This role is for a Senior Programme Manager who will serve as a Women in Counter-terrorism Expert. The position operates under the supervision of the Director of the Global Programme Office (GPO) and requires close collaboration with the Senior Programme Management Officer of the EU-UN Global Terrorism Threats Facility in UNOCT and the Gender Unit in the Human Rights and Gender Section of UNOCT.
Functions / Key Results Expected
The Women in Counter-terrorism Expert is expected to perform the following activities:
- Provide strategic and technical guidance to requesting Member States on strengthening the full, equal, safe, and meaningful participation and representation of women in operational and policy roles in preventing and countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism (CT/PCVE) within government. This includes roles in intelligence, law enforcement, corrections, the judiciary, and CT/PCVE policy and coordination bodies.
- Provide expert advice to requesting Member States on the development and conduct of context-specific analysis of the barriers preventing the full, equal, safe, and meaningful participation and representation of women in operational and policy CT/PCVE roles within government.
- Formulate context-relevant measures to remove or mitigate these identified barriers.
- Deliver capacity-building activities aimed at strengthening the full, equal, safe, and meaningful participation and representation of women in operational and policy CT/PCVE roles within government, such as revisions of human resource management policies and procedures, to address barriers and enable equitable access for women.
- Provide high-level advisory and mentoring services to governmental officials from requesting Member States to strengthen and advance the participation and representation of women in operational and policy CT/PCVE roles within government.
- Prepare a variety of high-quality, written substantive outputs related to assignments, including analyses, presentations, training materials, and summary reports.
Education Requirements
Required:
- Advanced University Degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent), preferably in Security, International Law, International Relations, Public Administration, or another relevant field with ten (10) years of relevant experience is required; OR
- First Level University Degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) with twelve (12) years of relevant experience is required.
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