Thailand: Programme Officer, P4

This position is located in the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section of the Social Development Division.

Responsibilities: Under the general direction of Director, Social Development Division, and direct supervision of the Chief, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, the Programme Management Officer is responsible for the following duties:

•Develops, implements and evaluates assigned projects, in particular, leads implementation of the policy component of the technical cooperation project on “Catalyzing women’s entrepreneurship – creating a gender-responsive entrepreneurial ecosystem”.

•Monitors and analyzes project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; ensures follow-up actions.

•Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with the client, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change.

•Develops research methodologies and quantitative techniques for assessing the barriers and enabling environment for supporting women’s economic empowerment, entrepreneurship and financing.

•Coordinates policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies,

•Generates survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identify problems/issues and prepares conclusions.

•Organizes and prepares written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.

•Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.

•Provides technical assistance to governments and other bodies in the formulation and implementation of policies and programs related to women’s entrepreneurship and financing

•Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.

•Leads and/or participates in large, complex field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.

•Coordinates with the donor, the Project Steering Committee and ESCAP’s inter-divisional implementation team, and activities related to budget and funding (project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).

•Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements:

Academic Qualifications: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, management, economics, sociology, or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A PhD in a relevant field is an asset.

Work Experience: A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, of which at least five years of experience implementing technical assistance projects related to gender equality and women’s empowerment, is required. Demonstrated experience in research and policy analysis on socio-economic issues at the international or regional level is highly desirable. Demonstrated experience in SME or enterprise development, women’s entrepreneurship and innovative/inclusive financing is an asset.

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

Assessment: Qualified applicants may be evaluated through a competency-based interview and/or other assessment methods.

Applicants must submit through the UN Inspira (system) on ESCAP's official jobs page. To apply, please follow this link: http://www.unescap.org/jobs