Gender Analyst

Overview

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct gender analysis to inform programme design and policy dialogue.
• Provide technical inputs to programme documents, project proposals, and results frameworks.
• Support integration of gender perspectives across programme portfolios.
• Ensure gender markers and indicators are applied in programme planning.
• Develop and deliver gender mainstreaming training for staff/ personnel and partners.
• Monitor implementation of gender equality commitments.
• Prepare analytical reports on gender results.
• Identify, synthesize and document best practices and lessons learned.
• Participate in and ensure sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Support establishment of knowledge platforms for the project, facilitate innovative mechanisms for dissemination of knowledge from the project, and develop knowledge resources and products.

Required 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. Proven experience and deep understanding of current and emerging gender equality challenges and trends. Experience and knowledge of global gender analysis and mainstreaming tools and standards. Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups. Familiarity with monitoring and evaluation frameworks in gender programming. Experience in reporting and publication purposes.

Qualifications

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.

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