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 cochaired by the Department of Women, Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UN Women, supports humanitarian actors to mainstream gender equality considerations across the Rohingya Refugee Response and to strengthen accountability to affected women and girls.  
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist for programme delivery and reporting directly to the Head of Sub-Office for GiHA coordination, 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,  and supports 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) (who cochairs the National GIHA with DWA), Partnership and Coordination Analyst and with the WPHF Secretariat, government officials and civil society organizations in furtherance 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 WPHF project activities.
• Identify opportunities for capacity building of WPHF 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 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 WPHF 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 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 three personnel, including one (1) Programme Associate and two (2) affiliate personnel (consultants).

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely and quality inputs to programme strategies and activities;
• Timely and quality inputs to workplans and budgets;
• Timely and quality inputs prepared for inter-agency situation analyses and planning documents;
• Timely monitoring and tracking of programme results and finances;
• Timely organization of events;
• Number and quality of knowledge and advocacy products;
• Relationships with partners and stakeholders;
• Adherence to UN Women standards and rules.
   

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.

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 areas 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 2 years of relevant work experience at the national or sub-national level in development and/or humanitarian programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building; 
• Experience in gender equality programming in humanitarian settings;
• Experience in the Rohingya refugee response is an asset;
• Experience in managing projects implemented by local women-led organizations;
• Experience in contributing to inter-agency coordination in a humanitarian crisis context; 
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government actors is an asset;
• 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 Bengali is required;
• Knowledge of Chittagongian and/or Rohingya is an asset.

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