UN Women Programme Analyst - Women Economic Empowerment
Organizational Context
UN Women Viet Nam focuses on gender equality and women's empowerment, aligning with national development plans and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. The Country Strategy Note for 2022-2026 and upcoming SN 2027-2031 emphasize inclusive, sustainable, and gender-responsive economic transformation, particularly for vulnerable groups. The Programme Analyst role supports these objectives, contributing to initiatives that expand market opportunities for women-owned businesses and promote decent work in the care economy.
Job Purpose
The Programme Analyst, reporting to the Programme Manager on Women's Economic Empowerment, is responsible for the effective management of UN Women programmes in this area. The role focuses on economic analysis related to transforming Vietnam's care system, fostering public-private partnerships for accessible and decent care services, and promoting social norm changes to reduce and redistribute unpaid care work. This position involves providing substantive input into programme design, formulation, implementation, and evaluation, guiding programme delivery, monitoring results, and ensuring the appropriate application of systems and procedures. Collaboration with country and regional teams, government officials, UN agencies, donors, and civil society is crucial for successful programme implementation.
Responsibilities
Contribute technically to the development of Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) programme strategies, focusing on the care economy, including designing investment cases for care system transformation and identifying areas for intervention. Provide substantive technical support for programme implementation and management, including developing annual workplans, leading activity implementation, coordinating proposal processes, assessing partner capacity, and monitoring partner reports. Offer technical assistance and capacity development to project partners, coordinate activities, develop knowledge products, maintain partner relationships, and facilitate training. Provide technical inputs for programme monitoring and reporting, tracking progress using results-based management tools, and drafting reports on monitoring missions and outcomes. Manage programme finances by monitoring budget implementation and providing inputs for financial reports. Support partnership building and resource mobilization by contributing to strategies, preparing documentation, and participating in donor meetings. Provide technical support for inter-agency coordination on WEE to ensure coherence with partners and contribute to advocacy, knowledge building, and communication efforts through developing briefs and organizing events.
Work Experience
Requires at least 5 years of progressive work experience in socio-economic policy development, public-private partnership structuring, or social impact investment. Experience in programme/project implementation with a focus on gender equality, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, and capacity building is essential. Experience coordinating with diverse teams, government agencies, and international partners is necessary. Proficiency in computer and office software, including web-based management systems, is required. Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP is desirable.
Skills
Programme formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation; Results-Based Management; Data gathering and interpretation; Analytical skills; Knowledge of women's economic empowerment, particularly the care economy; Fundraising trend analysis; Inter-agency coordination; Advocacy and communication; Knowledge management.