UN Women · 17 hours ago
UN Women: Programme Analyst, New York USA IPSA8
New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expUN Women is dedicated to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women. The Programme Analyst will support global data compilations on women's political participation and assist in the dissemination of data and information through web-based portals, while also reviewing national legal frameworks and tracking good practices in women's leadership.
AssociationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Support global data compilation to monitor indicators on women’s political leadership and decision-making, including SDG indicator 5.5.1b
Support all research and data compilations undertaken by the Section, including women’s representation in local government, women holding executive positions, and implementation of electoral gender quotas
Assist data compilation on SDG indicator 5.5.1b and women Cabinet ministers through preparation of customized data request forms, validation of information received, and preparation of summary tables for analysis and upload on websites
Support assessing the feasibility of new data compilation on participation in political and public affairs, including, but not limited to, women’s voter turnout and women candidate data
Support maintaining up-to-date information on the Women in Local Government Website
Review national legal frameworks to update information on local government organization and electoral systems
Revise and upload local government country profiles on the Women in Local Government website
Support the update of the back-end database of the website
Test web functionalities after new data uploads, particularly dynamic content
Support tracking the implementation of Temporary Special Measures, including quotas
Assist with data collection on the status of gender quotas through monitoring legislative changes, review of new laws and amendments, and preparation of data tables summarizing the information gathered
Update information on quota implementation and contribute with data analysis to knowledge products on quota trends and their impact on women’s representation
Contribute to tracking practices undertaken by UN Women Country Offices (COs) to support TSMs
Support tracking and analysis of legislative and policy measures on Violence against Women in Politics (VAWP)
Support identifying patterns and trends in addressing VAWP by reviewing national legislative and policy frameworks
Contribute to tracking practices undertaken by UN Women COs to support Member States addressing VAWP
Support global analysis of country practices and measures to address VAWP
Support the update of Map-based and other knowledge products on women’s political leadership and decision-making
Prepare data compiled within the Section in formats needed to support the Map-based knowledge products
Prepare literature reviews, research and data-based inputs for new knowledge products prepared by the Section, as needed
Proof-read knowledge products prepared, including in multiple languages
Support the organization of technical meetings and prepare substantive inputs and meeting reports, as needed
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation
Qualification
Required
Master's degree or equivalent in Social or Political Science, Law, Human Rights or related field is required; a Bachelor university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
At least 1 year of progressively responsible work experience on women's political participation
Experience in data analysis 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
Fluency in English is required
Preferred
Experience in review and analysis of national legal frameworks is desired
International experience is desired
Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish)
Company
UN Women
UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Maria Noel Vaeza
directora regional para America Latina y el Caribe
Recent News
2025-11-08
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