Gender Specialist, Islamabad, Pakistan, P-4

Duty Station: Islamabad, Pakistan* (* Currently, Islamabad/ Pakistan is a non-family duty station).

Position Summary:

In Pakistan, UNFPA is currently working with the Punjab Commission on the Status Women to conduct studies and surveys on the social and economic wellbeing of women in the province and to support setting systems and benchmarks for generating data on gender-related SDG indicators.

Under the direct supervision of the UNFPA Deputy Representative, the Gender Specialist will be specifically responsible for providing technical and programmatic advisory services and capacity building to the Punjab project, through the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Punjab CSW. As part of the multi-disciplinary team in UNFPA Country Office (CO), the Gender Specialist will provide strategic guidance and inputs in the development of the Gender and GBV component of the new Country Programme.

She/he will be also responsible for providing overall strategic guidance and technical leadership in the planning, conceptualization, implementation, monitoring and assessment of gender and GBV components of the UNFPA Country Programme.

Requirements & Qualificatiions:

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Gender, social anthropology, law and women’s rights, sociology, gender, cultural studies, or other field directly related to the substantive area identified in the title of the post.
A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
At least 7 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the managing gender and gender-based violence programs in development or humanitarian settings, of which five years at the international level;
Understanding of gender and human rights and women’s human rights is essential
Experience in culturally sensitive programming is essential
Experience in advising and supporting initiatives to promote gender equality and eliminate GBV, essential
Demonstrated expertise in the substantive area of work; and programme/project planning design, follow up, monitoring and evaluation.;
Strong verbal and written communications skills in English
Demonstrated ability to network within the academic and development community;
Demonstrated expertise in policy dialogue is desirable
Familiarity with management and monitoring tools is desirable;
Familiarity with ICT/ERP is an asset;
Field experience is strongly desirable
Knowledge of the UN, and experience in multi-sectoral initiatives and coordination is an asset