National Consultant Gender Analyst, Cotabato, Philippines

Overview

National Consultant Gender Analyst, Cotabato, Philippines. The Gender Analyst will serve as the focal point for the coordination, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of gender equality and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response initiatives, with a primary focus on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The Analyst will support the roll-out of gender and GBV-related programmes, track progress, and report on results, while advancing strategies such as policy advocacy, institutional capacity development, community engagement, and the integration of gender perspectives across development, humanitarian, and peacebuilding (triple nexus) efforts.

The Gender Analyst will ensure that interventions apply a human-rights-based and gender-transformative approach, promote gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), and adhere to the principle of Leaving No One Behind (LNOB). The role includes providing technical guidance to government counterparts, implementing partners, and civil society organizations in designing and delivering interventions that are gender-responsive, culturally appropriate, and inclusive of marginalized and vulnerable groups, including women, girls, persons with disabilities, and indigenous communities.

The Gender Analyst will work closely with BARMM government ministries, local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations, women’s groups, and sister UN agencies (e.g., UN Women, UNICEF, UNHCR, and WFP), as well as bilateral and multilateral donors, to strengthen coordination and expand the reach of GBV prevention and response services. The Analyst will represent UNFPA in relevant coordination mechanisms in BARMM and at the national level, ensuring that gender, GBV, and inclusion issues are consistently addressed in policies, programmes, and humanitarian response plans.

The technical and coordination work shall be guided by the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023–2028, the Magna Carta of Women, the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law, BARMM Government GAD and social sector plans, and the UNFPA 9th Country Programme of Assistance to the Philippines 2024–2028.

(Description of services, activities, or outputs)

1. Technical Assistance
   • Provide technical assistance to UNFPA and implementing partners in the identification, planning, implementation, and monitoring of Gender/GBV activities.
   • Support UNFPA’s engagement with BARMM ministries and offices (e.g., MSSD, BWC, BHRC, and others) to strengthen evidence-based local-level planning, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring of field-level Gender/GBV prevention and response interventions.
2. Support to Quality and Timely Delivery of Planned Results by Implementing Partners (IPs)
   • Facilitate the development and/or revision of results-based Annual Work Plans (AWPs) under the Gender/GBV Mindanao programme.
   • Conduct review and quality assurance of quarterly work plan progress reports, transaction lists, and FACE forms submitted by Gender/GBV Mindanao IPs.
   • Convene quarterly collegial reviews with implementing partners to assess progress, share lessons, and address implementation challenges.
   • Organize convergence and harmonization meetings among Gender/GBV Mindanao IPs to strengthen coherence and complementarity.
3. Networking, Partnership, and Coordination
   • Establish and/or reinvigorate relationships with key Gender/GBV-related government counterparts and non-government stakeholders.
   • Forge collaborative relationships with executing agencies, technical experts, government partners, and other UN agencies to ensure timely delivery of project inputs and outcomes.
   • Contribute to the Country Office’s resource mobilization strategy for advancing the Three Zeroes Plus agenda in Mindanao, ensuring a gender perspective is mainstreamed across proposals.
4. Other Responsibilities
   • Perform other tasks and responsibilities as may be assigned by the supervisor in support of the Gender/GBV programme and the broader UNFPA mandate.

The duration is 6 months. This is a full-time consultancy and the individual is expected to work with the team from Monday to Friday.

Place where services are to be delivered:

Delivery dates and how work will be delivered (e.g., electronic, hard copy):

Monthly accomplishment report to be submitted at the end of each month detailing: a) Target Deliverables; b) Deliverables Achieved; c) other Comments/Remarks.

Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and deadline: The monthly accomplishment report described above will be prepared by the Consultant, reviewed, and verified and approved by the Head of Sub-Office.

Supervisory arrangements: The Gender Analyst will work under the overall supervision of the head of the sub-office. They will coordinate with the Gender staff in the CO and other Country Office technical and operations units.

Expected travel: The Gender Analyst may be required to travel as the need arises.

Education

• Advanced University Degree in a field relevant to UNFPA’s mandate OR a first-level university degree with at least two additional years of qualifying experience in lieu of the advanced degree.

Knowledge and Experience

• Work experience in gender, gender-transformative approaches, GBV/harmful practices, public health or social sciences is desirable.
• Experience providing technical support for gender-transformative approaches at the sub-national level.
• Experience in GBV prevention and response in both normal and humanitarian settings is an asset.
• Experience developing, implementing, and monitoring work plans is an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; field experience is a strong asset.

Languages

• Fluency in English and Filipino languages. Working knowledge of local languages is desirable.

Core Competencies

• Integrity; commitment to UNFPA and the UN system; analytical and conceptual thinking.
• Communication, decisiveness, influence, networking, and monitoring of work; technical knowledge in relevant fields.
• Detail-oriented, able to handle a high volume of documents in a fast-paced environment; highly organized and process-oriented.
• Results-based programme development and management; innovation and introduction of new approaches.

UNFPA values include gender equality, diversity, and healthy work-life balance. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups and provide reasonable accommodation where needed. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is central to UNFPA’s workforce.

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing or other fee in connection with the recruitment process.