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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Generation Equality is a multi-stakeholder initiative convened by UN Women to catalyze partners, increase investments for gender equality, drive results and accelerate the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals. The initiative also aims to sustain and expand a movement of support for gender equality with civil society and youth leadership and activism at its heart. Generation Equality is fully embedded in UN Women’s Strategic Plan and aims to accelerate the achievement of results contained therein, notably by operationalizing the Strategic Plan’s vision of achieving results through partnerships. Generation Equality is also recognized by the Secretary-General’s “Common Agenda” as an important initiative for the UN system to take stock of and build on.

During the 2021 Generation Equality Forum, the Action Coalitions were launched to take on six critical issues that underpin gender equality. Along with the Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action (WPS-HA Compact), they are a set of global, innovative, multi-stakeholder partnerships mobilizing the world to catalyze collective action; spark global and local conversations among generations; drive increased public and private investment; and deliver concrete, game-changing results for girls and women. Concerted effort, investments and accountability together with sustained solidarity for action is required to secure the gains secured at the Forums in Mexico and Paris, as well as ensure new momentum and commitments. Critical for the success of Generation Equality and the Action Coalitions is a well-resourced Accountability Framework of the Action Coalitions. Established through consultations with Generation Equality Stakeholders, the Action Coalitions Monitoring and Accountability Framework outlines the efforts required to hold Action Coalition Leaders and Commitment Makers accountable for the pledges made towards a better life for women and girls. The Framework is anchored in the Action Coalition’s Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality that outlines bold results that are to be achieved for each Action Coalition by 2026. The Monitoring and Accountability Framework for the Action Coalitions include four elements:

• Annual reporting on implementation of COMMITMENTS
• Biannual assessment of progress towards the global TARGETS set by blueprints in the Global Acceleration Plan
• Assessment of the extent Generation Equality reflects transformative PROCESSES
• STORIES OF IMPACT that demonstrate experience of challenges and change

UN Women is the custodian of the Action Coalition Monitoring and Accountability Framework which is led by the Research and Data Section in the Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division.

The consultant will be reporting to Accountability Framework Lead, and will be supported by Programme Associate, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work

The Research and Data Analyst will provide support to the Accountability Framework Lead in Research and Data for the implementation of the Monitoring and Accountability Framework as well as contribute data analysis and background research support to the team.

Support survey development and data collection for the Monitoring and Accountability Framework (MAF)

• Assist in developing and implementing the Accountability Framework annual survey

• Support quality assurance process of the survey data, including organizing datasets and cross-checking the survey data with the Global Platform Data to ensure consistency

• Verify data consistencies, and solve inconsistent data under the guidance of the supervisor;

• Perform data coding and develop codebook as per the guidelines of the research team;

• Analyze large datasets using STATA

• Engage and support analysis of feedback coming from the various open consultations being organized as part of the Accountability Framework development process.

Research and data analysis to support the implementation of the Monitoring and Accountability Framework (MAF)

• Conduct mapping of available gender-specific indicators, mapping of data gaps, compile data and conduct analysis related to the Global Acceleration Plan indicators indicators using UN Women and other global gender indicator databases.

• Perform methodological research as inputs for the MAF annual report and in relation to the Global Acceleration Plan indicators

• Prepare analytical outputs, including graphs, figures and tables with STATA, R, Excel, Tableau and other software.

• Support background research, including literature reviews and research of background papers to inform report writing.

• Ensure close coordination with the teams working on R&D’s other priorities, including R&D’s flagship reports and the Women Count team

Contribute to the production of the MAF Annual report and related products

• Provide research and data assistance support related to the production on the annual Monitoring and Accountability Report.

• Prepare materials for the launch of the AC Monitoring and Accountability Report, including fact sheets and briefing materials especially related to statistics and analysis, including social media assets.

• Support dissemination activities related to the AC Monitoring and Accountability Report

• Provide substantive support to the supervisor and R&D section Chief as requested;

• Work on other assignments as and when requested by management;

• Use of Official time for self-learning.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

The consultant will be New York based. If the Consultant is required by the UN Women to travel beyond commuting distance from the Consultant’s usual place of residence, such travel shall be at the expense of UN Women, in accordance with UN Women’s regulations, rules, policies and procedures.

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

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:

Functional Competencies:

• Proven capacity to produce high quality research in the areas of gender and development.
• Exceptional data analysis skills, including proven experience working with gender indicators and international datasets.
• Excellent command of statistical software, particularly STATA
• Capacity to assess qualitative and quantitative research and data on development.
• Strong communications skills.

Required Qualifications

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a social science with a focus on gender, social, economic, or political aspects of 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.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience, preferably in areas of gender statistics and research;
• Have a good grasp of substantive and policy issues related to gender equality; previous experience working on Generation Equality is a strong asset;
• Very good writing skills and ability to produce memos and notes with very short notice.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Working knowledge of French or Spanish or any other UN official is an asset.

Statements :

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.

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.)