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. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. UN Women provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
UN Women in South Sudan supports the government to implement commitments to international normative standards on gender equality and women’s human rights. The new UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for 2022-2026 and the corresponding UN Women South Sudan Strategic Note (2022-2026), defining UN Women’s strategic engagement in South Sudan, focuses on strengthening the national structures and mechanisms for gender mainstreaming in policies, plans and budgets; supporting efforts to prevent and eliminate violence against women; promoting women’s economic empowerment; promoting policies and government investment in women’s empowerment and resilience building in the context of climate change, humanitarian crisis as well as threats to peace and security. UN Women works with a range of stakeholders in South Sudan including the government, civil society and women’s organizations, youth, UN agencies, and donors, to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Currently, UN Women in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare and the Office of the Vice President (Gender and Youth Cluster) is implementing a project that aims at promoting the social-economic empowerment of women and adolescent girls in South Sudan. The project called “South Sudan Women’s Social and Economic Empowerment Project (SSWEEP)”, is currently implemented in 10 states and 2 administrative areas in South Sudan focusing on promoting women’s access to economic opportunities, protection, and access to GBV information and services and strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare to effectively implement its mandate of promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. The project has four (4) components, namely: a) Community Empowerment Support to Women and Girls, b) Establishment of the Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Facility (WEOF), c) Scaling up services for Survivors of GBV, and d) Institutional strengthening focusing on the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, the Office of the Vice President, Gender and Youth Cluster, Project Management Unit (PMU) and related national institutions.
The Environmental Safeguards (GESS) Specialist is responsible for executing the environmental safeguards program in accordance with national regulations, UN WOMEN and World Bank safeguard requirements as detailed in the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan and related social and environmental instruments prepared for the project.
Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Country Representative and direct supervision of the Project Manager, the Environmental Safeguards Specialist will be required to monitor and report on the SSWSEEP environmental safeguards risks, compliance with project instruments and guidelines, environmental screening, and staff capacity building in consultation with Ministry of Gender Child and Social Welfare Project Management Unit.
The main duties and responsibilities of the Environmental Safeguard Specialist are to:
Manage the implementation and management of all environmental safeguard activities under SSWSEEP:
Coordinate the Provision of Essential Services Project:
Manage technical assistance and capacity development for project staff, partners, and contractors:
Manage the monitoring and reporting of the project’s environmental safeguards:
Manage advocacy, knowledge-building, and communication efforts:
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