Mediation Advisor

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.

UN Women in Lebanon is working to support the implementation of the women, peace, and security agenda. As part of this, UN Women works to facilitate dialogue between parties and groups on issues of peace and security. In support of this UN Women is looking for a mediation expert to lead its dialogue process work. The consultant will report to UN Women’s head of office and will coordinate with the UN Women WPS team. He/she/they will be engaged with UN Women part time for an initial period of 6 months, to lead the content and the process of the dialogue and mediation work.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Mediation Advisor is expected to carry out the following:

Lead on the content of the dialogue work with political parties in line with the Women Peace and Security agenda and UN Women’s vision. Lead and primary focal point with UN Women donors on the content of the work, and UN Women partners.
Advise on the facilitation of the dialogue sessions.
Participate in all dialogue sessions, provide guidance to the facilitators, and inform UN Women of arising risks and opportunities.
Review strategy notes, agendas, minutes and reports for/from the dialogue sessions, produced in Arabic and English, to ensure adherence to process design, accuracy and a high quality.
Provide bullet points of results and actions from the dialogue process to UN Women as requested, to be used for donor reporting.
In coordination with UN Women, liaise with political parties on regular basis to ensure high buy-in for the dialogue work, mitigation of risks, and contextualization of the approach used.
Provide regular updates on the progress of the work to UN Women and other stakeholders as needed.

Deliverables

Time frame

Monthly summary of action taken to direct UN Women’s dialogue work

Summary of achievements of dialogue work to inform RMS reporting

Once per month

Once every quarter

Competencies

Core Values:

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:

Mediation experience.
Expertise in the Lebanese political context.
Gender expertise and knowledge of issues of women, peace, and security.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in a social science, peace studies, business or related degree is an asset;
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

Experience:

At least 15 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level, in international affairs and conflict resolution;
Professional background in gender and/or women, peace and security issues in Lebanon.
Previous experience engaging in a track 1 dialogue process in the Middle East.
Previous experience advising on mediation matters in the Middle East.

Language Requirements

Fluency in English and Arabic is a must
Computer skills, internet communication and command of MS Offic