Partnerships & Gender Equality Consultancy - Montréal, Canada - United Nations

United Nations

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Montréal, Canada

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Work Location
Montreal

Expected duration
11 months (with a possibility of extension)

Responsibilities:

THE ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING

Under the overall direction of the Office of the Secretary General (OSG), the Strategic Planning, Coordination and Partnerships (SPCP) office coordinates high-level and cross-cutting strategies and priorities among the different Bureaux and Offices, including the Regional Offices, of the Organization.

In particular, the SPCP office is responsible for the development and maintenance of the ICAO Business Plan, the ICAO Triennial Operating Plan, the Corporate Performance Management Framework, the Corporate Key Performance Indicators and the Risk Registry, which form the basis for resource allocation and assist the Secretary General to monitor its accountability and performance with respect to the implementation of initiatives.

The SPCP office has also the responsibility to facilitate the development of, monitoring and reporting on cross-organizational partnerships as well as to leverage such strategic partnerships in air transport systems' enhancements for Member States.

Furthermore, SPCP coordinates the implementation of the ICAO Gender Equality Programme, in consultation with ADB and other Bureaus/Offices at HQ and Regional Offices.

It liaises with UN Women and other UN entities on the United Nations System Wide Action Plan (UNSWAP) on Gender Equality, including on ICAO's contributions towards the UNSWAP.

On innovation in aviation, the SPCP office also coordinates and supports knowledge sharing across the organization on this matter and identifies opportunities to advance innovative approaches in aviation.

The staff will report to the Head, Strategic Planning, Coordination and Partnerships (H/SPCP) on the implementation of major duties and responsibilities in partnerships and advocacy opportunities for aviation, coordination of interactions with the United Nations bodies, advancing gender equality in aviation, including the organization of the 2nd Global Aviation Gender Summit in 2023 as well as the roll out of the Gender Equality Programme and monitoring thereof and any other tasks s/he might be asked to perform to support the implementation of the workplan.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the guidance of H/SPCP, the consultant will perform the following:
Seek and coordinate opportunities to support ICAO's contribution towards the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, achieving results such as:

Generate and/or coordinate research, analysis and information that demonstrates the links between ICAO's Strategic Objectives and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Conduct mapping exercises on the contributions made towards the attainment of the 2030 Agenda and related mechanisms through the implementation of all Strategic Objectives (i.e. SDG indicators, UNDG).
Analyse States' challenges and priorities and prepare briefing tools advocating aviation as an enabler of sustainable development that is recognized and prioritized as such by member States in their national development plans.
Conduct analysis and prepare report of how aviation is reflected in the Voluntary National Reviews, which States present on a yearly basis at the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) for Sustainable Development.
Advise on activities to be included in the Operating Plan related to the strategic positioning of aviation in United Nations global initiatives and forums and coordinate implementation thereof.
Initiate and coordinate outreach activities and develop supporting materials to enhance visibility of international civil aviation in strategically chosen UN meetings, summits, conferences, including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations.
Leads on identification of opportunities to expand existing and/or new partnerships initiatives with UN and other stakeholders focused on aviation in support of sustainable development (e.g Aviation Partnerships for Sustainable Development (APSD) initiative 2.0).
Contribute to the preparation of various SPCP written outputs, including working papers, briefing notes, input to reports and studies, and publications.
Provide inputs to UN Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) questionnaires and evaluations, external audit reports, and internal evaluation and audit reports, including the high level review of ICAO's Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) conducted by the Office of Internal Oversight (OIO).
Facilitate participation and coordinated inputs of the Organization in preparation for the United Nations Chief Executive Board and Subsidiary bodies as well as other high level meetings of the UN executives
Review the Agendas and Papers for the United Nations Chief Executive Board (CEB) and Subsidiary Bodies Meetings and solicit inputs for Briefing Notes from all relevant Bureaus and Offices. Provide guidance to the Bureaus and Of