UN Women’s thematic engagement in Somalia is based on the global flagship on ‘Women’s Engagement in Peace, Security and Recovery’, as continuing fragility provides the main context of all engagements. Insecurity and fragility are further the main obstacles for women to seek equality and to prosper. UN Women’s programming and technical guidance aims to support women to become actors in the provision of security and resources for peace. Programme interventions are conducted through programmes on Women, Peace and Security, Rule of Law and Women’s Political Leadership and Empowerment. The United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework 2021-2025 is the UN’s strategic programme framework that defines the UN’s support to national development results. UN Women in Somalia co-chairs the Gender Theme Group (GTG), which is the UNCT group responsible for the coordination of and policy advice on gender equality issues in the UNSCF. UN Women is also a principle partner in several outcome results groups in the UNSCF and as well as a partner to several UN joint programmes.

The United Nations in Somalia adopted a UN Somalia Gender Strategy, which ended in December 2020 thereby embarked on the process for assessment of the 2018-2020 strategy and development of a new strategy aligned to the UNSCF. UN Somalia is also committed to undertaking Gender Scorecard Exercise that assesses the capacities of the United Nations Country Team to respond to its gender mainstreaming responsibilities and the coordination function of the gender theme group. UN Women also leads the Civil Society Advisory Group (CSAG) Somalia. With the enhanced role of UN Women as the leading agency on coordination and gender mainstreaming, and the ensuing increased role of UN Women to lead the UN Gender and Disability portfolio, a strong, flexible and versatile coordination function within UN Women Country Office is required. Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Country Program Manager, and in close collaboration with the program team, the Coordination Analyst will be responsible for strengthened accountability of results for gender equality and women’s empowerment, enhanced efficiencies, improved coherence, and joint action through better coordination between UN agencies, the government, CSOs and development partners.

•Provide technical support to UN, government and donor gender coordination structures, including institutional capacity development and strategic planning;

•Provide strategic inputs to the planning, implementation and monitoring of the UN Somalia Gender Strategy, UNCT Gender Scorecard;

•Work closely with the Gender Theme Group (GTG) members in the development of a work plan, in line with the UNSCF and the UN Somalia Gender Strategy;

•Provide technical support to the development and roll-out of a strategy for the UNCT Gender Theme Group and the implementation of the UNCT’s commitments to GEWE in the country’s UNSCF;

•Provide technical inputs to strengthening of strategic partnerships and coordination for GEWE within the UN System and with external partners, including government and development partners;

•Organize and provide technical inputs to a series of trainings for relevant UNSCF management structures, including sensitizing UN Women, the Gender Theme Group and others on mainstreaming GEWE in SDGs;

•Liaise with UN Women regional and HQ offices on developments related to UN Women’s coordination mandate in general and peace and security, women leadership, EVAW and humanitarian action specifically;

•Provide technical inputs to joint UN and donor advocacy efforts for GEWE, including serving as the secretariat of the Women, Peace and Security working group under the guidance of the Country Program Manager.

2. Provide support to the inter-agency coordination and UN joint programming:

•Participate and represent the Country Office in the UN Women Community of Practice of Interagency Coordination, as delegated and under the guidance of the Country Program Manager;

•Coordinate, convene, take notes and follow-up on the action points of the UN Gender Theme Group meeting;

•Identify and support UN joint programming opportunities to deliver on the UNSCF’s GEWE, in particular lead the coordination of the development of the One UN Gender Programme;

•Provide technical inputs to UN Women in interagency humanitarian coordination work, including capacity building support to partners in government and humanitarian actors;

•Provide technical inputs to policy notes, briefs, and undertake gender analysis of joint UN programming on women peace and security, Women Political Participation and Leadership, EVAW and humanitarian action;

•Participate in UNSCF Outcome Results Group meetings and ensure gender equality and women’s rights are mainstreamed in processes and documents, as delegated and under the guidance of the Country Program Manager.

3. Contribute to advocacy and knowledge building:

•Provide coordination support to advocacy efforts including the UN Open Day forum to commemoration anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, 16 days of activism, international women’s day, CSW events in close partnership with UN agencies, government partners, and CSOs;

•Document and advocate best practices and lessons learnt for UN System-wide coordination.

4. Facilitate knowledge building and sharing

•Provide support to the development and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned; ensure incorporation into programme planning;

•Contribute to capacity building exercises, as necessary.

•Summary reports form the assignments as outlined in the above ToR

•Monthly attendance Sheets signed by the CPM

• 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

Functional Competencies

• Good knowledge of gender equity and women’s empowerment issues

• Good knowledge of UN system and understanding of inter-agency coordination processes

• Good knowledge of results based programme planning and management

• Ability to promote and monitor inclusion of gender-specific objectives, indicators, targets and activities in the UN agencies programmes

• Good analytical skills

• Ability to provide advice and support.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely and quality contributions to the CO’s coordination efforts

• Quality inputs and technical support provided to UN agencies

• Quality inputs to planning processes and reports, and quality support to the Country Representative

• Increased awareness of UN Women’s work

• Increased resources mobilized and interest in GEWE among partners and donors