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.
Established by UN General Assembly Resolution 50/166 in 1996, the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) is the first and remains the only global UN funding mechanism dedicated exclusively to providing direct grants to civil society organizations working to prevent and end all forms of violence against women and girls (EVAW/G). Since 2010, UN Women has administered the UN Trust Fund on behalf of the UN system, providing a strong institutional foundation and field support through a global infrastructure of country and regional offices.
With nearly three decades of experience, the UN Trust Fund has become a key global mechanism for funding initiatives that aim to eliminate violence against women and girls. It plays a critical role in fostering collaboration across governments, UN agencies, and civil society to address the root causes and consequences of violence, aligning its work with broader international policies and frameworks. The UN Trust Fund focuses on providing long-term grants to organizations that work in diverse contexts, particularly those representing marginalized groups, such as indigenous women, women living with disabilities, and women from rural or conflict-affected areas. Its investments are survivor-centered and aim to have sustainable, long-term impacts. To date, the UN Trust Fund has funded over 700 initiatives in over 140 countries and territories, significantly contributing to global efforts to end violence against women and girls.
Reporting to Deputy Chief, the EVAW Grant-Giving Programme Specialist will be responsible for (1) strategic thinking around grant-giving and funding approaches; (2) managing the UN Trust Fund’s overall Grant-making Programme; and (3) supporting grant-making related knowledge and exchange, in addition to supporting other activities at the UN Trust Fund and UN Women corporate level as requested.

4. COORDINATE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND EXCHANGE RELATED TO THE GRANT-MAKING PROGRAMME

• Gather and compile all information necessary for reporting on the grant-making programmes from the planning to the grant selection stages for each grant-giving cycle.
• Contribute to the exchange of information and knowledge products internally and externally of the programme, including through development of application analysis and inputs into various reports.
• Coordinate the internal tracking of financial resources of the Grant-Making Programme including budgeting, and expenditure tracking and reporting.
• Prepare and present periodic narrative progress reports and expenditures status reports to the Grants Manager and UN Trust Fund Deputy Chief.
• Act as Portfolio Manager for a sub-set of grants, undertaking all related monitoring, reporting and oversight responsibilities, if needed.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in public administration, law, human rights, gender equality, management, social sciences or other related areas is required.
• 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 5 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in managing complex and multi-component ending violence against women programme interventions is required.
• Experience in coordinating, implementing and administering grant-making programmes and projects is required.
• Experience in project management – preferably grants management - is required.
• Experience with databases and data management is required.
• Experience working with civil society organizations, particularly women’s rights organization, is desirable.
• Previous experience working in the UN system or with other feminist funds is desirable.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of French and/or Spanish highly desirable.

SUPERVISORY/MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent manages up to 60 affiliate personnel each year (short term consultants).