Programme Analyst, Women Civil Society Organizations (wcsos), Kabul, Afghanistan, NO-B, FTA Afghanistan Posting Date06/09/2026

Organizational Context

II. 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 has been in Afghanistan for two decades. UN Women's programming approach is informed by analysis of the political, economic and humanitarian situation, risks to and capacities of partner organizations, and needs of Afghan women and girls. UN Women Afghanistan currently has five key programme priorities: (1) Integrated Programming and Localization, (2) Women's movement building through core grant making; 3) Policy and Research; 4) Economic Resilience and Women's Empowerment and 5) Coordination, Access and Humanitarian Resp

Job Purpose

II. 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 has been in Afghanistan for two decades. UN Women's programming approach is informed by analysis of the political, economic and humanitarian situation, risks to and capacities of partner organizations, and needs of Afghan women and girls. UN Women Afghanistan currently has five key programme priorities: (1) Integrated Programming and Localization, (2) Women's movement building through core grant making; 3) Policy and Research; 4) Economic Resilience and Women's Empowerment and 5) Coordination, Access and Humanitarian Response. UN Women Afghanistan operates through its main office in Kabul and five sub-offices located in the provinces of Balkh, Bamyan, Herat, Kandahar and Nangarhar. To respond to the urgent need of support for women’s civil society in Afghanistan, UN Women is launching a project to support and capacitate civil society organizations. Amongst other features, the project offers: - Core grants and project grants that aim to strengthen the institutional and adaptive capacity of women-led civil society organizations (WCSOs) within the context of a humanitarian crisis. - Technical and capacity buil

Responsibilities

II. 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 has been in Afghanistan for two decades. UN Women's programming approach is informed by analysis of the political, economic and humanitarian situation, risks to and capacities of partner organizations, and needs of Afghan women and girls. UN Women Afghanistan currently has five key programme priorities: (1) Integrated Programming and Localization, (2) Women's movement building through core grant making; 3) Policy and Research; 4) Economic Resilience and Women's Empowerment and 5) Coordination, Access and Humanitarian Response. UN Women Afghanistan operates through its main office in Kabul and five sub-offices located in the provinces of Balkh, Bamyan, Herat, Kandahar and Nangarhar. To respond to the urgent need of support for women’s civil society in Afghanistan, UN Women is launching a project to support and capacitate civil society organizations. Amongst other features, the project offers: - Core grants and project grants that aim to strengthen the institutional and adaptive capacity of women-led civil society organizations (WCSOs) within the context of a humanitarian crisis. - Technical and capacity buil

Work 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. - Experience in civil society, and with women’s issues, is desirable. - Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is desirable. - Experience leading and coaching staff in international settings is required. - 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 is required. - Fluency in either Pashto or Dari is required. - Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable ( French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish)

Skills

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