Programme Analyst, women’s leadership & gender-responsive governance

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UN Women

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 03/11/2026
  • Location: Ukraine
Economic justice Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI) Leadership / governance
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.

Ukraine UN Women Country Office began its operations in 2015. The main office is based in Kyiv, with the sub-office in Dnipro. The UN Women program is focusing on supporting national, regional, and local partners, including government counterparts and women’s civil society organizations in advancing gender equality. UN Women has been producing evidence and gender analysis, and technical support to mainstream gender in the national and regional strategies, policies, programs, plans and budgets, supporting institutional capacities for gender equality, supporting women’s CSOs capacity development and targeted activities, etc. 

The Unit contributes to achieving transformative results under UN Women Ukraine’s Strategic Note 2025–2029 by strengthening institutional capacities to mainstream gender across governance and recovery processes; increasing women’s leadership, participation and influence in political and public life; and advancing inclusive, accountable and gender-responsive decision-making. Through evidence generation, policy advocacy, capacity development, partnerships and support to women’s civil society organizations, the Unit aims to ensure that women and girls, including those affected by displacement, conflict and recovery challenges, can meaningfully participate in shaping Ukraine’s recovery,  and European integration agenda, while benefiting equitably from its outcomes. 

Reporting to Programme Specialist, the Programme Analyst provides programme support to the effective management of UN Women programmes in Ukraine CO by contributing in the programme design, formulation, implementation evaluation and administrative support coordination..  The Programme Analyst supports the delivery of UN Women programmes by analyzing results achieved during implementation and supporting appropriate application of systems and procedures. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.

Recruitment Qualifications
Education and certification:
  • Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, 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 (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:
  • At least 1 year of relevant work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, operations support, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required.

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