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.

Ukraine has become one of the world’s most complex emergencies and the crisis presents severe gendered challenges,[1] including worsening inequalities and discrimination, compounded vulnerabilities, and disproportionate violence affecting women and girls—such as sexual and gender-based violence, conflict-related sexual violence, and domestic violence, among others.

Signatory to several international instruments, Ukraine has joined and adopted most of the key international and regional gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) and human rights frameworks and has integrated these commitments into a number of national laws and policies. This commitment is notably enshrined in the ratification and joining of the relevant human rights treaties and international agreements, including the following: The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) (1979), The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) (1995), United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325), The Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, Ukraine has recently joined the G7 Biarritz Partnership for Gender Equality initiative (2020) [2], the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) [3], led by UN Women, the ILO and the OECD, the Generation Equality Actions Coalitions[4] and the Istanbul Convention (2022).

In this line, the Government of Ukraine has also developed its first national strategic document on GEWE: the State Strategy on Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men till 2030, which will serve as the main policy framework for achieving Ukraine’s international and national commitments on GEWE[5]. Numerous policies have been enacted for further gender mainstreaming throughout government planning and in State sectoral, regional and local policies. However, their implementation is slow, with insufficient budgetary and resource allocation as well as monitoring and reporting. The Government has also approved an Action Plan to combat domestic violence and GBV and has introduced a State Strategy on Equal Rights and Opportunities of Women and Men. In a further positive step toward the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, recent revisions to the 2020 National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 are soon to be adopted, although plan localization[6] and budgeting remains unaddressed. With Ukraine being granted candidacy for EU accession in June 2022, it provides a significant opportunity to support the Government of Ukraine in ensuring compliance to the gender equality commitments through the EU accession process.

Despite the notable progress towards GEWE in Ukraine, women still face numerous barriers to full, equal, and meaningful participation in society[7]. Noted gender inequalities existed prior to the war, with discriminatory gender norms and unbalanced power dynamics in Ukrainian society. The full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in February 2022 has severely exacerbated pre-existing intersectional and gendered inequalities and created acute vulnerabilities for women and girls, especially among women facing multiple forms of discrimination.

UN Women will focus on providing capacity development, policy and technical advice to the government at all levels to ensure that government institutions have increased capacities to develop, implement and monitor Ukraine’s national and international GEWE commitments. Specifically, it includes support in localization, implementation, and monitoring of the NAP 1325 (updated in 2022), including sectoral, regional and local action plans linked to it. CO will support the implementation of the Framework of cooperation between the Government of Ukraine and the UN on the prevention and response to CRSV (signed in May 2022) as part of WPS agenda. This will specifically entail strengthening the capacity of the security sector and defense sector to prevent sexual violence. The CO will support the development and implementation of the National Recovery Plan to ensure that women and girls affected by the war are supported and that the humanitarian response to the crisis is gender sensitive. The CO contribution will also include expert and technical support with revision of national legislation, development of new/updated laws, policies and strategies to comply with international GEWE norms and standards (including in relation to the Istanbul Convention and EU accession process and the most recent CEDAW Committee Observations).

Impact Of Results:

The key results of this post directly impact on the ability of UN Women to effectively implement UN Women’s programs and related operations in the country. This impact should lead to enhancing the visibility and image of UN Women as an effective leader on gender equality and women’s rights and empowerment within the country.

Reporting to Programme Specialist, the Programme Analyst contributes to the effective management of UN Women programmes in the Ukraine CO 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, UN Women HQ personnel, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.

[1] UN Women and CARE International, “Rapid Gender Analysis of Ukraine”, 2022, https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2022/05/rapid-gender-analysis-of-ukraine
[2]https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3098335-ukraine-formally-becomes-member-of-biarritz-partnership.html
[3] https://www.equalpayinternationalcoalition.org/
[4] Government of Ukraine joins Generation Equality Action Coalitions (mfa.gov.ua)

[5] Additionally, the following national legislative and policy instruments were adopted to comply with the international commitments and advance GEWE: Law on Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities of Women and Men, National Human Rights Strategy and Action Plan to Implement the National Human Rights Strategy of Ukraine for 2021–2023, , the second National Action Plan to Implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 “Women, Peace and Security” by 2025, State Social Programme on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence and Gender-Based Violence by 2025, Action plan on the implementation of the Biarritz commitments.

[6] This envisages development of the sectoral, regional and local plans to implement the provisions of the 1325 National Action Plan, which are adjusted to the specific needs and priorities of the regions.

[7] Ukraine Country gender Equality Profile, 2022- Internal UN Women document

Key Functions and Accountabilities

Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of gender-responsive governance at the regional and local level

Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives;
Identify areas for support and intervention related to the programme

2. Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of the gender-responsive governance at the regional and local level programme
3. Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners
4. Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project
5. Provide substantive technical inputs to the management of people and finances of the gender-responsive governance programme
6. Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies
7. Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on gender-responsive governance to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country
8. Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts
9. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

Provide technical inputs to the annual workplan and budget;
Lead the implementation of programme activities;
Lead the coordination of the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners;
Review, coordinate and monitor the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
Train partners on Results Based Management and monitor implementation.
Coordinate and provide technical support in the implementation of programme activities; Develop technical knowledge products
Maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the gender-responsive governance programme;
Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and facilitate technical/ programming support and trainings to partners, as needed.
Monitor progress of implementation of activities and finances using results based management tools;
Draft reports on monitoring missions, programme results s, outputs and outcomes;
Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports
Monitor budget implementation and make budget re-alignments/ revisions, as necessary;
Provide substantive inputs to financial reports;
Supervise National and International Consultants.
Provide substantive inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases;
Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles;
Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated.
Provide substantive technical support to the Representative, Deputy Representative and Project Manager on inter-agency coordination related activities by drafting background reports and briefs.
Develop background documents, briefs and presentations related to gender-responsive governance at the regional and local level;
Coordinate and organize advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products;
Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies, and products on gender-responsive governance at the regional and local level.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: Incumbent leads a team of at least three (3) affiliate personnel, including (national consultants)

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.

Functional Competencies:

Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
Good knowledge of Results Based Management
Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations
Good analytical skills
Good knowledge of gender-responsive governance at local level
Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework.

Recruitment Qualifications

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 in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required.
Experience in the human rights, gender equality and women's empowerment projects/initiatives, as well as experience in advocacy for gender equality and women's empowerment is an asset.
Experience on gender responsive governance for regional and local development.
Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors 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.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required.
Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

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.

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