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.

Reporting to the Regional Humanitarian Specialist, the Programme Analyst contributes to the effective management of UN Women programmes in the RO by providing substantive inputs to programme design, formulation, implementation and evaluation.  The Programme Analyst guides and facilitates the delivery of UN Women programmes by monitoring results achieved during implementation and ensuring appropriate application of systems and procedures and develops enhancements if necessary.  The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities

Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction

  • Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives;
  • Provide advice on contextualizing/ localizing programme documents, country strategies, and knowledge products;
  • Identify areas for support and intervention related to the humanitarian programme.

Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of the humanitarian programme

  • Provide technical inputs to the annual workplan and budget;
  • Support implementation of regional programme activities;
  • Support the coordination of the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners

Provide technical assistance and capacity development to UN Women country offices and humanitarian partners

  • Provide technical and policy support to country and multi-country office teams in developing and strengthening projects/ programmes in disaster risk management and humanitarian contexts, including to apply UN Women guidance on youth engagement, engagement of women with disabilities, and promoting LGBTIQ rights;
  • Maintain relationships with regional partners to support implementation and expansion of the humanitarian programme;
  • Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and facilitate technical/ programming support and trainings to partners, as needed.

Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project

  • Draft reports on monitoring missions, programme results, outputs and outcomes;
  • Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports relating to humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction.

Provide substantive technical inputs to the management of people and finances of the humanitarian programme

  • Monitor budget implementation and make budget re-alignments/ revisions, as necessary;
  • Provide substantive inputs to financial reports;
  • Supervise Programme Assistants as relevant.

Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies

  • Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases;
  • Provide technical support to field based presences in the region in mobilizing resources for the implementation of humanitarian action, including surge;
  • Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated.

Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on humanitarian action to systematically integrate gender and social inclusion

  • Provide substantive technical support to the Regional Humanitarian Specialist on inter-agency coordination, including support secretariat function of IASC Gender in Humanitarian Action Working group;;
  • Coordinate specific efforts in mainstreaming gender and protection in disaster preparedness, response and recovery efforts of other clusters and relevant working groups,
  • Advocate for the engagement and participation of local organizations and civil society networks in humanitarian coordination mechanisms.

Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

  • Develop background documents, briefs and presentations related to gender in humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction;
  • Identify and disseminate lessons learnt and good practices in collaboration with country offices;
  • Coordinate and organize advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products;
  • Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies, and products on gender in humanitarian action.

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

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 recommendation
  • Good analytical skills
  • Good knowledge of gender in humanitarian action
  • Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Master’s degree in social sciences, policy, humanitarian action, 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.

Work Experience:

  • At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in humanitarian or development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building;
  • Technical experience in inter-agency coordination, preferably in humanitarian action;
  • Demonstrated experience engaging diverse stakeholders, including civil society and governments;
  • Demonstrated technical expertise on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and social inclusion in humanitarian action.

Language Requirement:

  • Fluency in English and Thai is required
  • Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-p11-personal-history-form.doc?la=en&vs=558. 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.