1. Lead research, and data and policy analysis for UN Women’s flagship reports, in collaboration with PPID thematic sections and UN Women regional and country offices.

Lead on the preparation of the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development report, including commissioning background research, designing and convening expert group meetings, drafting chapter and maintaining overall editorial leadership over the report.
Provide substantive leadership in the research design, content development and writing of Progress of the World’s Women reports, in collaboration with the Section’s Deputy Chief, the research team and the data team;
Lead the UN Women peer reviewed policy brief series, including identifying topics for briefs, commissioning authors, and maintaining editorial oversight.
Keep abreast of emerging development issues to galvanize UN Women’s analytical capacity to respond;
Commission and manage research on key cross-cutting issues and in order to help UN Women to forecast and respond to emerging research issues;
Contribute substantively to the development and implementation of peer review and quality assurance mechanisms for UN Women’s research products;

2. Provide substantive support for the development and implementation of UN Women’s research and data strategy, with a particular focus on influencing normative processes

Support the preparation of reports for inter-governmental bodies (e.g. Secretary General Reports for CSW), mapping existing work on gender research and data, etc.;
Co-lead the development of the Beijing review reports every five years, including liaising with the Intergovernmental Support Division, Regional Commissions and UN Women’s regional and country offices, developing and fielding a survey for Member States on their implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, and drafting the chapters of the Secretary General’s report.

3. Develop and maintain strategic research and data partnerships, including with UN Women regional and country offices, other UN agencies, regional commissions, global development research institutes, leading global thinkers on development, and civil society among others

Lead preparation for processes such as an Expert Group Meetings, consultations and advisory group meetings to identity research and policy priorities and gaps;
Expand R&D’s research networks in countries in the Global South, particularly through the commissioning and coordination of country-level research;
Strengthen R&D’s partnerships with research institutions and sections across the UN system though concrete collaboration where interests overlap (Unicef/Innocenti, UNRISD; ILO; etc.);
Convene groups of key thinkers on gender to input, advise and steer UN Women’s research and data agenda.

4. Contribute substantively to UN Women’s organizational effectiveness and knowledge management

Support colleagues across the organization to translate research findings into programmatic approaches and tailored policy advice.
Play a leading role in internal and external outreach for UN Women’s research and data outputs, including flagship reports, through participation in events, conferences and webinars.
Contribute to resource mobilization efforts by networking with donors and developing fundable proposals for gender equality research and data initiatives that can inform policy.
Input research insights into briefings for UN Women senior leadership on key gender equality issues, with a particular focus on new and emerging issues.
Supervise staff and consultants, and oversee their performance;

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

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: The Research and Data Specialist leads team which consists of P2 Programme Analyst and various affiliate personnel.

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline, with a substantial gender component is required.
PhD is a strong asset.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

At least 7 years of progressively responsible work experience in carrying out research and analysis in a development policy and/or research context with a strong focus on gender equality is required.
Experience in research, peer reviewed publications and writing on gender and development issues is required.
Experience in coordinating and designing cross-country comparative research projects is required.
Experience in coordinating global or regional research reports is desirable.
Experience leading and managing personnel in international settings 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.
Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required.
Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

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