Gender Analyst

Provides technical leadership for gender equality, women’s empowerment and social inclusion across UNDP resilience and governance projects in Yemen. The role embeds gender-responsive approaches in programme design, monitoring, partnerships, capacity building, safeguards and knowledge products for vulnerable communities.

Department: Governance and Economic Recovery Unit

• Lead gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment across resilience and governance projects
• Advise teams and partners on gender-responsive programming for livelihoods, governance, agriculture and financial inclusion
• Integrate disaggregated data and gender indicators into monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems
• Conduct gender analyses, assessments and audits and recommend corrective action
• Design training, coaching and practical resources for staff, government and implementing partners
• Build partnerships and advocacy with women’s organisations, civil society, government and development actors
• Document and share lessons, good practices, case studies and gender-responsive innovations
• Ensure projects apply human-rights, social-inclusion, safeguarding and Leave No One Behind principles

• Master’s degree in gender studies, social science, development studies, public administration, economics or a related field, or bachelor’s degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• Two years of relevant experience with a master’s degree, or four years with a bachelor’s degree
• Professional experience in gender mainstreaming, gender analysis or women’s empowerment within development programmes
• Knowledge of gender, gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment
• Proficiency in data analysis and statistical reporting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Fluency in English and Arabic

• One-year office-based agreement renewable subject to performance and funding
• Travel to project governorates is required
• Submit a CV or P11 with recent professional references and a one-page cover letter