Job Description

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 centre 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. UN Women provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women in Bangladesh supports the government to implement commitments to international normative standards on gender equality and women’s human rights. In line with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), the UN Women Bangladesh Strategy Note (2022-2027), defines UN Women’s strategic engagement in Bangladesh, has also been finalized. 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 and women’s organisations, youth, UN agencies and donors, to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.

UN Women is supporting the Government of Bangladesh with the Rohingya humanitarian crisis response. In 2017-2018, UN Women developed its humanitarian response programme in partnership with the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs to meet the specific needs of the most vulnerable and marginalized Rohingya Refugee women and girls and the women and girls in the host communities affected by the refugee influx in Cox’s Bazar. The objective of the programme is to ensure protection as well as equitable and safe access to and benefit from life-saving humanitarian assistance and information to the most vulnerable, and marginalized Rohingya and host community women while assisting them to live with dignity, regain resilience and overcome restrictive gender norms. The programme promotes women’s participation and leadership in the camps and host community, and peace and social cohesion building activities, and supports local women-led organizations (WLOs) on the frontlines of the response to respond to the needs of Rohingya refugee- and host community women. Under the Joint Response Plan (JRP), UN Women contributes to the efforts of the Protection Sector, including the Gender-Based Violence Sub-Sector (GBV-SS), and the Livelihoods and Skills Development Sector. UN Women also chairs the Cox’s Bazar Gender in Humanitarian Action Chapter (GiHA Chapter). The GiHA Chapter, first established in 2018 and re-aligned in 2026 under the umbrella of the national GiHA WG, supports humanitarian actors to mainstream gender equality considerations across the Rohingya Refugee Response and to strengthen accountability to affected women and girls.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Head of Sub-Office and matrix manager Programme Specialist on Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change and Humanitarian Action (DD/CC/HA) , the GiHA Programme and Coordination Analyst is responsible for coordinating the gender in humanitarian action programming portfolio in Cox’s Bazar, as well as the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) projects and gender-responsive climate action and disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives implemented by UN Women partners. The role supports coordination with national partners and stakeholders, monitoring and reporting, as well as financial and personnel management, as relevant. The Analyst also provides technical and coordination support to the Sub-Office on inter-agency coordination in the context of the Cox’s Bazar GiHA Chapter.

S/he/they will work in close collaboration with the programme and operation teams in the Sub-Office and Country Office, including the Programme Specialist on Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change and Humanitarian Action (DD/CC/HA), and with the WPHF Secretariat, government officials and civil society organizations to ensure successful implementation of WPHF projects in Cox’s Bazar. S/he/they will engage closely with UN agencies, local and women-led organizations, GiHA Chapter members, and government counterparts in Cox’s Bazar to support a coherent and timely response to gender equality priorities across the humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar, liaising with the UN Women regional and national GiHA team to ensure alignment with good practice and relevant regional and global commitments, participating on behalf of UN Women and the GiHA Chapter in inter-sector coordination platforms.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provide technical and coordination support to humanitarian action planning and strategies

• Provide technical inputs to humanitarian action programme strategies and annual plans, including the Joint Response Plan.
• Provide technical support to mobilize resources for humanitarian action initiatives, including liaison with the WPHF Secretariat on current and future support.
• Contribute written inputs for humanitarian action proposals, identifying priority areas for technical support and intervention.
• Coordinate relationships with GiHA partners to support implementation and expansion of the GiHA work, raise potential problems as propose solutions.

2. Support the implementation and management of humanitarian action projects and activities

• Support the implementation of humanitarian action projects and activities, in line with the UN Women Bangladesh Strategic Note 2022-2027 and WPHF project documents.
• Provide substantive inputs to budget planning, budget revisions, and expenditure tracking.
• Establish and maintain systems for project planning, implementation, risk management and documentation with partners.
• Support calls for proposals, partner selection processes, and partner capacity assessments, as relevant.
• Coordinate regularly with the WPHF Secretariat and the DD/CC/HA team in the country office for the planning and implementation of the WPHF projects and the WPHF Steering Committee meetings.

3. Provide technical and capacity development support, and team supervision

• Provide technical support to partners and oversee the implementation of project activities, including WPHF.
• Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners, and facilitate technical support, training, and other capacity development initiatives.
• Coordinate and support capacity building initiatives for sectors and humanitarian actors on gender-responsive humanitarian action, including on gender mainstreaming tools such as the Gender and Age Marker.
• Provide technical guidance and supervision to the GiHA team, including the Knowledge and Information Management Officer, Programme Associate and consultants as assigned, supporting performance management.

4. Support monitoring, reporting, and results management

• Monitor progress on humanitarian action activities, results, and indicators as well as finances using results-based management tools.
• Monitor the implementation of project activities by responsible partners.
• Gather inputs for and provide substantive inputs for UN Women and donor reporting, including the WPHF annual progress reports.
• Support GiHA Chapter monitoring missions and engagement in the field.

5. Support inter-agency coordination and the Cox’s Bazar GiHA Chapter activities

• Coordinate the effective functioning of the GiHA Chapter in Cox’s Bazar, including work planning, facilitation of meetings and related follow-up and documentation.
• Contribute to the national GiHA work planning processes and provide reports to the national GiHA WG.
• Provide technical inputs to inter-agency coordination platforms (RCP, UNRR and relevant sectors and cross-cutting working groups) to advance gender-responsive humanitarian action.
• Liaise with the DWA in Cox’s Bazar.

6. Advocate for, and facilitate knowledge management, learning, and communication on GiHA

• Document and disseminate promising practices and lessons learned, and support the development of GiHA
• knowledge products and guidance notes.
• Facilitate cross-learning and exchange of promising practices between the national GiHA WG and the Cox’s Bazar GiHA Chapter.
• Support the preparation of GiHA analytical and situation reports, including contributions to inter-sectoral situation assessments, reports, and communications through the Cox’s Bazar GiHA Chapter and in coordination with the National GiHA Working Group.
• Contribute GiHA inputs to strategies, plans, and recommendations prepared by the Rohingya Coordination Platform (RCP).
• Coordinate GiHA-related advocacy and communications initiatives.

7. 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 incumbent leads a team of two personnel, which includes two direct reports, as well as affiliate personnel as required.

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

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to facilitate multi-stakeholder discussions and to coordinate joint planning and reporting.
• Ability to facilitate training on key gender equality concepts and gender in humanitarian action issues.
• Strong knowledge of gender issues in humanitarian crisis contexts, including relevant standards.
• Ability to create and present information in clear and presentable formats.
• Ability to coach and lead a team.
• Very good gender analytical skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in IT skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in gender/women’s studies, public administration, law, human rights, gender equality, social sciences or other 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 (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least two years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or sub-national level in development and/or humanitarian programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required.
• Experience in gender equality programming in humanitarian settings is required.
• Experience in managing projects implemented by local women-led organizations is required.
• Experience in coordinating inter-agency coordination mechanisms in humanitarian crisis contexts is required.
• Experience in the Rohingya refugee response is desirable.
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government actors is desirable.
• Experience leading and managing personnel in international settings is desirable.
• 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 in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

Languages:

• Fluency in English and Bengali is required.
• Knowledge of Chittagonian or Rohingya 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.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process