[Re-advertisement] UN Women: Programme Analyst, Women’s Economic Empowerment & Humanitarian Assistance, Islamabad, Pakistan, NOB, Fixed-Term Appointment:

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.

UN Women Pakistan has proven that if women's access to resources improves, capacities enhance, and social norms and hostile environments are tackled, it will lead to women’s active participation in both rural and urban economies. This, in turn, will reduce women's economic vulnerabilities and contribute to sustainable, climate-friendly growth. Several impactful projects have been initiated to enhance the economic resilience and empowerment of women across various regions.

Going forward, UN Women plans to strengthen its initiatives, aiming at enhancing the capabilities of women home-based workers, bolstering their inclusion in the formal economy, and improving collaboration with diverse stakeholders. Overall, UN Women's efforts in Pakistan are multifaceted, aiming to bring about transformative change in the lives of women and marginalized groups. Through strategic planning, partnerships, and persistent efforts, the organization continues to foster a more inclusive and equal society.

Gender equality and women’s development hinges very strongly on an ecosystem that promotes women’s economic empowerment and their access to supporting resources, goods, and services. PCO aims that by 2027, more women and girls in Pakistan, particularly the most vulnerable and marginalized and those from lagging districts benefit from sustainable livelihood and decent work opportunities resulting from responsible, inclusive, sustainable, green, and equitable economic development, prioritizing the needs of most marginalized communities first, through the unequivocal commitment to eradicate all forms of discrimination and exclusion. The PCO will work directly with potential programme partners, mobilizing them, forming them into functional community groups, and linking them with a diverse range of resources. These will include access to financial services, markets, digital literacy, skill development and enterprise development.

The Women’s Economic Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihoods (WEE & SL) portfolio is committed to fostering gender equality through inclusive, sustainable, and equitable economic development, with a strong focus on empowering marginalized women and girls. Within this framework, the Programme Analyst plays a pivotal role in translating strategic goals into impactful action. Reporting to the Portfolio Manager, the AnalystOfficer contributes substantively to programme design, formulation, and evaluation, ensuring that initiatives are responsive to the needs of vulnerable communities. By closely monitoring implementation results, coordinating with partners, and enhancing systems and procedures, the Programme Officer supports the delivery of high-quality programmes that provide women with access to financial services, markets, digital literacy, skills, and enterprise development. This role is instrumental in ensuring that the portfolio’s vision is realized through effective collaboration with government counterparts, donors, civil society, and operational teams.

Reporting to Portfolio Manager, the Programme  contributes to the effective management of UN Women WEE programmes in the CO by providing substantive inputs to programme design, formulation, implementation and evaluation.  The Programme Analyst support 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 Portfolio Manager WEE and Operations team, UN Women, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.      

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

The incumbent guides a team of 10, which includes 3 direct reports (including Project Coordinators, WEE from provinces) as well as 1 affiliate personnel (consultants). 

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

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• 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 WEE
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising

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.

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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.