Overview
Provide analytical, policy, and programme support to UN Women's work on preventing violence against women and girls and the ACT to End Violence against Women Programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct policy analysis and provide technical inputs to support the development and implementation of UN Women’s global prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG) agenda and the ACT to End Violence against Women Programme.
- Support the adaptation, dissemination, and application of UN Women policy frameworks, guidance, and tools.
- Contribute to the development, review, and quality assurance of policy guidance, technical tools, analytical papers, and knowledge products.
- Provide analytical and technical support to ACT Programme initiatives.
- Support policy dialogue, technical discussions, and knowledge exchange.
- Support research and analysis on emerging EVAWG issues.
- Contribute to the analysis and synthesis of research findings, programme evidence, and lessons learned.
- Support the preparation of policy briefs, analytical reports, presentations, briefing notes, technical papers, talking points, and other knowledge and communication products.
- Contribute to the dissemination and uptake of evidence through webinars, learning events, stakeholder consultations, and strategic communications initiatives.
- Support the management and continuous improvement of knowledge-sharing platforms.
- Provide substantive support to global advocacy and policy engagement opportunities related to EVAWG.
- Support the development of background materials, policy briefs, briefing notes, and analytical inputs.
- Support strategic partnerships and collaboration with stakeholders.
- Contribute analytical inputs to resource mobilization efforts, donor reporting, and partnership development initiatives.
- Support technical consultations, webinars, and learning exchanges.
- Contribute to programme planning, monitoring, reporting, and results tracking.
- Analyze programme performance data and prepare analytical summaries and reports.
- Support engagement with programme partners, including monitoring progress, documenting results, identifying lessons learned, and synthesizing evidence from programme implementation.
- Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary.
Required Experience
At least 2 years progressively responsible experience working on the development of knowledge products focused on Ending Violence against Women and Girls. Experience of working on Prevention of EVAWG, including the UN RESPECT Framework and in engaging men and boys to transform patriarchal masculinities is required. Experience in research and writing, especially on issues of violence against women and gender equality is required. Experience supporting advocacy initiatives on EVAWG at the international level is required. Experience in coordinating high level advocacy events and technical briefings at the UN is required. Experience working in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs is required. Experience in monitoring and reporting for projects and programmes is desirable. Experience using UN Women programme management systems including PGAMs, and Quantum is highly desirable. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) is desirable.
Qualifications
Master’s degree or equivalent in Law, Social Sciences, Political Science, Development, Public Administration, Gender 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.
