Gender Analyst
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- Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
- Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
- Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
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Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.
Office/Unit/Project Description
UNDP is the UN’s global development network advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. The Gender Analyst plays a crucial role in ensuring that gender equality and women’s empowerment are integrated into all aspects of UNDP’s work, contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals.
The Gender Analyst provides technical and advisory support to the Country Office to ensure the effective integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment across UNDP programmes and projects. The position contributes to gender-responsive programme design, implementation, monitoring, and policy engagement in alignment with UNDP’s Gender Equality Strategy.
1.Provision of Gender Analysis and Programme Support
- Conduct gender analysis to inform programme design and policy dialogue.
- Provide technical inputs to programme documents, project proposals, and results frameworks.
2.Ensure Programme/Projects Gender Mainstreaming
- Support integration of gender perspectives across programme portfolios.
- Ensure gender markers and indicators are applied in programme planning.
3.Facilitate Capacity Development
- Develop and deliver gender mainstreaming training for staff/ personnel and partners.
4.Ensure Monitoring and Reporting
- Monitor implementation of gender equality commitments.
- Prepare analytical reports on gender results.
5.Facilitate knowledge sharing
- Identify, synthesize and document best practices and lessons learned that are generated from the project and implementing partners.
- Participate in and ensure sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice on project related issues. Support establishment of knowledge platforms for the project, facilitate innovative mechanisms for dissemination of knowledge from the project, and develop knowledge resources and products to share with project partners and to support UNDP’s engagement in this area.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
The Gender Analyst supports the Programme specialist and works closely with the RR, DRR in the implementation of gender-related initiatives, ensuring that gender perspectives are effectively integrated into UNDP’s programs and policies.
Competencies
| Core | |
| Achieve Results: | LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline |
| Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements |
| Learn Continuously: | LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback |
| Adapt with Agility: | LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible |
| Act with Determination: | LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident |
| Engage and Partner: | LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships |
| Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination |
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
| Thematic Area | Name | Definition |
| Business Direction & Strategy | Systems Thinking | Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system |
| Business Management | Monitoring & Evaluation | Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to make sure that they are being implemented effectively; Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results. Ability to make independent judgment of the management and results of strategies, programmes and activities based on set criteria and benchmark, keeping in mind the needs and concerns of client, current and upcoming. Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools. Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks. Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns. |
| Business Management | Communication |
Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels |
| 2030 Agenda: People | Gender | Gender Equality Seal for public institutions |
| 2030 Agenda: People | Gender | Gender and Intersectional Analysis |
| Communications | Digital capacity building | ability to increase impact of digital communications through trainings, partnerships and relevant resources |
Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA
| Min. Education requirements |
Advanced University degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Gender or Women’s Studies, or relevant field is required. Or A first level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of relevant experience will be given due consideration in lieu of advanced university degree. |
| Min. years of relevant work experience |
Minimum of two (2) years (with Master’s degree) or four (4) years (with Bachelors’ degree) of experience in relevant work experience in the area of gender equality and women empowerment is required. |
| Required skills |
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| Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section |
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| Required Language(s) |
Fluency in English and Arabic is required. |
Equal opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority
UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.
Right to select multiple candidates
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