Gender Specialist Accountability & Reporting [Open to internal and external applicants]

UNDP•New York, NY

About The Position

The Gender Specialist, Accountability and Reporting works within UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) Gender Team, which leads implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2029, including the Gender Equality Global Programme. Reporting directly to the Head of Gender in New York, the specialist ensures UNDP is accountable for its gender equality commitments, advances UN-system-wide commitments and interagency coordination, tracks financial investments for gender equality, and provides reliable gender-related data for decision-making. The position works across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams to support UNDP’s strategic goals. It combines corporate reporting and accountability, implementation of UN-SWAP and GEAP commitments, gender-marker oversight, data analysis and visualization, and support to regional and country colleagues. The role has no supervisory or managerial responsibilities. Other duties within the functional profile may be assigned as needed for the efficient functioning of the Office and Organization.

Requirements

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in statistics, feminist economics, data science and analytics, gender studies, or a relevant related field; alternatively, a first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in one of these fields combined with two additional years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of the advanced degree.
At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in accountability, reporting, and/or data analysis with a Master’s degree, or at least seven years with a Bachelor’s degree.
Proficiency in statistical software and data visualization tools.
Fluency in English.
Core competencies include achieving results, innovative thinking, continuous learning, agility, determination, partnership and engagement, and enabling diversity and inclusion.
Cross-functional and technical competencies include monitoring and evaluation on gender equality and women’s empowerment; data and research on gender equality; gender equality and institutional transformation; systems thinking; knowledge generation; working with evidence and data; and portfolio management.

Nice To Haves

Technical expertise in gender equality; feminist economics is an added plus.
Experience in data science and analytics, including data preprocessing, exploration, use, and visualization for decision-making; AI-driven data analytics is an added plus.
Experience producing quality reports in English.
Experience coordinating with diverse partners and stakeholders; coordination with UN-system entities is an added plus.
Knowledge and experience working with UN accountability tools; experience with UNDP accountability tools is an added plus.
Knowledge of another UN language.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver UNDP reporting on gender equality, including the Annual Report on implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy, the GEAP Annual Report, the UN-SWAP Annual Report, and ECOSOC reports.
Provide technical and coordination support for preparation, convening, and follow-up of the Gender Steering and Implementation Committee (GSIC).
Advise and provide technical support to ensure senior- and middle-manager performance assessment criteria include implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2029, collaborating with relevant bureaus and teams.
Serve as the Gender Team’s evaluation and audit focal point, liaising with the UNDP Independent Evaluation Office and Audit Office; engaging in corporate gender evaluations or audits; preparing management responses; tracking recommendations; and delivering reports and evaluation of the Gender Equality Global Programme 2023–2025.
Ensure the gender equality data powerhouse is updated.
Develop and lead UNDP’s action plan for implementing commitments under UN-SWAP and GEAP.
Liaise with Headquarters, Regional Hubs, and Country Offices to support achievement of UN-SWAP and GEAP standards.
Engage with the UNDP Gender Equality Seal for country offices as a primary global initiative for operationalizing the Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2029.
Represent UNDP and the Gender Team in global UN interagency coordination spaces, including IANGWE, UN-SWAP, and GEAP.
Support UNDP participation in intergovernmental conferences and high-level inter-agency events related to system-wide gender equality commitments.
Lead implementation of UNDP’s gender marker to track budgets and expenditures for gender equality across Headquarters, Regional Hubs, and Country Offices.
Ensure the gender marker meets UN-system-wide quality standards and coordinate quality assurance and periodic reviews for accuracy.
Provide technical support to Headquarters teams, Regional Hubs, and Country Offices to help meet gender-marker targets and foster learning and knowledge sharing.
Coordinate annual financial and narrative reports or snapshots for leadership decision-making, including analysis of progress against Gender Equality Strategy targets.
Represent UNDP in inter-agency forums on gender markers and other mechanisms for tracking financial investments in gender equality.
Collect and analyze corporate data from sources such as the Gender Marker, ROAR, and Gender Equality Seal, including AI-driven analytics, to support evidence-based decision-making and programming.
Develop dashboards and visualizations that communicate complex findings clearly and compellingly.
Prepare policy briefs, reports, and presentations that translate data into actionable recommendations.
Liaise with Regional Hubs’ Gender Teams and Country Offices to identify data needs and contribute to capacity strengthening in data collection and analysis for decision-making and programming.
Provide content for the Global Gender Equality Community of Practice and Gender Equality Seal Learning Plan, drawing on data and lessons learned across workstreams.
Perform other duties within the functional profile as necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and Organization.