WPS Programme Consultant - ESARO, Nairobi, Kenya

Background

UN Women champions the elimination of discrimination against women and girls and promotes equality between genders as a fundamental part of development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace initiatives. The East and Southern Africa (ESAR) region faces escalating peace and security challenges, including political instability, violent extremism, climate-related disasters, and resource conflicts, resulting in massive displacement and humanitarian needs. Women, youth, and vulnerable groups disproportionately suffer negative impacts and are underrepresented in peace processes.

UN Women ESARO advances the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda through funding, technical assistance, and capacity building of women- and youth-led organizations to participate in peacebuilding and advocacy.

Role Summary

Under supervision of the Policy Advisor on WPS, the Programme Consultant supports implementation and administration of the ESARO Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) project. Responsibilities include providing administrative, logistical, and financial support to smooth program operations, coordinating with partners, and consolidating training materials of Women-Led Organizations across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Support preparation of programme work plans, budgets, and proposals; track follow-up actions on operational activities.
• Assist in monitoring project workplans and compile data as required.
• Participate in operations meetings to enhance effectiveness and coordination.
• Support budgeting, financial tracking, and cost management according to UN Women regulations; assist with budget revisions and recording financial documentation using Quantum and Prism systems.
• Provide administrative and procurement assistance for organizing conferences, workshops, missions, and trainings linked to WPHF/Rapid Response Window projects.
• Coordinate travel logistics and claims for project beneficiaries and staff.
• Maintain organized digital filing systems for correspondence and project records.
• Assist in preparing communications materials, documenting lessons learned, and drafting knowledge products such as policy briefs and learning notes.
• Prepare clear meeting reports to support decision-making and follow-up on regional initiatives.

Competencies

• Core values: integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity.
• Core skills: gender awareness, accountability, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and leadership by example.
• Functional expertise: monitoring and evaluation, data management, research, business planning, risk management, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum secondary education; a bachelor’s degree in social sciences, humanities, or related field is preferred.
• At least six years of progressively responsible experience in monitoring, reporting, or evaluation roles.
• Experience working with UN agencies in East and Southern Africa advantageous.
• Proficient with multiple office software applications; familiarity with cloud-based ERP systems such as Oracle Cloud is beneficial.
• Strong team support experience.

Languages

• Fluent English required.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, or Spanish) is desirable.

Additional Information

This office-based position requires no travel. UN Women is committed to diversity and inclusion and has strict policies against discrimination, harassment, and abuse. Successful candidates will undergo extensive reference and background checks including verification of credentials.

Applications must be fully completed to be considered.