Human Rights and Gender Analyst

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UN Women

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 18/07/2025
  • Location: Switzerland
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Human rights Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
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.

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
1.Intergovernmental support
  • Provide high-quality technical inputs to strengthen the integration of gender equality and women’s rights in Geneva-based intergovernmental processes, including the Human Rights Council (HRC), World Health Organization (WHO), International Labour Organization (ILO), and other relevant fora.
  • Deliver expert analysis and recommendations during negotiations, dialogues, and meetings by preparing briefing notes, talking points, and summaries that reflect a gender-responsive perspective on human rights issues.
  • Monitor, analyze, and document developments in key intergovernmental meetings across sectors such as health, labor, and technology, and prepare gender-focused policy analysis and written reports that include strategic recommendations and follow-up actions for UN Women.
  • Support the drafting of outcome documents, statements, and submissions led or contributed to by UN Women, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mandate and priorities.

2.Coordination and technical support
  • Provide coordination and technical support for UN Women’s human rights engagement in Geneva, with a specific focus on supporting the Secretariat of the President of the Human Rights Council’s Advisory Board on Gender Equality.
  • Support the planning and implementation of the Advisory Board’s work plan, including by preparing agendas, synthesizing discussions into actionable meeting summaries, and tracking progress toward deliverables.
  • Develop targeted inputs to strategic and operational documents such as workplans, policy strategies, and programmatic reports, ensuring gender-responsive analysis and alignment with international human rights standards.
  • Support the identification and development of initiatives and strategic entry points in new and emerging areas of concern, such as digital rights, the care economy, climate justice, and the intersection of gender and technology.

3.Deliverables
  • Development of a gender-responsive glossary of language.
  • Conduct a comprehensive mapping of data, normative references, and commitments relevant to human rights and gender equality.
  • Tailored training modules and workshops for gender equality.
  • Technical inputs to resolutions of intergovernmental bodies.

Qualifications:
  • Master’s degree or equivalent in Gender/Women’s Studies, Human Rights, Political or Social Science, Economics, International Development Studies, Technology, Health, is required.
  • A first-level university degree in combination with five additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • At least 2 years of progressively responsible professional experience in technical support, policy analysis and advocacy, or stakeholder engagement related to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is required.
  • Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently.
  • Fluency in English and Spanish is required.

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