UN Women Gender Research and Data Specialist

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UN Women

  • Career category: Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 17/07/2025
  • Location: South Korea
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Background:
Established by UN Women in 2021 with the support of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) of the Republic of Korea , the UN Women Centre in the Republic of Korea is dedicated to supporting traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in realizing commitments to gender equality, women’s empowerment, and the rights of women and girls. The Centre embraces innovation, including as it relates to new technologies and partnerships, to increase the breadth and impacts of its work, aligning with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Pact for the Future and the on-going regional and global dialogue on Beijing+30 and its transformative promise to leave no one behind. Prioritisation is given to supporting at the regional and global level:  enhanced knowledge, responses and strategies on the Care economy as a cornerstone of women’s overall empowerment; strengthened knowledge, policies and tools to end technology-facilitated gender based violence; and increased emphasis on advancing multistakeholder partnerships for gender equality and women’s empowerment. 

Under the supervision of the Director with a dotted reporting line to the Regional Office’s Gender Statistics Specialist, and under the technical guidance from thematic leads at UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the Gender Research and Data Specialist exercises overall responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing UN Women research and data analysis on all the relevant gender equality and empowerment of women thematic areas agreed to under the UN Women Centre’s endorsed annual workplans. Focus of work will support enhanced  data and research capacity to document and showcase the gender equality dimensions of the SDGs and the Six Transitions to accelerate the SDGs.The Gender Research and Data Specialist works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ and RO staff, other Centres of Excellence, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women research and data work. The Gender Research and Data Specialist is expected to manage relevant personnel and external researchers, as necessary.

Recruitment Qualifications:
  • Master’s degree or equivalent in statistics, economics, social sciences, gender/women's studies, international development, 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.
  • A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.
  • At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of research and data, ideally with some experience in developing countries.
  • Experience with the production of gender statistics, social statistics and intersectional statistics, including official statistics and in line with international statistical standards. Professional experience analyzing micro data, conducting research and drafting analytical publications.
  • Mastery of STATA, R or related statistical package through syntax writing.
  • Fluency in English is required.

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