Spécialiste de programme - Action humanitaire
Organizational Context
UN Women is the UN entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. It supports UN Member States in setting global standards for gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programs, and services to ensure their effective implementation. UN Women operates globally to make the ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls, focusing on five key areas including gender in humanitarian action and crisis response.
Job Purpose
The Programme Specialist - Humanitarian Action in Mali will strengthen the use of gender analysis in programmatic decisions, enhance the quality of humanitarian interventions, and promote the meaningful participation of crisis-affected women. The role aims to better link needs and capacity analysis with planning, results monitoring, and UN Women's contributions to the collective humanitarian response. The incumbent will contribute to integrating gender into humanitarian preparedness, coordination, response, and recovery, as well as supporting women's organizations' leadership. Support will focus on participation, access to protection and services, livelihoods, and resilience, aligned with the LEAP approach, while ensuring programmatic and financial monitoring supports quality and results analysis.
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Coordinator of the Women, Peace and Security / Humanitarian Action (WPS/HA) Unit, the Programme Specialist - Humanitarian Action provides technical, programmatic, and operational support for the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of UN Women Mali's humanitarian action and Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) interventions. This includes supporting the WPS/HA team's activities and contributing to the programmatic and financial monitoring of projects and implementing partners. Key duties involve supporting project implementation and results monitoring, tracking partner finances and expenditures, analyzing partner reports, and identifying/mitigating risks. The role also supports coordination efforts for GiHA, localization, and women's leadership, preparing UN Women's technical contributions to humanitarian coordination mechanisms and facilitating meaningful participation of women-led organizations. Furthermore, the specialist will produce and utilize humanitarian and gender analysis to inform programming, collect and analyze disaggregated data, and translate findings into operational recommendations. Finally, the role contributes to capacity building, partnerships, resource mobilization, and knowledge management, documenting lessons learned and best practices.
Work Experience
A minimum of 5 years of progressive professional experience in designing, implementing, monitoring, and/or managing humanitarian programmes, with significant experience in gender equality and protection in emergencies, is required. Experience in Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA), including integrating gender into humanitarian preparedness, coordination, and response, is essential. Demonstrated ability to analyze needs assessments and quantitative/qualitative data, collaborate with civil society organizations (especially women's organizations) and humanitarian actors, and experience in programme analysis, strategic planning, results monitoring, and reporting are also required. Experience in programmatic and financial monitoring of projects and partners is necessary. Experience in Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) and inter-agency coordination mechanisms is desirable.
Skills
Core values include respect for diversity, integrity, and professionalism. Key competencies include gender awareness and sensitivity, accountability, creative problem-solving, effective communication, inclusive collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and leading by example. Technical skills include project management, programme development, strategy, safety and security, humanitarian affairs, and protection.