Job information for Project Assistant Coordination Reference UNDP/SC/2012/23 Contract Modality Service Contract (SC) Last Date 16-06-2012 Date Posted 02-06-2012 Location New Delhi Duration One Year initially Organisation Name United Nations Development Programme Address UNDP,55 Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 Website Address http://www.in.undp.org Job Description UNDP approaches gender equality and women’s empowerment not just from a human rights perspective but as a key strategy to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Aiming to bring about transformational change in the lives of women, UNDP in 2009, entered into a five year partnership (2009-2013) with IKEA Foundation to launch a pilot on integrated women’s empowerment across 500 villages of Uttar Pradesh with an outreach of 50,000 rural women. Titled SWAAYAM, the initiative in Uttar Pradesh adopts an integrated approach towards women’s empowerment covering all dimensions –social, economic, political and legal. Operationalized through enhancing access to rights, entitlements and services, creation of assets, increasing participation in political and economic spheres and transforming power relations in favor of women at all levels –individual, household and the community; SWAAYAM’s interventions bring about change in both women’s condition and enhance their interactions with the external environment Terms of Reference Download Terms Qualifications University Degree Highest Education Graduate How to Apply Apply Online. For online application you require to upload your updated resume. It is advised be ready with your updated resume before proceeding with the online application. To apply, go back to the job list