Senior Deputy Country Representative, Gender Equality

UN Women; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

UN Women South Africa seeks a Deputy Country Representative to lead the country office’s day-to-day operations, guide programme design, and ensure delivery of gender equality initiatives. You will manage a diverse team, coordinate with national partners and UN system entities, and drive resource mobilization and policy-oriented outcomes.

The role requires a Master’s degree (or equivalent) and at least 7 years of senior leadership experience in development or humanitarian settings, with strong

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in international development, public administration, public policy, or related field.
• Or a first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience.
• Project/programme management certification (PMP®, PRINCE2®, MSP®) is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management of the country office and its operations.
• Lead programme design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of results.
• Ensure compliance, accountability, and resource mobilization in programme delivery.
• Represent UN Women with partners and in interagency coordination.

Skills

Leadership

Programme management

Monitoring & evaluation

Budgeting

Policy advice

Analytical reporting

UN system knowledge

Local country context knowledge

Negotiation

Staff supervision

Education

Master’s degree in international development

Master’s degree in public administration

First-level degree + 2+ years qualifying experience

Project management cert (PMP/PRINCE2/MSP)

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Oracle Cloud ERP

Web-based management systems

Job description

UN Women South Africa seeks a Deputy Country Representative to lead the country office’s day-to-day operations, guide programme design, and ensure delivery of gender equality initiatives. You will manage a diverse team, coordinate with national partners and UN system entities, and drive resource mobilization and policy-oriented outcomes.

The role requires a Master’s degree (or equivalent) and at least 7 years of senior leadership experience in development or humanitarian settings, with strong