UN Jobs – Programme Analyst Coordination and Women’s Economic Empowerment – UNWomen Uganda

Job Title: Programme Analyst Coordination and Women’s Economic Empowerment

Organisation: UNWomen Uganda

Duty Station: Moroto, Uganda

About Organisation:

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (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.

Job Summary: The Programme Analyst will play a key role in supporting effective and efficient Coordination of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowemrnt priorities at sub-national level, as well as providing support to the broader Country Office’s WEE programming. The Programme Analyst collaborates with government, donors, private sector, and civil society to support the successful implementation of UN Women programmes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to inter-agency coordination for UN Women in the Karamoja region, and on Women’s Economic Empowerment, to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in the country:
• Provide technical support to the Country Office on inter-agency coordination related activities by attending meetings, events, and participating in groups and committees as needed, ensuring UN Women’s work – especially in Karamoja, including on HIV response, Second Chance Education, and Women, Peace and Security – is well represented;
• Assist in the strategic coordination of District Local Government priorities and commitments for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) , ensuring that GEWE is a key item in all coordination meetings with stakeholders;
• Support macro and micro-level government, UN, civil society, and private sector gender coordination structures, including institutional capacity development and strategic planning.
• Coordinate with other UN agencies, government departments, donors, and NGOs in Karamoja to ensure that GEWE is a core component of all inter-agency initiatives.
• Actively participate and represent UN Women Karamoja sub-office in the UN Women Community of Practice on Gender, Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA), and Interagency Coordination.
• Provide technical assistance and capacity development to partners:
• Provide technical advice and guidance, and develop and implement technical tools and initiatives to support partners on gender mainstreaming, GiHA, and integrating GEWE into strategic planning;
• Identify capacity-building needs of partners and lead the coordination of technical assistance, mentoring, training, and capacity development initiatives.
• Support the design, implementation, and management of the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Programme:
• Support in designing and formulating programme/project proposals and initiatives;
• Support drafting inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, knowledge products, advocacy materials, policy dialogues, and other documents related to WEE;
• Provide technical support to implement the programme/project; ensure synergies with other teams;
• Coordinate the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
• Provide guidance to personnel and partners on Results-Based Management (RBM) tools and performance indicators;
• Support project review and/or evaluation meetings, as needed.
• Support the monitoring and reporting in the Karamoja region, and on the WEE portfolio:
• Support the development of a unified monitoring and impact assessment system to track the performance of gender equality and women’s empowerment initiatives;
• Support the development and adherence to a common reporting mechanism on gender equality and women empowerment at the sub-office level;
• Facilitate the assessment of financial investment in gender equality and women empowerment at the area level;
• Support data collection and reporting on inter-agency processes related to GEWE, such as the Gender Equality Scorecard and the System-Wide Action Plan (SWAP);
• Contribute to the monitoring of project implementation and finances using RBM tools;
• Participate in field missions and review reports on monitoring missions;
• Draft quarterly and donor reports, focusing on results, outputs, and outcomes.
• Help build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies:
• Support the development and implementation of partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;
• Draft relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization;
• Engage in analysis and research on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, and identify opportunities for cost sharing.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Age: 18 – 80 years
• Required experience
• 3 years

Nationality

• Candidate must be a national, legal resident or hold refugee status in the country of assignment.
• Assignment requirements
• Relevant experience
• 3 years

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Desirable

• Required education level
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Agriculture, Social Sciences, Human Rights, Gender/women’s Studies, International Development Studies, or a related field is required
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage
• Competencies and values

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example
• Skills and experience
• At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of development projects is required;
• Technical experience in the Women’s Economic Empowerment area is required;
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages;
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable;
• Experience working in the UN system is desirable;

Functional Competencies:

• Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation skills;

Strong knowledge of Results-Based Management (RBM);

• Ability to synthesize programme performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities, and threats to fundraising and develop strategies.
• Area(s) of expertise
• Project management, programme development, strategy, Monitoring, evaluation, Legal affairs
• Driving license
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How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 12th August 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Level of Education: bachelor degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36