outcome XM-DAC-41146-CHN_O_4

Nurturing an empowered workforce and advancing an inclusive UN-Women culture: With its unique and inclusive culture, UN- Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values.

In 2024, UN Women in China further advanced the inclusive culture and nurturing an empowered workforce, with a focus on strengthened accountability and capacity building, nurturing an empowered workforce, creating a safe space for leadership, voice, and agency, and supporting duty of care and staff well-being for a better work-life balance. The office organized seven brownbag sessions covering topics such as gender financing, monitoring and evaluation, transforming care, and detailed assignment experience sharing. Eleven individual staff members benefited from dedicated training workshops on project / programme management, stakeholder management, RBM tools and systems, care training, and CIPS training to further enhance their capacities in leading and managing daily work. With support from HQ and the regional office, we also organized dedicated training on Gender Financing, communication principles, Fraud Risk Management, and cost recovery policy, which strengthened the team's capacity. In March 2024, the office organized an annual retreat to enhance communication, professionalism, and accountability for a more effective team. In April 2024, the Country Representative facilitated a dedicated leadership dialogue on the important topic of 'Personal Use of Social Media,' ensuring that our online communications, even in a personal capacity, remain consistent with our message and uphold the independence, impartiality, and integrity required of us as UN Women personnel. In 2024, the office ensured timely recruitment and filled vacant positions in line with relevant policies and procedures. This included hiring three Service Contracts, thirteen consultants (including new contracts and amendments), five interns (three national, two international), and two office-based UNVs and fourteen online UNVs. We also further improved the induction package and standardized induction process, ensuring a smooth onboarding for the new personnel.

outcome XM-DAC-41146-CHN_O_5

Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services and processes: UN-Women efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate.

In 2024, China office efficiently and effectively manages all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate. We ensured quality production and submission of reports corporately required at all levels and from all business platforms, incl. Enterprise Risk Management, Donor Reporting, Donor Management System, Partner Management System, Quality Business Report etc. We maintained China office local Project Appraisal Committee (LPAC) and developed the standardized checklist and workflow on Pro Docu and partner selection review and approval in line with DoA threshold. In 2024, two PACs were successfully organized with limited local capacity and support from regional office. In line with corporate cost recovery policy, the office maintained standardized cost recovery budgeting, incl. Direct Project Management Cost (DPMC) to ensure full compliance. Furthermore, the Operations Manager of China office greatly contributed to the review and quality assurance of tendering processes for products and services at the capacity of Regional Procurement Contract Review Committee (RPRC) Chairperson and HQ Procurement Contract Review Committee Member. In 2024, 11 number of RPRC cases were reviewed and 8 HQ PRC cases were reviewed.