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Asistente técnico/a en género, economía y desarrollo sostenible

Position:Professional | NPSA-5Deadline:4 Sep 2026 (6 days left)Job ID:36432Posted on:21 Aug 2026 (8 days ago)
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Job Description

Provides technical assistance to embed gender equality in Uruguay’s economic, fiscal, energy, climate and productive-development work. The role turns evidence into decision-ready analysis and knowledge products, supports gender-responsive planning and consultancy oversight, and convenes ministries, statistics bodies and interinstitutional forums around inclusive policy and a just transition.

Key Details

Department

Área de Desarrollo Sostenible Inclusivo

Position Details

Experience level

Mid

Minimum experience

4 years

Employment type

Contractor / Part-time

Arrangement

Onsite

Minimum education

High school diploma

Contract duration

1 year

Work hours

30 hours per week

Language Requirements

Required

Spanish, English

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Analyse disaggregated quantitative and qualitative evidence on gender gaps in economic, energy and climate policies
  • Prepare descriptive analysis, estimates and costings for gender-responsive mitigation measures and productive-sector transition
  • Produce technical notes, policy notes, reports, presentations and planning inputs for institutional counterparts
  • Systematize regional and international evidence on gender, just transition, fiscal policy and care-work measurement
  • Draft terms of reference and review consultancy proposals and deliverables using gender criteria
  • Track workplans, schedules and commitments with institutional counterparts
  • Facilitate and document technical meetings and present findings to ministries, technical teams and interinstitutional forums

Role Requirements

  • Completed secondary education; a Bachelor’s degree in economics, social sciences, statistics, public policy, development or a related field is considered but not required
  • Six years of relevant experience with completed secondary education or four years with a Bachelor’s degree in information analysis and public policy, programme or project design, analysis or evaluation
  • Demonstrable quantitative-data processing and analysis using microdata and official statistical sources
  • Demonstrable gender-perspective experience in economic analysis, statistics or policy evaluation, supported by concrete products or institutional processes
  • Written and spoken Spanish proficiency and English reading ability for technical documentation and international meetings
  • Uruguayan citizenship or foreign domicile with intent to remain in Uruguay for the required period

Desired Criteria

  • Experience with national public bodies and knowledge of Uruguay’s institutional ecosystem
  • Experience in energy, industry, climate change, transport or just transition
  • Experience in cost-benefit analysis, costings or socially focused programme evaluation
  • Experience supervising consultancies, projects or interinstitutional processes
  • Experience facilitating work sessions, training or teaching
  • Georeferencing and technical document-editing tools

Skills

Tools and Technologies

Additional Information

  • NPSA contract for one year with 30 hours per week; work combines UNDP offices, in-person counterpart sessions and coordinated telework

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNDP Careers, on 21 Aug 2026.