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 to implement 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 Gender-Responsive Governance programme at UN Women Bangladesh, aligned with Outcome 3 and Outcome 4 of the UN Women Bangladesh Strategic Note (2022-2026) and Strategic Priority 4 and 5 of the UNSDCF 2022-2025, aims contribute to an environment where more people, especially the most vulnerable, benefit from more equitable, non-discriminatory, gender-responsive, participatory, accountable governance and justice, in a peaceful and tolerant society governed by the rule of law, and where women, girls and gender-diverse people are empowered to exercise their rights, agency and decision-making power over all aspects of their lives and are free from all forms of discrimination, violence and harmful norms and practices. In pursuit of this, the Gender-Responsive Governance Unit implements initiatives to advance the implementation of normative frameworks; gender-responsive planning and budgeting; gender statistics; women, peace, and security; and women’s participation, representation, and leadership.

UN Women works closely with the Government of Bangladesh, most notably with the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA) to uphold and implement its normative commitments to international treaty bodies, such as the Beijing Platform of Action (BPfA), Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and its Concluding Observations, Commission of the Status of Women agreed conclusions, UN Security Council Resolution 1325, and gender equality related commitments of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This also includes strengthening gender-responsive planning and budgeting to enable gender mainstreaming across all sectoral ministries and departments. In coordination with the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Gender-Responsive Governance programme implements the global flagship programme initiative ‘Making Every Women and Girl Count’ to support the implementation and monitoring of the SDGs by strengthening how gender statistics are collected, analyzed, and used. The programme maintains a strong focus on supporting women’s participation, representation, and leadership in line with international commitments such as CEDAW, which upholds women’s right to participate in public life, and the (BPfA) which calls for removing barriers to equal participation. In line with the Leaving No One Behind (LNOB) principles, the programme partners with civil society to ensure that the voices of the most vulnerable women and grassroots women are included in decision-making, with an emphasis on inter-generational feminist leadership.

Reporting to the Deputy Representative, the Programme Analyst contributes to the effective management of UN Women programmes in Bangladesh 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 in Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar, UN Women HQ and Regional personnel, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of gender-responsive governance

• Design and formulate programme/project proposals and initiatives;
• Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents;
• Identify areas and opportunities for programmes, projects, and initiatives.

2. Manage the implementation and management of the gender-responsive governance programme

• Finalize the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation;
• Manage the technical implementation of the programme/project; ensure synergies with other teams;
• Manage the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
• Provide guidance to personnel and partners on Results Based Management tools and performance indicators;
• Organize Project Steering Committee, project review and/or evaluation meetings, as needed.

3. Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners

• Manage the implementation of technical advice and guidance; Develop and implement technical tools, and initiatives;
• Build and manage relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the gender-responsive; governance programme; respond to any potential problems;
• Identify capacity building needs of partners and lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives to partners.

4. Provide the monitoring and reporting of the gender-responsive governance programme

• Manage the monitoring of programme/project implementation and finances using results-based management tools;
• Oversee field missions and review reports on monitoring missions;
• Write quarterly reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output and outcomes;
• Contribute to office donor and UN Women reports.

5. Manage the people and financial resources of the gender-responsive governance programme

• Manage the programme budget and draft financial reports;
• Supervise Programme Associates, Programme Analysts, and Technical Specialists; Mentor and coach personnel and conduct performance assessments;
• Oversee recruitment processes, as necessary.

6. Build partnerships and support resource mobilization

• Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases;
• Prepare relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization;
• Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated;
• Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost sharing.

7. Contribute to inter-agency coordination on gender-responsive governance to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country

• Provide technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative, and other programme colleagues, on inter-agency coordination-related activities by attending meetings, events, and participating in groups and committees as needed;
• Coordinate with other UN agencies, government departments, donors and NGOs to ensure the projects’ capacity development programme is harmonized and aligned with other in-country efforts.

8. Manage advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

• Develop and review background documents, briefs and presentations related to gender-responsive governance;
• Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to gender-responsive governance as necessary;
• Develop advocacy strategies and oversee their implementation;
• Develop knowledge management strategies, products and methodologies on [thematic area].

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

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: The Programme Analyst will lead a team of 3-5 staff as direct reports, in addition to consultants as relevant to the unit.

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.

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Functional Competencies

• Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Strong knowledge of Results-Based Management;
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making;
• Strong knowledge of gender-responsive governance;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising and develop strategies.

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 at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects is required;
• Technical experience in gender-responsive governance is required. Technical experience in gender statistic and/or gender-responsive budgeting is considered an asset;
• Experience leading and coaching staff in international settings is required;
• 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;
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is desirable;
• Experience working in the UN System is desirable;
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, 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).

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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.