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.

Afghanistan is one of the world’s most complex emergencies, and the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Afghan people are grappling with the impact of conflict, poverty, economic decline, and natural disasters. In this context, Afghan women and girls face unique vulnerabilities and require urgent support as gender inequality is interwoven with conflict dynamics and humanitarian needs. It is essential that Afghan women and girls can continue to shape the development of their country, and that their gains are protected. UN Women remains fully committed to supporting Afghan women and girls and to putting them at the center of the global response to the crisis in Afghanistan.

UN Women has been in Afghanistan for two decades. UN Women’s programming approach is informed by analysis of the political, economic and humanitarian situation, risks to and capacities of partner organizations, and needs of Afghan women and girls. UN Women Afghanistan currently has four key programme priorities: (1) Gender in Humanitarian Action, (2) Ending Violence Against Women, (3) Women’s Economic Empowerment, and (4) Women, Peace and Security.

Under the Gender in Humanitarian Action mandate, UN Women provides UN system wide leadership on gender responsive humanitarian action, through its presence in the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT). UN Women is the permanent co-lead of the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GiHA WG)and works closely with its co-chair, CARE International, to provide technical, advisory and programmatic support to the HCT and the Inter Cluster Coordination Team (ICCT). The GiHA WG is accountable to and reports to the HCT and provides close collaboration, communication and coordination across clusters and technical working groups (e.g including the Gender Based Violence (GBV) Sub-Cluster, Protection cluster, Humanitarian Access Working Group, Accountability to Affected Population) to ensure gender analysis, and advocacy is adequately coordinated, disseminated, and utilized, through the ICCT coordinated by OCHA, including for strategic planning purposes such as Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). 

Reporting to GiHA Humanitarian Coordination Specialist, the Programme Analyst contributes to the effective coordination of gender issues within the humanitarian response in Afghanistan.  She/he works in close collaboration with the GiHA Working Group co-chairs, clusters, other agencies and NGOs, and UN Women programme and operations team to ensure successful gender mainstreaming.

Duties and Responsibilities

     1. Contribute to the provision of capacity building support to the Humanitarian Country Team, ICCT and clusters, sub clusters and   technical working groups:

  • Support the implementation of capacity building initiatives on gender responsive programming for clusters and partners
  • Provide technical support to partners on implementation of gender programming

      2. Support strengthening partnerships with stakeholders and humanitarian partners:

  • Support the GiHA WG co-chairs to build, maintain alliances and strategic partnerships for the advancement of humanitarian action
  • Provide inputs to the briefs on country developments and contribute to the preparation of the situational analysis used by stakeholders, clusters, CO, RO and HQ

        3. Provide technical contributions to the development of relevant knowledge products on GiHA:

  • Provide support to conducting research and developing analytical reports, research papers, briefing notes, background papers, summaries, correspondence, and knowledge products on humanitarian action
  • Support identifying promising practices on gender in humanitarian action
  • Manage the compilation and storage of various knowledge products together with the IM Specialist

      4. Provide support to the advocacy of GiHA WG through inter-agency coordination:

  • Participate and provide inputs to the GiHA WG, including supporting the secretariat function and organizing monthly meetings 
  • Provide inputs to the meetings of the Women Advisory Group, which is supported by GiHA WG, and provide support to the organization of the meeting
  • Support advocacy for women’s participation and for the engagement and participation of local organizations and civil society networks in humanitarian coordination mechanisms
  • Support local GiHA WGs at and sub-national level through field missions

      5. Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of GiHA programmes:

  • Provide technical inputs to the annual workplan and budget
  • Contribute to the implementation of programme activities
  • Support calls/requests for proposals as needed, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners
  • Review, coordinate and monitor the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports
  • Train partners on Results Based Management and monitor implementation

      6. Support the monitoring and reporting of GiHA programmes and coordination activities:

  • Monitor progress of implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools
  • Provide support to GiHA WG monitoring missions and engagement in the field
  • Draft reports on monitoring missions, programme results, outputs and outcomes
  • Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports, including on GiHA coordination activities.

Key Performance Indicators:

  • Timely and quality substantive inputs programme strategies and activities;
  • Timely and quality substantive inputs to workplans and budgets;
  • Adherence to UN Women standards and rules;
  • Timely monitoring and tracking of programme results and finances;
  • Relationship with partners and stakeholders;
  • Timely organization of events;
  • Quality of knowledge and advocacy products.

Competencies

Core Values:

  • Respect for Diversity
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism

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: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

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 and gender mainstreaming in humanitarian context
  • Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising

Required Skills and Experience

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 development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building;
  • Experience working on gender issues is necessary
  • Experience coordinating and liaising with humanitarian partners is an asset.

Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in English and Dari and/or Pashtu is required
  • Knowledge of another UN official working language is an asset;

Application:

Note:

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.

Inclusion Statement:

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