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.  The Humanitarian section of the Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division supports UN Women to fulfill its coordination mandate in humanitarian action. The Section specifically works on supporting Member States, UN Women Country Offices (COs), and in collaboration with other UN entities Partners, including women’s organizations and networks to promote UN coordination and improved normative and accountability mechanisms on women’s meaningful participation (prevention, mitigation, and preparedness) in humanitarian response efforts.

Reporting to the Humanitarian Specialist, the Programme Analyst will support UN Women’s co-chair and Secretariat functions of the IASC Gender Reference Group (GRG), including through promoting knowledge sharing across the GRG and, contribute to UN Women’s role as the ‘Gender Desk’ monitoring the implementation of the IASC Gender Policy through the annual gender accountability framework analysis. The Programme Analyst will also support in managing and monitoring programmatic progress of UN Women’s GiHA Coordination Project being implemented at the global level and across nine crisis contexts. The Programme Analyst will support other areas of the Humanitarian Section’s work on an as-needed basis.

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

1.   Support the monitoring and reporting for the global ‘GiHA Coordination Project – Phase II’ 

• Support monitoring of mutually agreed results frameworks and performance indicators;
• Assist in gathering information and preparing progress reports on programme implementation; prepare technical reports;
• Provide inputs to briefing notes, policy documents, and research efforts that contribute to strengthened GiHA coordination efforts across the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and other humanitarian coordination spaces;
• Support the global team in the process of identifying and synthesizing of best practices and lessons learned that are directly linked to the implementation of the programme and contribute to their global dissemination.

2.   Support management of deployments from Standby Partners 

• Process requests from country offices to Standby Partners;
• Coordinate between country offices, Human Resources, and Standby Partners to ensure a standardized process and proper record-keeping;
• Track deployment data and maintain personnel files;
• Contribute to UN Women’s participation in the Standby Partnership Network.

3.   Facilitate Gender Reference Group Secretariat and Co-Chair Functions

• Assist in managing internal communication for GRG;
• Develop external communication materials on behalf of the GRG Secretariat;
• Develop and maintain regular meeting minutes, facilitate information sharing across the membership and support other secretariat functions;
• Contribute to work-planning and monitoring responsibilities;
• Update and maintain GRG webpage as needed

4.   Support the roll-out of the localized Gender Accountability Framework (GAF) and Dashboard

• Support in the development of advocacy materials and rollout of the recently endorsed GAF;
• Liaise with design and translation consultants in the development of final deliverables of advocacy materials;
• Foster communication with GAF stakeholders, including GiHA Working Groups, Cluster Coordinators, and the GCCG to engage with the new localized GAF;
• Collaborate with the data analyst on the creation and maintenance of the dashboard;
• Liaise with the IASC Secretariat to promote the hosting of the dashboard on the IASC website

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework:

Functional Competencies:

• Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Good knowledge of Results Based Management
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations
• Good analytical skills
• Good knowledge of gender in humanitarian action
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women’s studies, international development, or a related field 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.
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in humanitarian programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required.
• Experience in gender in humanitarian action is required.
• Familiarity with the UN system’s work in humanitarian action is desirable.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements