UN Women: Programme Analyst, Home-based, IPSA8

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 Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) is a partnership between the United Nations, Member States, and the civil society, which supports women led and women’s rights organizations working to build peace and provide humanitarian response throughout the world. Since the end of 2016, the WPHF has supported over 1,500 civil society organizations and is present over 40 countries. 

UN Women hosts the Secretariat of the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund. The WPHF Secretariat provides support to the Funding Board, mobilizes resources from Governments, companies, foundations and individuals, designs and manages global funding windows and mechanisms, provides day to day support to Country Offices implementing WPHF programmes, ensures timely and quality monitoring and reporting. The Secretariat’s mandate is also to strengthen stakeholders’ knowledge of and engagement with women, peace and security issues through proper internal and external communications, advocacy and outreach. Finally, the Secretariat provides knowledge management services for the WPHF and manages Community of Practice (CoP) for WPHF partners and grantees. 

The Programme Analyst will be reporting to the Programme Coordinators (P3) of the Regular Funding Cycle, who will be responsible for the contract and payment issues. The Programme Analyst facilitates the implementation and management of the Fund’s Regular Funding Cycle portfolio in the area of women, peace and security and humanitarian action. The Programme Analyst works in close collaboration with other WPHF teams and Funding Windows as well as with Management Entities in countries and civil society, ensuring successful programme implementation of the Regular Funding Cycle portfolio. The Programme Analyst also provides substantive inputs to the Fund’s advocacy, knowledge building, reporting and partnerships.    

Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work

1. Contribute technically to the development of funding allocations and initiatives of the Fund’s Regular Funding Cycle portfolio in the area of women, peace and security and humanitarian action. 
   • Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of funding allocations and funding initiatives under the Fund’s Regular Funding Cycle; 
   • Identify areas for support and intervention related to funding allocations and initiatives under the Fund’s Regular Funding Cycle; 
   • Provide substantive inputs to the development of the Fund’s cross-cutting priority areas and grant making principles. 
2. Provide substantive and technical support to the implementation and management of the Fund’s Regular Funding Cycle in the area of women, peace and security and humanitarian action
   • Support with the coordination of Calls for Proposals with country offices, including the organization of information sessions and National Steering Committees and preparation of materials for prospective applicants;  
   • Review and evaluate proposals from prospective applicants, including longlisting and shortlisting, and share overview analysis of the demand; 
   • Support with financial and narrative monitoring of the implementation of the Fund’s Regular Funding Cycle portfolio; including country delivery. 
3. Provide technical assistance and capacity development support in the implementation of the Fund’s Regular Funding Cycle portfolio in the area of women, peace and security and humanitarian action. 
   • Coordinate and provide technical support to Management Entities in the implementation of the Fund’s Regular Funding Cycle portfolio;  
   • Maintain relationships with Management Entities and Resident / Humanitarian Coordinator Offices to support the implementation of the Fund’s Regular Funding Cycle portfolio;  
   • Identify opportunities for capacity building and trainings for partners, including through the Fund’s Community of Practice and Learning Hub.  
4. Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the Regular Funding Cycle’s portfolio in the area of women, peace and security and humanitarian action.  
   • Monitor progress of implementation of grants and track financial delivery at global and country level of the Fund’s Regular Funding Cycle portfolio;  
   • Draft reports on monitoring missions, country results and portfolio results;  
   • Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of WPHF reports, donor reports, and