Data Analyst, Gender in Humanitarian Action National Consultant

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.

UN Women in Afghanistan has been providing support to partners in Afghanistan to increase the meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention, conflict resolution and sustainable peacebuilding processes. Under the current country Strategic Note (2018-2022) and in line with UN Partnership for Sustainable Development (2016-2020) and Afghanistan’s National Peace and Development Framework (2017 – 2021), UN Women supports the government to implement its National Action Plan for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325) and to achieve targets of SDG 5 and 16.

Under the Gender in Humanitarian Action mandate UN Women contributes to promoting gender informed decision making within the humanitarian system. This includes establishment of the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group, supporting consultant with establishing Multi-purpose Women Centers (MPWCs) in informal settlements and providing technical support to the humanitarian system in advancing gender equality and empowerment of women and girls (GEEWG) for a better response and delivery.

UN Women-Afghanistan is announcing this SSA contract of a data analyst to  lead and contribute to strengthening the data driven gender analysis to highlight trends, patterns and concerns of women and other marginalized groups and overall humanitarian system and work closely with the Gender in Humanitarian action team to actively support assessments on identifying gender responsive programming priorities in humanitarian response, including  towards establishment of MPWCs in informal settlements.

Duties and Responsibilities

Overview:

UN Women humanitarian response in Afghanistan is anchored on two themes- 1) providing gender in humanitarian response across the UN humanitarian system as the permanent co-chair to the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Groups (GiHA), established in line with the global IASC guidance and 2) providing direct humanitarian response through national partners. To meaningfully advance these two priorities areas informed by data-driven evidence-based commitments on gender equality, UN Women is seeking a data analyst to contribute to harmonizing assessments, develop tools for data gathering and analysis, disseminate information, use data for advocacy, and ensure all members have access to the context specific timely data. The data analyst is required to review existing reports and provide gender and situational analysis of the humanitarian response at national and sub-national levels.

The data analyst is required to conduct a gender analysis of the humanitarian assessments to identify various facts/ trends that focus on women’s access to basic services (such as healthcare, education, livelihood, WASH, and food security) and financial resources. The systematic collection and analysis of the data and analysis will be informed strategic planning of the Humanitarian Country Team. The purpose of the analysis is to enhance the understanding of UN Women and other humanitarian partners on the current situation and highlight the needs of women and girls at sub-national and national levels to inform humanitarian programming. Further,

• The data analyst is expected to contribute to relevant analysis to strengthen UN Women’s humanitarian programming, including needs assessments for the establishment of Multi-purpose Women Centers (MPWCs) within the informal settlements.
• Provide technical support to the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GiHA WG) in terms of capacity development and awareness-raising.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Support and advice on the establishment of Multi-purpose Women Centers (MPWCs) by providing technical guidance throughout the data collection and development of the final report.
• Support and coordinate consultation with key stakeholders at the national and sub-national levels to strengthen the gender responsiveness of humanitarian action programming in Afghanistan.
• Raise awareness of gender-sensitive assessments and reports on humanitarian action in Afghanistan by different stakeholders.
• Provide training on how to maintain and improve the GiHA WG data repository
• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain the database
• Work closely with key partners including GIHA co-leads to Identify and analyze gaps, trends, and challenges using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports
• Support the collection and sharing of age and sex-disaggregated data by disseminating best practices on gathering sex, age, gender and disability disaggregated data
• Purpose new studies and assessments to humanitarian partners to address the existing gaps based on available gender-informed data.

Deliverables:

Develop an inception report – 5 days  

Develop a detailed work plan – 5 days

Support and advise the consultant with the establishment of MPWCs: 30 days

• Support and advice on the establishment of Multi-purpose Women Centers (MPWCs) by providing technical guidance throughout the data collection
• Purpose new studies and assessments to humanitarian partners to address the existing gaps based on available gender-informed data.
• Analyze the primary and secondary data, collected to assess the needs of women and girls in informal settlements.

          Support the collection and sharing of age and sex-disaggregated data by disseminating best practices on 

• gathering sex, age, gender and disability disaggregated data

Support analyses of the available data to assess needs and identify gaps – 10 days

• Provide analytical inputs into the GiHA Working Group plans and reports, based on a gender analysis of the desk review results.
• Develop a list of recommended research/surveys as per the reviewed assessments’ suggestions/ limitations.
• Contribute to ongoing assessment to inform gender-responsive humanitarian programming for UN Women, particularly focusing on needs and priorities of women and girls in the informal settlements
• Prepare an end-of-assignment report that identifies and assesses trends and/ or patterns.
• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain a database
• Work closely with key partners including GIHA co-leads to Identify and analyze gaps, trends, and challenges using statistical techniques and reflect the analysis in the final report

Deliver training and awareness sessions to GiHA WG co-leads, members, and stakeholders – 5 days

• Raise awareness of gender-sensitive assessments and reports on humanitarian action in Afghanistan by different stakeholders.
• Provide training on how to maintain and improve the GiHA WG data repository

Prepare an end of assignment report – 5 days

• Timely and quality technical advice and support
• Leadership in the area of expertise in the country
• Quality reports and other strategic documents drafted and submitted in a timely manner
• Strong relationships with various partners and stakeholders
• UN Women is well represented in important meetings on topics related to expertise
• Contributions to resource mobilization
• Timely and quality knowledge products

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional Competencies

• Substantive knowledge and experience related to current policies and practices in the fields of gender equality, protection, preparedness and humanitarian action, resilience and women, peace and security
• Strong knowledge of the country
• Skills in IM tools and visual representation of data analysis
• Excellent networking skills
• Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative policy research
• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to write policy papers, speeches, briefings
• Strong knowledge of programme development, implementation, results-based management and reporting

           Adept at queries, report writing, and presenting findings

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• A Master’s degree or equivalent in humanitarian action, gender issues, social sciences, or other international development-related fields 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

Experience:

• At least 5 years progressively responsible experience as a data analyst, preferably in the area of gender equality, including in humanitarian settings.
• Substantive and technical experience in communicating quantitative findings to non-technical colleagues.
• Experience in and understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment
• Demonstrated understanding of the links between data collection and analysis, and policy and planning
• Experience working with government, donors, and civil society organizations internationally and in the field
• A demonstrated ability to work with people to help build capacity, including training and facilitation skills
• Good planning, goal setting, and prioritization skills including the ability to work autonomously

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English, Dari and Pashto is required.