Gender Responsive Conflict Analysis Specialist Researcher

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UN Women

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 14/07/2026
  • Location: Remote (global)
Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI) Peace and Security Social norms
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.

The Arab States region remains one of the most conflict-affected regions in the world, with multiple protracted and emerging crises, including in Syria, Yemen, Libya, Palestine, Lebanon, and Iraq, generating profound humanitarian, political, economic, and developmental consequences. These crises unfold in contexts where the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda remains critically under-implemented, and where the gap between WPS commitments and action continues to widen. Women and girls bear a disproportionate burden of conflict, facing heightened risks of gender-based violence, displacement, loss of livelihoods, and systematic exclusion from peace negotiations, political transitions, and recovery processes. Yet women in the region have not been only victims of conflict, they have been active peacebuilders, community leaders, and agents of resilience and recovery.

UN Women's Regional Office for the Arab States recognizes the urgent need for a rigorous, evidence-based, and gender-responsive conflict analysis that captures the differentiated experiences of women and men across the region's diverse conflict contexts, examines the structural drivers that sustain both conflict and gender inequality, and identifies concrete entry points for advancing the WPS agenda at national and regional levels. Such an analysis will strengthen UN Women's advocacy and policy engagement with Member States, UN system partners, regional bodies, and civil society, and contribute to more gender-responsive conflict prevention, peacebuilding, protection, and humanitarian response across the Arab States region.

The consultancy will be managed by the UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States, under the direct supervision of the Regional WPS-HA Advisor. The consultant will maintain regular communication with the WPS team throughout the assignment, providing progress updates and flagging any methodological or contextual challenges in a timely manner. All key deliverables will be subject to review and approval by UN Women task manager prior to finalization.

Required Qualifications:
Education:
  • Master’s degree or equivalent in gender studies, political science, international relations, conflict studies, development studies, and/or any related field;
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
  • Advanced university degree in gender studies, political science, international relations, conflict studies, development studies, and/or any related field.

Experience
  • At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in conflict analysis, gender research, or peacebuilding, with a strong focus on the Arab States region and/or any related field;
  • Demonstrated expertise in gender-responsive conflict analysis research methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative approaches is required;
  • Strong knowledge of the Women, Peace and Security agenda and relevant international normative frameworks is desirable;

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