Gender and Humanitarian Data Consultant
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UN Women
Remote (global)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management, Research/ Data analysis
- Job type: Consultancy
- Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Deadline: 14/02/2026
- Location: Remote (global)
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.
UN Women is implementing the initiative Transformative Outcomes: Leveraging Gender Data in Conflict and Crisis Settings, funded through the Complex Risk and Analytics Fund (CRAF’d). The project aims to strengthen the availability, quality, ethical use and influence of gender data in conflict, disaster and complex risk contexts, enabling more effective and gender-responsive humanitarian and crisis-related decision-making.
UN Women is implementing the initiative Transformative Outcomes: Leveraging Gender Data in Conflict and Crisis Settings, funded through the Complex Risk and Analytics Fund (CRAF’d). The project aims to strengthen the availability, quality, ethical use and influence of gender data in conflict, disaster and complex risk contexts, enabling more effective and gender-responsive humanitarian and crisis-related decision-making.
Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work
Under the supervision of the Research and Knowledge Management Humanitarian Specialist, the consultant will support UN Women to strengthen its systems, tools and partnerships for gender data generation, analysis and use in crisis settings by:
- Finalizing a draft set of core global indicators on gender in humanitarian action.
- Developing a light, practical methodology and system for collecting and analysing qualitative gender data.
Drafting Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs) to facilitate global and country-level data flow and integration into Women Count.
Deliverables
Objective 1: Finalise the Global Indicator Set
Objective 2: Develop Methodology for Qualitative Gender Indicators and Support Piloting and Light Testing of Tools in country contexts
Objective 3: Draft Technical Components of Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs)
Qualifications:
- Masters degree or equivalent in gender studies, economics, statistics, public policy, social science or related discipline.
- 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 minimum of seven years of combined professional experience at the national and/or international levels in gender data and statistics for monitoring and reporting, particularly in humanitarian crisis and conflict settings.
- Strong knowledge of gender-specific data and assessment tools related to humanitarian emergencies and women, peace and security in conflict-affected contexts, such as Multi-Sector Needs Assessments, humanitarian cluster–specific monitoring indicators, women peace and security facts and figures; and international monitoring frameworks, including the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Accountability Framework (GAF), Women, Peace and Security monitoring frameworks, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (in particular Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 13: Climate Action, and Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).
- Demonstrated experience in drafting technical guidance, toolkits, and/or reports; developing surveys, questionnaires, and indicators (both qualitative and quantitative).
- Experience in designing or strengthening IM systems in humanitarian or crisis contexts, including using AI for data collection, analysis and visualization.
- Familiarity with ethical data standards, GBV data protection, disability inclusion and SOGIESC-inclusive approaches.
- Experience working and coordinating with multiple stakeholders, including civil society organizations, UN entities, government counterparts, and academic institutions.
- Fluency in English is required.
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