Un Women: Thematic Coordination Lead for Generation

*UN Women: Thematic Coordination Lead for Generation Equality's Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition
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• Location
• Bangkok, THAILAND
• Application Deadline
• 22-Aug-23
• (Midnight New York, USA)
• Time left
• 14d 19h 54m
• Type of Contract
• FTA International
• Post Level
• P-4
• Languages Required
• English
• Duration of Initial Contract
• 1 year
• 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.

Generation Equality is the world's leading effort to unlock political will and accelerate investment and implementation on gender equality. It recognizes that a bold, whole of society approach is needed to disrupt entrenched and rising global gender inequality, underscored by intensified ambition, investment and accountability. The initiative brings together organizations from every part of society to catalyze progress, advocate for change and take bold actions together.

Generation Equality was initiated to disrupt decades of under-investment and lack of progress on gender equality implementation. The initiative intends to support the achievement of the SDGs and the realization of the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action on women's rights. With the intersecting challenges to gender inequality of COVID-19, the climate crisis, growing conflicts and intensified economic and political instability, the initiative aims both to stop reversals in women's and girls' rights as well as accelerate concrete progress.

Generation Equality was launched in 2021 at events in Mexico and France, and in the presence of Heads of State, VIPs, CEOs and civil society and youth leaders and activists. Initially conceived as a five-year initiative, work will continue through and beyond 2026 to enroll new commitment makers, press for collective action on gender equality and ensure accountability.

Generation Equality launched six Action Coalitions led by Action Coalition 'leaders' from every sector, including an Action Coalition focused explicitly on Feminist Action for Climate Justice. Together these leaders co-designed 'blueprints' of the most catalytic actions necessary to achieve gender equality, codified into a holistic Global Acceleration Plan.

Reporting to the Chief of the Economic Empowerment section of the Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division (PPID), UN Women is seeking to fill the position of
• _Thematic Lead for Generation Equality's Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition_
• to manage and grow the multistakeholder Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice.
• Duties and Responsibilities
• 1. Manage the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice
• Convene the Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice regularly and in line with Generation Equality core principles of intersectionality, intergenerational and co-leadership
• Drive multi-stakeholder dialogues and collective agreements around contentious issues between member states, private sector, philanthropic organizations, civil society, youth, adolescent girls, and international/multilateral organizations, drawing on the expertise, knowledge and experience of relevant UN Women focal points.
• Convene, coordinate and drive progress towards an Action Coalition annual workplan through consensus building leading to co-accountability with a wide range of stakeholders across the Leaders and Commitment-Makers, and in collaboration with UN Women regional and country offices.
• Develop and deliver a Commitment Maker Engagement Strategy at global level, to ensure engagement of new and existing Commitment Makers to the Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition.
• Facilitate cross-thematic collaboration between Action Coalitions that break up siloes, advance thematic synergies and foster collective action.
• Develop opportunities across to Action Coalitions to support Global Alliances, including the Global Alliance for Care and the Alliance for Feminist Movements, to advance joint action of Commitment Makers.
• Develop and deliver a clear communications strategy and associated mechanisms with Leaders and Commitment Makers to ensure effective, consistent, and transparent communication, and ensure consistency in approach & synergies across all Action Coalitions.
• Support the meaningful engagement of youth and adolescent girls across all aspects of the Action Coalition's efforts and engagement, drawing on the expertise, knowledge and experience of relevant UN Women focal points.
• Facilitate a regular self-assessment of Leaders on the alignment with the Generation Equality core principles (int