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. 

UN Women in Bangladesh supports the government in implementing commitments to international normative standards on gender equality and women’s human rights. The UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2022-2026, launched in 2021, and the corresponding UN Women Bangladesh Strategic Note (SN) 2022-2026, defines UN Women’s strategic engagement in Bangladesh. The country strategy focuses on strengthening the national structures and mechanisms for gender mainstreaming in policies, plans, and budgets; supporting efforts to prevent and eliminate violence against women; promoting women’s access to decent and safe work; promoting policies and government investment in women’s empowerment and resilience building in the context of climate change, humanitarian crisis as well as other threats to peace and security. UN Women works with a range of stakeholders in Bangladesh, including the government, civil society, women’s organisations, youth, UN agencies, and donors, to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. 

The Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) portfolio contributes to UN Women Bangladesh Strategic Note 2022 – 2026 Outcome 1.4: By 2026, more women, girls and sexual minorities benefit from an environment in which they are empowered to exercise their rights, agency, and decision-making power over all aspects of their lives and towards a life free from all forms of discrimination, violence and harmful norms and practices.  Under the EVAW portfolio, BCO is implementing projects for the prevention of and response to GBV, especially sexual harassment and sexual violence in public spaces, the world of work and educational institutions, funded by the European Union and other donors. It draws on UN Women’s work globally , as well as in Bangladesh to implement strategies proven to be effective in measurably reducing the prevalence of SGBV and decreasing the risk factors for women who experience SGBV, thereby preventing violence before it occurs. The overall goal of these projects is for women in Bangladesh able to live a life free from sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in public spaces, workplaces, and tertiary educational institutions. 

The EU project has three key objectives - to strengthen the enabling environment through policies, systems and improved institutional knowledge, resources, and practices to prevent sexual and gender-based violence in public spaces, including for workplace and tertiary educational institutions; to transform harmful social and gender norms and practices; and to strengthen agency and leadership of civil society and women rights organisations. Under the first result area, the project will contribute to the effective implementation of existing policies and laws at the national level. Simultaneously, the project will increase the capacities of national and local government institutions by improving gender-responsive budgeting systems and policy implementation for stronger accountability of government institutions. To establish institutional accountability, support will be provided to the University Grants Commission (UGC) to implement a whole-school approach to strengthen the sexual harassment prevention mechanism and build capacities of administrators, teachers, students, and others related to universities to address SH and GBV on campus. Under the second result area, the project will improve the institutional culture and practices by increasing awareness and behaviour change on social and gender norms that perpetuate sexual harassment and sexual violence in the workplace, in educational institutions and public spaces, such as the transport sector. Under the third result area, the project will invest in feminist approaches to improve the leadership of civil society and women's rights organisations at the national and local level for evidence-based advocacy for survivours-centred implementation of laws, policies, and social norms changing initiatives and enhance collaboration for cross-learning on prevention programming. 

Reporting to the Programme Coordinator, the Programme Analyst will provide programme support to the effective management of UN Women programmes in BCO by contributing to the programme design, formulation, implementation, and evaluation.  The Programme Analyst will support the delivery of the EVAW programme and project by analysing results achieved during implementation and supporting the appropriate application of systems and procedures. The Programme Analyst will work in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women regional office staff, Government officials, multi and bilateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under the EVAW portfolio.  

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Contribute technically to the development of project strategies in the area of EVAW

• Provide technical inputs to the design and formulation of the project proposals and initiatives related to EVAW programme.

2. Provide technical support to the implementation and management of the EVAW project

• Provide inputs to the annual workplan and budget as required;
• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of project activities;
• Coordinate the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners;
• Review and coordinate the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
• Train partners on Results Based Management.

3. Provide technical assistance and capacity development support to project partners

• Provide technical support to and technically oversee the implementation of programme activities with partners; 
• Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and coordinate and facilitate technical/ programming support and trainings to partners as needed.

4. Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the project

• Monitor progress on programme activity, results and indicators; 
• Monitor the implementation of proposals by responsible partners;
• Provide inputs to quarterly reports, donor reports and other reports on outputs, results outputs and outcomes.

5. Provide technical inputs to the management of people and finances of the project

• Monitor budget implementation and programme activity expenditures and perform budget revisions when required;
• Provide inputs to financial reports.

6. Contribute to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies

• Provide inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases; 
• Provide inputs to relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles.

7. Provide technical inputs to inter-agency coordination on EVAW and prevention approaches to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners  in Bangladesh 

• Provide technical support to the Programme Coordinator – EVAW on inter-agency coordination related activities by providing inputs to background reports and briefs.

8. Provide inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

• Provide technical inputs to background documents, briefs and presentations related to the project;
• Coordinate and support the organization of advocacy activities and campaigns events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products;
• Provide inputs to the development of knowledge management products on the project.

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

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 Core Values and Competencies: 

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

Functional Competencies 

• Programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Knowledge of Results Based Management;
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings;
• Good analytical skills;
• Good knowledge of EVAW technical area.

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 (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 1 year of relevant work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required;
• Experience in the Prevention and Response to Ending Violence Against Women is desirable;
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is desirable.

Language Requirements:

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

UN Women Statement on 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.)

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment;

Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.