. The Fellowship runs for nine months (approximately Sept. 1, 2013 – May 31, 2014) with an option to renew for another 9-12 month period. The Fellow will need to devote on average 15 hours a week to the project. The Virginia Palmer International Fellowship will provide an $18,000 stipend to be paid over the nine months in equal monthly installments.
Qualifications:
- Master’s or Doctoral candidate with an international development, global studies, or other relevant program
- Hands-on experience conducting evaluations or research, including evaluation design and selection/adaptation of data-gathering instruments
- Experience developing theories of change/logic models for programs or organizations
- Familiarity with empowerment evaluation
- Excellent written communication skills
- Effectiveness both when working independently and in teams
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
- A genuine interest in the condition of women and girls in developing countries
- Experience working with nongovernmental programs preferred
Students from outside the United States are encouraged to apply, but must eligible to work in the United States.
Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining what makes you interested in and qualified for this position to: vgif@vgif.org, including “Fellowship” in the subject line of the email. For more information about VGIF please visit www.vgif.org. No phone calls please.
DEADLINE: August 9, 2013
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Living with Differences: International Student Photo Contest
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs announces its first International Student Photography Contest. The contest is part of Ethics for a Connected World, a three-year global education project in celebration of the 2014 Carnegie Council Centennial.
The Centennial project connects people across the globe in joint pursuit of Andrew Carnegie’s vision for global responsibility—what we call a “global ethic.” Is there such a thing? If not, should we try to create one?
In a world with tremendous diversity of beliefs and cultures, how do we live together amicably? Carnegie Council believes that part of the answer lies in pluralism—the appreciation of diversity and differences, with recognition of and respect for shared values.
Students everywhere can take part in this project by submitting photography that depicts the concept of living harmoniously with differences.
The photography contest will be conducted via Carnegie Council’s online Global Ethics Network, a social media platform for exploring the role of ethics in international affairs through multimedia resources.
CONTEST ELIGIBILITY:
All students of every nationality, from high school through graduate school, are eligible. Non-students will be disqualified.
PHOTO TOPIC: Pluralism: Living with Differences.
HOW TO ENTER:
1. Join the free Global Ethics Network (GEN) website: www.globalethicsnetwork.org.
2. Upload your photo in the body of a new blog post. For optimal viewing, the photo should be 640 pixels wide. You may include up to 250 words in the description. Please include your full name, school affiliation, and nationality in the following format:
[Full Name]
[School Affiliation]
Nationality: [Country Name]
3. Tag the blog post with #photo2013 and publish it. (Please allow roughly 24 hours for approval.)
4. Entries are limited to 3 photos per person.
DEADLINE: October 31, 2013