National Programme Analyst - Thailand (Consultant), Consultant
Organizational Context
UN Women's WE RISE Together (WRT) project, funded by the Mekong-Australia Partnership, aims to advance gender-responsive procurement in the Mekong sub-region. In its second phase (2025-2029), WRT 2.0 focuses on expanding market access for Women-owned Businesses (WOBs) and Gender Responsive Enterprises (GREs) across Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The project seeks to address structural gender inequities in procurement and empower women economically.
Job Purpose
The National Programme Analyst (Consultant) will be responsible for the national coordination and implementation of the WE RISE Together project in Thailand. This includes monitoring progress, building partnerships with government, donors, and the private sector, and ensuring the project aligns with UN Women's strategic priorities for women's economic empowerment. The role involves contributing to programme strategy development, managing implementation based on Results-based Management principles, and facilitating capacity building for partners. The analyst will also support inter-agency coordination, advocacy, knowledge management, and resource mobilization efforts to advance gender-responsive procurement and women's economic empowerment at the country level.
Responsibilities
The National Programme Analyst will contribute technically to programme strategy development, including designing project proposals and analyzing country contexts to identify opportunities for women's economic empowerment. They will establish and oversee partnerships with public and private sector actors, develop and implement annual work plans, and ensure project activities align with national and regional priorities. The role involves providing substantive technical support for programme implementation, monitoring results against the Performance Monitoring Framework, and ensuring adherence to Results-based Management principles. This includes coordinating the preparation of progress reports, managing capacity-building initiatives for partners, and overseeing logistical aspects of programme activities. The analyst will also provide technical inputs for programme monitoring and reporting, manage country-level finances, and contribute to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies. Additionally, they will support inter-agency coordination and contribute to advocacy, knowledge building, and communication efforts related to the project.
Work Experience
A minimum of two years of progressive experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring, evaluation, donor reporting, and capacity building is required. Experience in promoting gender equality, social development, or women's economic empowerment is desirable. Experience liaising with government agencies and donors, using computer software packages, and applying Results-based Management principles is also required or desirable. Experience in the UN system, with the private sector, or in resource mobilization is a plus.
Skills
Programme implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, partnership building, capacity development, Results-based Management (RBM), financial management, advocacy, knowledge management, communication, private sector engagement.