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.

Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality (GE) and gender mainstreaming translate into action globally. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts.

In South Sudan, UN Women actively engages in Women, Peace, and Security (WPS), WEE, EVAW Governance and women leadership, and Humanitarian action and UN coordination.  UN Women, South Sudan Country Office, leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action. UN Women’s mandate in humanitarian action includes mainstreaming gender in the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC); reviewing relevant policies and strategies; participating in cluster meetings and humanitarian working groups; strengthening the gender capacity of humanitarian actors (GIHA trainings); developing gender alerts and conducting gender analysis to identify gender gaps to inform Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) among others.

UN Women’s Role in Humanitarian Action:
UN Women’s work in humanitarian action is guided by global norms and standards. Building on the findings of the inter-agency Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) review based on the Accountability Framework of the IASC’s Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls in Humanitarian Action Policy. The UN Economic and Social Council adopted resolutions E/RES/2012/3,1 E/RES/2013/62, and E/RES/2014/23 in 2012, 2013, and 2014, which recognize that humanitarian action can be strengthened by mainstreaming a gender perspective into all aspects of the humanitarian response. Similarly, the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in 2016 emphasized the centrality of gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) to humanitarian action. As the impact of climate and conflict continues in the region, there is an increasing recognition among UN Women country offices that the development and humanitarian challenges arising from the crisis must be met with accelerated action and enhanced capacity with the support of the regional office. In October 2022, UN Women became a member of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Humanitarian Action, the highest-level humanitarian coordination forum of the United Nations system. This will enhance the coordination and operationalization of gender input to humanitarian response and recovery, as well as resilience building across the humanitarian peace and development nexus.

South Sudan Context:
Over a decade after gaining independence and six years after the signing of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, South Sudan ranks 3rd on the 2024 Fragile States Index.  The humanitarian crisis persists due to a combination of factors, including sporadic armed clashes, political and regional instability, intercommunal violence, food insecurity, public health challenges, and climatic shocks. These issues have severely impacted people's livelihoods and hindered access to essential services such as Shelter and Nonfood items, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), education, and healthcare. 

In 2024, the ongoing economic crisis, the conflict in neighboring Sudan, and widespread flooding have exacerbated the needs of the population. Over 1 million people in South Sudan have been affected by flooding, with a quarter losing their homes and livelihoods.  South Sudan is ranked the second most vulnerable country to natural hazards globally, according to the 2024 INFORM Risk Index.  The country continues to experience extreme climate shocks, including recurrent floods, droughts, and heat stress, with little time for communities to recover. The cumulative effects of climate change have created a situation of perennial vulnerability, wiping out local adaptive response mechanisms. The country has faced recurrent floods, and as of 15th November 2024, about 1.4 million people remain affected by flooding across 44 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area. More than 379,000 people are flood-displaced across 22 counties, including Renk and Malakal, thus increasing vulnerability as the area bears the impact of the Sudan crisis.

By 20th November 2024, over 850,000 refugees and returnees had crossed from Sudan to South Sudan since the conflict began in mid-April 2023.  The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has also reported an alarming surge of refugees due to intense fighting in Sudan. It is noted that over 20,000 Sudanese have crossed into South Sudan between 2nd to 8th December 2024, tripling the number of refugees entering South Sudan. Approximately 75% of those entering through Renk are women and children, many of whom end up stranded at transit sites in Renk and Malakal. The influx of refugees, returnees, and migrants fleeing conflict in Sudan has significantly increased the population in Renk, putting immense pressure on local infrastructure, resources, and services. The refugee and returnee women and girls are already affected by limited access to food, healthcare, water, sanitation services, shelters, protection, and livelihoods, but they still face heightened vulnerability to flooding in the transit and IDP camps. The overwhelming number of arrivals is straining South Sudan's already limited infrastructure, especially in border areas, where congestion in transit centers increases protection risks for women and girls, including gender-based violence (GBV) and health threats.  It is against this background that UN Women secured funding from the Government of Japan through the Supplementary Budget Fund to respond to the needs of women and girls in Malakai and Renk through the Enhancing Resilience of Women and Girls in Transit and IDP Sites within the Upper Nile State project.

Under the overall guidance of Gender and Humanitarian Action and working closely with the GiHA and Coordination Consultant, the Project Analyst will be an integral part of advancing UN Women’s deployable capacity and serve as gender capacity to support the UN’s coordinated responses in the Country Office. The Analyst will contribute to the expansion of gender-responsive peace, development, and humanitarian nexus programming portfolio through substantive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders in the triple nexus space. Further, a key focus will be advancing UN Women's programmatic response in relation to addressing gender-based violence in emergencies, and along with the peace, development, and humanitarian nexus (conducted in close consultation with the GBV, WEE, and WPS teams) will be another thematic focus area. 

Contribute technically to the development of project strategies in the area of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in South Sudan:

• Provide substantive input to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives;
• Support to translate the priorities of the Strategic Note into project interventions in Humanitarian Action and DRR;
• Identify areas for support and interventions related to the humanitarian project and DRR.  

Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of the Humanitarian Project:

• Provide technical input to the annual work plan and budget;
• Lead the implementation of project activities in humanitarian action;
• Review and evaluate partners' proposals;
• Support the coordination of the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners;
• Review, coordinate, and monitor the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports.

Provide technical assistance and capacity development to Humanitarian project partners:

• Provide technical and policy support to the country office in developing and strengthening projects/ projects in humanitarian action;
• Maintain relationships with national partners to support the implementation and expansion of the Humanitarian and DRR project;
• Identify opportunities for capacity building of partners and facilitate technical/ programming support and training to partners, as needed;
• Participate in capacity assessment to identify capacity-building needs of stakeholders;
• Lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, training, and capacity development initiatives with partners.

Provide technical input for the monitoring and reporting of the Humanitarian and DRR project:

• Monitor the progress of the implementation of activities and finances using results-based management tools;
• Undertake field visits to monitor the performance of commitments by implementing partners and ensure project objectives are being met, if the situation in South Sudan permits;
• Draft reports on monitoring missions, project results, outputs, and outcomes;
• Provide substantive inputs to the preparation of donor and UN Women reports relating to humanitarian action;
• Provide substantive technical inputs to the management of people and finances of the Humanitarian and DRR project;
• Monitor budget implementation and make budget realignments/ revisions, as necessary;
• Provide substantive input to financial reports.

Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies:

• Provide substantive inputs to partnerships and resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases;
• Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, and identify opportunities for cost-sharing;
• Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles;
• Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated;
• Maintain regular contact with the Japan Focal Point at the Embassy of Japan in South Sudan, UN Women's;
• Japan Liaison Office, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan on issues, developments, and priorities emerging from the implementation of the project at different levels.

Provide technical support to inter-agency coordination on Humanitarian Action to systematically integrate gender and social inclusion:

• Provide substantive technical support to the Gender and Humanitarian Specialist on inter-agency coordination-related activities by drafting background reports and briefs;
• Represent UN Women in inter-agency coordination-related activities by attending meetings, events, and participating in groups and committees as needed;
• Support in advocating for the engagement and participation of local organizations and civil society networks in humanitarian coordination mechanisms.

Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge-building, and communication efforts:

• Develop background documents, briefs, and presentations related to gender in humanitarian action;
• Coordinate and organize advocacy campaigns, events, training, workshops, and knowledge products;
• Coordinate the development of knowledge management methodologies and products on gender in humanitarian action;
• Support UN Women's participation in policy dialogues on issues related to humanitarian action as necessary;
• Provide support to the development of advocacy strategies and support their implementation;
• Identify best practices and lessons learned to support project improvement and strategy planning;
• Contribute to developing knowledge management strategies, products, and methodologies on the humanitarian action project.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

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Functional Competencies:

• Strong background in humanitarian action, DRR, returnee, IDP, and refugee response, gender equality, and human rights/women’s rights;
• Strong understanding of Do No Harm principles around the delivery of SGBV and protection services;
• Excellent research, analytical, and writing skills;
• Ability to think and work logically and work precisely with attention to detail;
• Initiative, sound judgment, and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members of different national and cultural backgrounds;
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment;
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions, and present findings and recommendations;
• Knowledge and understanding of UN WOMEN administrative procedures and functions will be an asset;
• Familiarity with results-based management and human rights-based programming will be an asset

Education and Certification:

• A master's degree in social sciences, Conflict Studies, Political Sciences, Policy, Humanitarian Action, Gender/Women's studies, International Development, or a related field is required.;
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
• A project/project management certification would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in humanitarian or development project/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting, and capacity building;
• Technical experience in humanitarian action, women, peace, and security, and women's economic empowerment is required;
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies, CSOs, and/or donors is desirable;
• Experience working within the UN System is desirable;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, and experience in handling web-based management systems is required;
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

Language:

• Fluency in/working knowledge of English is required.
• Fluency in/working is Arabic is desirable
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable 
   

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

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