Gender in Humanitarian Action Programme and Coordination Analyst

The Gender in Humanitarian Action Programme and Coordination Analyst is responsible for coordinating gender in humanitarian action programming in Cox’s Bazar, supporting Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund projects, gender-responsive climate action, and disaster risk reduction initiatives. The role includes technical and coordination support, monitoring, reporting, financial and personnel management, and inter-agency coordination in the humanitarian response context.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Provide technical support to partners and oversee the implementation of project activities, including WPHF.
• Identify opportunities for capacity building of 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 Knowledge and Information Management Officer, Programme Associate and consultants as assigned, supporting performance management.
• Monitor progress on humanitarian action activities, results, and indicators as well as finances using results-based management tools.
• Monitor the implementation of 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.
• 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.
• 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 GiHA 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.
• Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in gender/women’s studies, public administration, law, human rights, gender equality, social sciences or other 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 (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.
• At least two years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or sub-national level in development and/or humanitarian programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required.
• Experience in gender equality programming in humanitarian settings is required.
• Experience in managing projects implemented by local women-led organizations is required.
• Experience in coordinating inter-agency coordination mechanisms in humanitarian crisis contexts is required.
• Experience in the Rohingya refugee response is desirable.
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government actors is desirable.
• Experience leading and managing personnel in international settings 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.
• Fluency in English and Bengali is required.
• Knowledge of Chittagonian or Rohingya is an asset.

Skills

• Gender Equality Programming
• Humanitarian Programme Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Donor Reporting
• Capacity Building
• Project Management
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Managing Local Women-led Organizations
• Government Liaison
• Personnel Management
• Office Applications
• Spreadsheet Management
• Database Management
• Web-based Management Systems
• ERP System Experience
• Oracle Cloud

Languages

English, Bengali