Finland nationals: Green and blue economy specialist (focus on climate change) (UN Women)

United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 🇹🇿

General

Description of assignment title: Green and blue economy specialist (focus on climate change)

Assignment country: United Republic of Tanzania

Expected start date: 15/09/2023

Sustainable Development Goal: 5. Gender equality

Volunteer category: International UN Volunteer Specialist

DoA reserved for persons with disabilities: No

Host entity: UNWomen

Type: Onsite

Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations:
Dar es Salaam

Details

Mission and objectives

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 centre of its efforts, UN Women is mandated to lead and co-ordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming are translated into action. It is also mandated to provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

In line with the Tanzania’s national priorities, UN Women’s strategic Plan 2022-2026 lays out the agency’s unique role and comparative advantage in supporting national stakeholders in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women by strengthening women’s leadership and participation in political and governance systems, gender statistics, implementation of global gender norms and standards, ending violence against women and girls, and women’s economic empowerment.

Context

The Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme recognizes the need to support women increased agency in green and blue economies to ensure equal representation at all levels including in development of appropriate policy interventions; the deployment of more effective tools, technologies, infrastructure, and institutions to implement measures to build resilience to economic, climate and environmental shocks; and the achievement of sustainable resource management for resilient green and blue value chains.

Women remain key players and make up more than 50 percent of the agricultural labor force in Tanzania. They play a vital role in ensuring family food security. However, climate change effects such as temperature increases, increased frequency of droughts, variability in rainfall

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

  1. Programme Development and Management (40%)
  • Supports the implementation of ongoing programmatic initiatives with a specific focus on the green and blue economies.
  • Contributes to the development of new WEE programme initiatives.
  • Supports partnership development with other UN agencies, experts, government institutions and Civil Society Organizations ensuring timely and efficient delivery of inputs related to the assigned portfolio.
  • Supports programme/projects monitoring and evaluation according to results-based management requirements.
  1. Policy Analysis/Research (20%)
  • Supports policy analysis and research and identifies entry points for strengthening UN Women’s programming in the area of women’s economic empowerment, with a focus on the Programmes in green and blue value chains.
  • Identify innovations to support project planning, management, research and advocacy.
  1. Inter-Agency Coordination Support (20%)
  • Supports annual reporting processes in relation to the UNSDCF.
  • Participates in UNSDCF coordination meetings and in particular the planet and prosperity outcome groups.
  • Supports collection of data and analysis and research.
  1. Advocacy support and facilitation of knowledge building and management (20%)
  • Supports relevant, high-impact advocacy activities and campaigns with key partners of the UN Joint Programmes.
  • Collects knowledge on current and emerging trends by gathering relevant information on programmes, projects, strategies, approaches, and ongoing experience for lessons learned, best practices at regional and global level.
  • Participates in program monitoring visits at the field level and helps to prepare re-ports.
  • Contributes to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

Eligibility criteria

Age: 27 – 80

Additional eligibility criteria: This assignment is funded by the Government of Finland, therefore specific criteria apply:

  • Candidates must be Finnish nationals and must have knowledge of Finnish or Swedish.
  • Candidates who already served on a UN Volunteer Specialist assignment funded by the Government of Finland are not eligible.

Selection process:

  • Application deadline: 18 June 2023
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selection will be done by the UN Host Entity at the level of the country of assignment. Interviews will be conducted by the UN Host Entity in July.

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Nationality: Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Donor priorities: .

Requirements

Required experience

3 years of experience in Green Economy, Blue Economy, Food Security, Gender responsive agriculture Value Chains, Market Systems, innovation, Community Engagement, climate change and biodiversity.

Area(s) of expertise: Economics and finance, Development programmes

Driving license: .

Languages: English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

Master degree or equivalent in Gender, Monitoring and Evaluation, Agriculture, Economics, Environment, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Community Development, or related fields.

Competencies and values

☒ Adaptability and Flexibility
☒ Commitment and Motivation
☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning
☒ Communication
☒ Creativity
☒ Ethics and Values
☒ Integrity

Other information

Living conditions and remarks

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is in East Africa, bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country’s eastern border is formed by the Indian Ocean. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. Dar es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania, as the major port and economic center. Dar es Salaam is situated on the coast, overlooking the Indian Ocean. It is an International multicultural city with a mix of religions. The city has a wide range of facilities available, including numerous shopping centers, movie theatres, restaurants and many new developments planned. The living conditions in Dar es Salaam are comfortable although pricy in certain neighborhoods and there are issues with poor infrastructure, so alternative back-up solutions and generators as well as water tanks are common. It is a beautiful and relatively safe location. There are good international education facilities and health facilities with good standards.

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy


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