Programme Analyst (Gender Equality) – Somalia

• Organization: UNV – United Nations Volunteers
• Location: Somalia
• Closing Date: 2025-11-03

General

Description of assignment title

Programme Analyst (Gender Equality)

Assignment country

Somalia

Expected start date

15/02/2026

Sustainable Development Goal

5. Gender equality

Volunteer category

International UN Youth Volunteer

Host entity

UNWomen SOM

Type

Onsite

Duration

12 months

Number of assignments

1

Duty stations

Nairobi

Details

Mission and objectives

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on four strategic priorities: Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems, Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy, All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence Women and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality, and in all deliberations and agreements linked to the 2030 Agenda. The entity works to position gender equality as fundamental to the Sustainable Development Goals, and a more inclusive world

Context

The position of Programme Analyst is to be used in the UN WOMEN Somalia country office. The position fulfils a critical role in the Somalia Country Office as it enters the preparation of the new Country Programme 2026 – 2030. The volunteer will be contributing to the overall office objectives by supporting implementation of programmes in the country office. This includes working with teams to identify bottlenecks to implementation of programmes, troubleshooting those bottlenecks in collaboration with Country office and Regional Office teams to ensure smooth and timely implementation of programmes including UN Joint Programmes. The incumbent will support resource mobilization as well as knowledge management, and monitoring and reporting.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Country Programme Manager, and Secondary Reporting to the Deputy Regional Director, the UN Youth Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1. Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies within the Country Programme

• Provide technical inputs to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initia-tives within the country programme (including Women’s Economic Empowerment, Elimination of Violence Against Women, Women Peace and Security, Women’s Participation and Leadership in Governance, Gender Statistics and Women in Humanitarian Settings.

2. Provide technical support to the implementation and management of the Somalia pro-gramme

• Provide inputs to the annual workplan and budget as required;
• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of programme activities;
• Coordinate the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review commit-tees, and capacity assessment of partners;
• Review and coordinate the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
• Train partners on Results Based Management.

3. Provide technical assistance and capacity development support to project/programme partners

• Provide technical support to and technically oversee the implementation of programme activities with partners;
• Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and coordinate and facilitate technical/ pro-gramming support and trainings to partners as needed.

4. Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/project

• Monitor progress on programme activity, results and indicators;
• Monitor the implementation of proposals by responsible partners;
• Provide inputs to quarterly reports, donor reports and other reports on outputs, results outputs and outcomes.

5. Provide technical inputs to the management of people and finances of Somalia programme

• Monitor budget implementation and programme activity expenditures and perform budget revi-sions when required;
• Provide inputs to financial reports;
• Support the work of the Somalia operations team and liaise with the RO operations team as needed.

6. Contribute to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies

• Provide inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and data-bases;
• Provide inputs to relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles.

7. Provide technical inputs to inter-agency coordination on Somalia Programme to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country

• Provide technical support to the Country Programme Manager on inter-agency coordination relat-ed activities by providing inputs to background reports and briefs.

8. Provide inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

• Provide technical inputs to background documents, briefs and presentations related to Somalia Programme;
• Coordinate and support the organization of advocacy activities and campaigns events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products;
• Provide inputs to the development of knowledge management products on the Somalia Office’s programmes.

9. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation

Eligibility criteria

Age

18 – 80

Required experience

1 month

Donor priorities

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Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Additional eligibility criteria

This assignment is funded by the Government of Switzerland and therefore specific criteria apply:

• Candidates must be Swiss nationals.
• Candidates must be between 18 and 29 years of age at the time of application.
• Only candidates who have been pre-selected by Switzerland (cinfo) are eligible to apply.

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience

3 months

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

Master’s degree in social sciences, human rights, gender/ women’s studies, international development, international law, feminist economics, or a related field.

Competencies and values

☒ Accountability

☒ Adaptability and Flexibility

☒ Building Trust

☒ Client Orientation

☒ Commitment and Motivation

☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning

☒ Communication

☒ Creativity

☒ Ethics and Values

☒ Integrity

☒ Knowledge Sharing

☒ Planning and Organizing

☒ Professionalism

☒ Respect for Diversity

☒ Self-Management

☒ Technological Awareness

☒ Working in Teams

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