Gender and Data Management Analyst

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Mission and objectives

UNFPA is the population and sexual and reproductive health and rights agency of the United Nations. Our mission is to deliver a world in which every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA is working with governments, civil society, regional partners and other UN agencies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, with specific focus on Goal 3 (health and well-being), Goal 5 (gender equality), Goal 10 (reduced inequalities) and Goal 17 (partnerships). The English-and Dutch-speaking Caribbean is part of the United Nations’ “Delivering as One” initiative, and as such, the UNFPA Sub-Regional Programme for the Caribbean (2022-2026), is aligned to the United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNMSDCF) 2022-2026. UNFPA’s programmes apply gender, human rights and culturally sensitive approaches, supported by evidence-based advocacy and policy dialogue to address issues of sexual and reproductive health, gender equality and women’s empowerment, youth and population. Helping to create an enabling environment for sexual and reproductive health and rights; increasing national capacities to advocate for and deliver gender informed policies and programmes for access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; and strengthening legal and social protection systems for the implementation of laws, policies and programmes to prevent sexual violence against women and girls, are at the heart of UNFPA’s support in the Caribbean.

Context

This United Nations Volunteers (UNV) assignment is part of UNFPA’s programmes in the English and Dutch-Speaking Caribbean

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director, Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
As a UN Youth Volunteer hosted by UNFPA within the UN Multi-Country Office of Barbados and Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), your primary purpose is to contribute to gender and data-related initiatives aligned with the One-UN approach. Under the guidance of the Deputy Director, the incumbent will collaborate closely with the data focal point in the Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO) support of joint initiatives on data agreed to by Sustainable Development Goals Project Management Team (SDG PMT) with specific attention to UNFPA’s priorities on population and development. The role involves assisting in enhancing coherence in data work across the United Nations entities operating in the Eastern Caribbean. By supporting these efforts, the UNV will play a vital role in advancing regional development objectives and strengthening linkages to broader Caribbean initiatives. Through the UNV’s dedication and contributions, the UNV will empower youth engagement in data-driven decision-making processes, fostering sustainable development and inclusive growth across the region.
Key responsibilities
✔ Support in the engagement with external partners such as Caribbean Development Bank, Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) and OECS.
✔ Support in the development and execution of plans for specific data initiatives to enhance the internal availability of gender-disaggregated data on population dynamics for programme management.
✔ Contribute to the development and implementation of innovative strategies and solutions to address data gaps to meet the needs of data analysis and to address reporting challenges among UN agencies and UNFPA data programme performance domains.
✔ Assist in the development and implementation of data models, algorithms, and statistical analyses to provide valuable insights and contribute to decision-making.
✔ As part of a team, the UNV will stay up to date with UNFPA best practices and emerging platforms for data analysis to support programme management.
✔ Assist in interpreting and communicating findings from data analysis to non-technical stakeholders clearly and compellingly.
✔ Contribute to the implementation of the UNFPA data strategy and coherence with other UN efforts.
✔ Participate in regular monitoring and evaluation of the progress of data initiatives, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing necessary adjustments.
✔ Contribute to capacity-building efforts to strengthen the organisation’s data literacy and analytical skills.
✔ Contribute to an appropriate knowledge management system that supports the documentation of the UNFPA programme’s results, storage, and sharing including on gender and population policy.
✔ Participate in the collection and tabulation of data and provide technical inputs to ensure the achievement of office objectives.
✔ Contribute to the preparation of office and projects/programme reports, and submissions by providing information, generating, and analysing funding reports, synthesising data in tables and other visualisation methods and supporting where possible the drafting report sections.
✔ Support the Deputy Director and Liaison Officer covering Barbados and OECS on related tasks, as required.