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.
In Ukraine, UN Women is committed to delivering results across strategic priorities, exercising its triple mandate encompassing normative support, UN system coordination, and operational activities to mobilize urgent and sustained action to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. UN Women has long been actively supporting local priority areas in Ukraine from increased political participation to gender mainstreaming in public policy, and economic development. Since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the war continues to cause civilian casualties and hardship, damage to infrastructure and productive assets, disruption to the economy, causing the largest displacement and refugee crisis in Europe since 1945, and one of the greatest modern challenges to the global and regional peace and security architecture.
Women and girls are the majority of those affected disproportionally by the ten-year war. They experience higher rates of poverty and displacement than men, worsening inequalities, many have lost their homes and jobs lack access to basic social services, and are facing protection concerns,[4] including gender-based violence[5], conflict-related sexual violence,[6] and human trafficking[7]. Among the 14.6 million needing humanitarian assistance, women and girls constitute the vast majority. Women make up 56% of the estimated 3.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine and constitute 93% of the 4.6 million people returning to Ukraine[i].
Despite the ongoing war, Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction provide significant opportunities to build back better, more inclusive, and more equal, to strengthen good governance, the rule of law, gender equality, sustainable socio-economic development, and human rights.
To achieve gender equality and women's empowerment in Ukraine, the CO will contribute to the UN Cooperation Framework 2025 – 2029 and the Humanitarian Program Cycle. The CO will leverage its triple mandate to promote UN system-wide coherence, results, and accountability. It will address early recovery needs through a nexus approach and the longer-term policy reform priorities of the Government of Ukraine. The UN Women Ukraine Strategic Note 2025-2029 will focus on Gender responsive recovery, reconstruction, and development programs achieving the three outcome areas:
UN Women will focus its programs on the East of Ukraine, as this region has been more severely affected by the war since 2014 compared to other areas in Ukraine. The sub-national program will adopt a community-driven approach to address the needs of women and girls in the region. UN Women's sub-office in Dnipro (East of Ukraine) will continue to coordinate, implement, and monitor UN Women's programs (Governance, Women Peace and Security, Women Economic Empowerment and Humanitarian Response) and engage local stakeholders to consolidate UN Women's efforts and achievements in promoting gender equality and empowering women in the region. This will involve collaborating with WROs located in the East, as well as strengthening coordination and relationships with the Regional Military Administration of Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy Oblasts. The goal is to deepen existing relationships with community leaders, the UN systems coordination mechanisms, academia, and state and non-state actors to advance GEWE at local levels.
The sub-office is central to operationalizing UN Women’s triple mandate in a localized context
Reporting to the Head of the Dnipro Sub-Office, the Programme Coordination Analyst is responsible for coordinating UN Women programs in the region, mobilizing and coordinating with local authorities and leaders, mobilizing women and girls including women rights organizations and other stakeholders and actors based in the region, representing UN Women in the UN relevant sub-clusters and technical working groups to advance gender equality, and supporting the analysis of the social, political and economic situation in the field to inform UN Women program formulation in Ukraine.
Key Functions and Accountabilities

• Coordinate the overall Programme/Portfolio work plan development and implementation according to the Strategic Note/program document.
• Gather inputs and coordinate the preparation of work plans, periodic narrative progress reports and expenditures status reports to the Programme Board and UN Women.
• Establish systems for project planning, implementation, and monitoring, in collaboration with partners.
• Record and maintain documents on relevant Programme activities, issues, and risks.

2. Guide coordination with national partners and other stakeholders in Area East

• Coordinate relationships with national partners to support the implementation and expansion of the Programme, raise potential problems, and suggest solutions.
• Identify capacity-building needs and support partners through technical assistance, mentoring, training, and capacity development initiatives, as needed.

3. Coordinate the monitoring and reporting of the Eastern Region Programme(s)

• Gather and compile all information necessary for monitoring and reporting on programs and projects from the planning to the evaluation stages.
• Monitor the implementation of activities and the expenditure of funds; conduct regular monitoring visits, as required.
• Draft and provide inputs to annual and quarterly reports; coordinate the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports.
• Provide inputs from program activities and results to Country Office reporting.

4. Manage people and finances of the Eastern Region programme(s)

• Coordinate development and preparation of financial resources of the programme including budgeting and budget revisions, and expenditure tracking and reporting.
• Monitor the allocation and disbursement of funds to participating partners.
• Supervise Programme Associates, Assistants, and UNVs.

5. Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies for Area East

• Provide inputs to the development of partnerships and resource mobilization strategies.

6. Advocate and facilitate knowledge-building management and communication related to Area East

• Document the program implementation process and products.
• Contribute to the exchange of information and provide inputs to the development of knowledge products internally and externally of the program.
• Coordinate the organization of major advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops, and knowledge products.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:
N/A
Competencies :
Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

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Functional Competencies:

• Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Good knowledge of Results Based Management
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations
• Good analytical skills
• Good knowledge of Area East in Ukraine
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities, and threats to fundraising.

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 would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required.
• Technical experience gender equality & women's empowerment is required.
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors 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.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, or Spanish).

All applications must include a completed and signed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from ttps://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form-en.doc
Statements :
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