Programme Associate

Background

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.

Women's economic empowerment is a core area of UN Women's work and a critical pathway for advancing inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economies. UN Women promotes gender-responsive economic policies, women's access to productive resources and assets, decent work, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and private sector engagement. In line with its strategic priorities, UN Women works with public institutions, financial institutions, development partners, the private sector, and women entrepreneurs' networks to address structural inequalities and to increase the quality and quantity of financing available for women's economic empowerment.

Women's Economic Empowerment Unit launches the Affirmative Finance project to support the development of a more enabling financial ecosystem for women entrepreneurs by promoting gender-responsive and affirmative financing approaches, strengthening the capacity of institutions and financial actors, generating evidence to inform policy dialogue, and facilitating women entrepreneurs' access to finance, markets, knowledge, and strategic partnerships. It will also contribute to UN Women's broader programmatic efforts in Senegal to advance women's economic agency, inclusive growth, gender-responsive private sector engagement, and sustainable financing for gender equality.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Head of Women's Economic Empowerment/Feminist Economist, the Programme Associate works with and provides support to the members of the Programme Team in the development and implementation of effective programmes consistent with UN Women rules and regulations. The Programme Associate contributes to research, financial management, and programme implementation including providing necessary operational, administrative and programmatic support.

The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and projects' staff in the RO and UN Women HQs as required for resolving complex finance-related issues and exchange of information.

Scope of Work

Provide advanced administrative and logistical support to the formulation and management of programmes:

Provide advanced administrative support and inputs in the preparation of programme work plans, budgets, and proposals on programme implementation arrangements;

Provide technical guidance to the country offices and executing agencies on routine delivery and reporting of programme supported activities and finances;

Coordinate the collection of information for the audit of programmes/ projects and support implementation of audit recommendations;

Contribute to the development or update of standard operating procedures, guidelines, checklists, templates and business processes in programme and project management;

Review programme data from programmes/ projects for CO Senegal website;

Identify sources, and gather and compile data and information for documents, guidelines, speeches and position papers.

Provide advanced administrative support to the financial management of the Programme Unit:

Create projects in Quantum system, prepare budget revisions, revise project awards and status; and determine unutilized funds and the operational and financial close of a project;

Monitor budget preparation and the finances of programmes/projects; prepare periodic reports; finalize FACE forms;

Review financial reports; prepare non-PO vouchers for development projects;

Maintain internal expenditures control system; post transactions in Quantum system;

Create requisitions in Quantum system for development projects; register good receipts in Quantum system;

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