Gender Field Officer (GFO) Coordination Analyst, Cox’s Bazar (Only Bangladeshi Nationals are eligible to apply)

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 theUN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for 2022-2026 UN Women Bangladesh Strategic Note (2022-2026), defines UN Women’s strategic engagement in Bangladesh. 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. UN Women has developed a 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, peace and social cohesion building activities, and gender-responsive policing. UN Women is an active member of the Protection Sector and the Gender-Based Violence Sub-Sector (GBV-SS) and chairs the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GiHA WG) for the Rohingya Refugee Response to ensure strong partnerships and collaboration among humanitarian actors toward a comprehensive, multi-sectoral response to the needs and priorities of women and girls and ensure accountability to gender mainstreaming in the Rohingya refugee response. 

Against this backdrop, UN Women is recruiting a Gender Field Officer (GFO) Coordination Analyst to provide coordination and technical support to the work of GFOs by analyzing results achieved during implementation of activities and supporting appropriate application of systems and procedures, supporting knowledge generation and dissemination to ensure evidence-based programming is prioritized internally and lobbied externally. 

The GFO Coordination Analyst will report to the Programme Analyst, Gender Responsive Governance and Protection. S/he/they will work in close collaboration with the programme and operations teams within the sub-office in Cox’s Bazar and the country office in Dhaka, and will maintain close relations with the Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Coordinator, with UN sister agencies, women’s rights- and women-led organizations and government officials in the refugee camps to ensure an effective and timely response to gender equality priorities in camp-level humanitarian responses in Cox’s Bazar. The incumbent will also work closely with the UN Women regional office GiHA unit to ensure the application of best practices and alignment with national, regional and global commitments and guidance. The GFO Coordination Analyst also represents UN Women Sub-Office externally, coordinating closely with the Protection Sector and Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GiHA WG) of the Inter-Sector Coordination Group.  

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide coordination and technical support to the GFOs

• Support the GFOs to develop and implement one common GFO workplan, ensuring this is informed by camp-level gender assessments and aligned with the priorities of the GiHA WG in Cox’s Bazar;
• Provide technical support to, and coordinate and monitor the implementation of GFO activities, recording relevant issues and risks, and recommendations;
• Support GFOs to ensure integration of gender equality issues and priorities in camp-level assessments and reports, including Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) situational reports.

2. Support knowledge and information production and management

• Support clear and effective communication with camp management and humanitarian actors on GFO activities and on camp-level gender in humanitarian action priorities;
• Lead the preparation of planning and reporting related to GFO work, ensuring data is compiled for relevant Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) monitoring and reporting, and prepare inputs for UN Women and donor reports on the results of GFO work at the activity and output levels;
• Provide written inputs to and coordinate the development of GFO knowledge products.

3. Coordinate and lead GFO capacity development activities to advance gender mainstreaming in the response

• Lead the identification of the capacity development needs of camp-level actors on gender equality and gender mainstreaming, using the results to develop a related camp-level capacity development plan and to prepare/adjust related technical resources and tools;
• Coordinate technical advice provided by GFOs to camp-level actors, including on humanitarian standards and international norms, and coordinate trainings, facilitating learning sessions as needed.

4. Provide technical support to enhance GFO engagement in camp-level coordination and planning processes

• Support GFOs to identify opportunities for collaboration, complementarities, and partnerships to advance coherent approaches to gender equality priorities at the camp-level;
• Advise GFOs to ensure that their engagement with camp management actors is informed by international norms and inter-agency standards.

5. Provide technical and coordination support to strategic partnerships building and resource mobilization 

• Guide GFO activities to ensure that these create avenues for local WLOs and WROs and women’s networks and groups to engage with camp management actors, and to ensure they are informed of available services and support.
• Support collection of inputs by GFOs from WLOs and WROs and women’s networks on gender equality priorities and ensure that these inform discussions on humanitarian response priorities.
• Contribute camp-level inputs to GiHA WG meetings in Cox’s Bazar, participating in related meetings.
• Contribute written inputs to UN Women engagements resource mobilization efforts and donor engagement related to the work of GFOs.

6. Provide technical support to the management of people and finances related to GFO activities

• Oversee the work of GFOs;
• Support the recruitment and work of short-term deployments related to GFO activities;
• Monitor the allocation and disbursement of funding related to GFO activities, maintaining an updated budget utilization plan and performing budget revisions when required;
• Monitor implementation of relevant audit recommendations;
• Provide inputs to relevant financial reports;
• Undertake any other duties as requested.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely and quality inputs to programme design;
• Timely and quality inputs to workplans, budgets and the utilization plan;
• Timely and quality inputs prepared for inter-agency planning and monitoring related the programming portfolio, including for JRP appeals and sectoral reporting;
• Timely monitoring and tracking of programme results and finances as relevant;
• Timely organization of events;
• Number of knowledge products developed;
• Strong relations 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, social sciences, human rights, 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.

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 action;
• Experience in the Rohingya refugee response is an asset;
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government actors is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English, and Bengali is required;
• Knowledge of Chittagonian and/or Rohingya will be an asset.

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