Summary: Programme Analyst: Gender & GBV Harare, Zimbabwe

Job Details

  • Deadline: 19 Oct 2026
  • Company: iHarare
  • Location: Kenya
  • Employment Type: Fixed Term
  • Salary: Only Shortlisted ca...

Job Description

Programme Analyst: Gender & GBV

United Nations Population Fund

Expires: 19 Oct 2026

Full Time

HARARE

Salary: Only Shortlisted ca...

Project Administration

job Description

Programme Analyst: Gender & GBV Harare, Zimbabwe

Job Identification: 37277

Posting Date: 10/05/2026, 03:28 PM

Apply Before: 10/19/2026, 03:28 PM

Job Schedule: Full-time

Locations: Harare, Zimbabwe

Grade: NOB

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term

Education & Work Experience: Master's Degree - 2 year(s) experience

The Position

The Programme Analyst, Gender & GBV position is located in the Country Office of UNFPA in Harare and

S/He is responsible for the effective delivery of UNFPA activities in the areas of Gender and GBV

prevention and support services. Under the direct supervision of the Programme Coordinator, Gender

Equality/GBV/Human Rights, the Programme Analyst, contributes to management of UNFPA’s

programming activities on enhancing gender equity as well as reducing GBV in Zimbabwe particularly

among the adolescents/young people, women and key population groups; including in humanitarian

settings. The Programme Analyst, Gender & GBV provides technical delivery in programming, implementation, stakeholder relations, knowledge management, M&E and efforts towards delivering the CPD and accelerating attainment of the transformative results of UNFPA in the Country. S/He provides support for various functions of the CO and maintains collaborative relationships with all staff and teams in the CO.

How you can make a difference

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff who embody these international norms and standards and will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact sustained results, ensuring effective external relations, communications, partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results

Job Purpose

The Programme Analyst substantively contributes to the effective management of UNFPA activities in the areas of Gender, GBV, Social Innovation and Behavioral Change in both humanitarian and development settings. S/He analyses and assesses relevant political, social and economic trends and provides substantive inputs to project formulation and evaluation, joint programming initiatives and national development frameworks. The Programme Analyst guides and facilitates the delivery of UNFPA’s programmes by monitoring results achieved during implementation. S/He ensures and guides the appropriate application of systems and procedures and develops enhancements if necessary. The Programme Analyst facilitates the work of consultants, advisors and experts and establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with counterparts in government, multilateral and bi-lateral donor agencies and civil society to address emerging issues. S/He is expected to effectively influence counterparts from diverse backgrounds to jointly contribute to achieving UNFPA’s mandate. The Programme Analyst is a substantive contributor to the programme team in the Country Office. The Programme Analyst is accountable for ensuring the proper disbursement and absorption of funds to implementing partners.

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities

The Programme Analyst, Gender & GBV will be responsible for

  • General Programming
  • In collaboration with Government counterparts, UN partner agencies, NGOs and other partners

contribute to the formulation and design of the country programme and its AWPs in line with

Government priorities and according to UNFPA programme policies and procedures.

  • Ensure quality of programme/project design incorporating lessons learned, newly developed

policies and best practices and establishing appropriate execution and monitoring mechanisms

and systems.

  • Support, expedite and coordinate project implementation establishing collaborative relationships

with executing agencies, experts, government counterparts and other UN agencies facilitating

timely and efficient delivery of project inputs and addressing training needs of project personnel.

  • Help create and document knowledge about current and emerging trends and issues, by

analysing programmes, projects, strategies, approaches and ongoing experience for lessons

learned, best practices, and shares with management for use in knowledge sharing and planning

future strategies.

  • M&E, Policy and Knowledge Management
  • Ensure robust tracking of Gender/GBV programme implementation and financial expenditure, and

support implementing partners to submit quality technical and financial reports in conformity with

signed agreements.

  • Analyze and report on programme and project progress in terms of achieving results, using

existing monitoring and evaluation tools and introducing new mechanisms and systems; identify

constraints and resource deficiencies and recommend corrective action. Monitor projects

expenditures and disbursements to ensure delivery is in line with approved project budgets and to

realize targeted delivery levels.

analyzing Gender/GBV programmes, projects, strategies, approaches and ongoing experience

for lessons learned, best practices, and shares with management for use in knowledge sharing

and planning future strategies.

  • Support national partners’ capacity to generate quality Gender/GV data, analysis and utilization

for evidence-based decision making, policy and program formulation, monitoring and evaluation

in support of integrated national development and humanitarian response.

  • Analyze and interpret the political, social and economic environment relevant to Gender/GBV and

identify opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention. Keep abreast with new policy

developments and strategies by analyzing policy papers, strategy documents, national plans and

development frameworks and prepares briefs and inputs for policy dialogue, technical assistance

coordination and development frameworks.

  • Participate in relevant local, national and sub-national fora, enhancing UNFPA mandate on

Gender/ GBV and work to ensure that technical issues are incorporated in national development

plans and frameworks.

  • Address policy issues and provides substantive inputs to facilitate policy dialogue and the central

positioning of Gender/GBV issues within policies, national plans and strategies, UN system

initiatives, and development frameworks in national and development partners’ coordination

mechanisms in line with the new aid environment.

  • Create substantive knowledge of Gender/GBVissues in the country, assesses technical

assistance needs in these areas and advises on the suitability of programmes and related

interventions to meet these needs.

  • Participate actively in appropriate UN coordination mechanisms (e.g. Joint UN Team on

Gender/GBV, etc.) and support and contribute to all joint programmes/activities among the UN

agencies.

  • Advise the CO in order to ensure that the specific needs of adolescents and persons with

disability on Gender/GBV are fully addressed.

  • Technical Expertise/Management
  • Analyse and interpret the political, social and economic environment relevant to Gender/GBV and

identify opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention. Keep abreast of new policy

developments and strategies by analysing policy papers, strategy documents, national plans and

development frameworks and prepare briefs and inputs for policy dialogue, technical assistance

  • Participate in relevant national and sub-national fora, enhancing UNFPA mandate on Gender &

GBV and work to ensure that technical issues are incorporated in national development plans and

frameworks.

  • Address policy issues and provide substantive inputs to facilitate policy dialogue and the central

positioning of Gender & GBV issues within policies, national plans and strategies, UN system

  • Advise and Report on interdependencies/interlinkages between UNFPA programme components

(i.e. population and development, Gender, SRH, GBV and HIV).

  • Contribute to implementation of national community health strategy by integrated GBV prevention

and response into the existing community structures

  • Ensure increased availability and use of technical information to improve data collection, analysis

and use; with special attention to recent developments in analysis of data from censuses

surveys, statistics, etc.

  • Create substantive knowledge of Gender & GBV issues in the country, assess technical

assistance needs in these areas and advise on the suitability of programmes and related

  • Participate actively in appropriate UN coordination mechanisms (e.g. Joint UN Teams) and

support and contribute to all joint programmes/activities among the UN agencies.

  • Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation
  • Assist advocacy and resource mobilisation efforts of Country Office by preparing relevant

documentation (i.e. project summaries, conference papers, speeches, donor profiles, and

participating in donor meetings and public information events).

  • Develop Gender, GBV & Human rights factsheets, briefing materials, infographics, and

presentations for public information, advocacy and resource mobilisation purposes.

  • Prepare project proposals and share information about UNFPA tools for co-financing and funding.
  • Build strong technical and programme multi-sectoral partnerships for advocacy for ICPD agenda

through national institutions, networks, alliances and coalitions. Monitor and keep updates on

  • existing and potential partnerships. Follow through and ensure that recommendations and action

points agreed to are addressed.

  • Funds Management
  • Prepare and manage relevant programme budgets.
  • Monitor expenditures to ensure delivery is in line with approved budgets and to realise targeted

delivery levels.

  • Ensure the timely and accurate reporting of financial information.
  • Raise requisitions for relevant travels and procurement under the e-procurement module in Atlas.
  • Manage assets that have been procured by the UNFPA and supplied to the implementing

partners; ensuring that they are put to proper use (Form C).

  • General Support
  • Stand-in for other team members on selected functions as may be required.
  • Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Masters Degree in health, population, demography, development, gender, law and/or other

related social science field.

Knowledge and Experience

  • At least 2 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the field of development

and population activities

  • Significant work experience in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and GBV

prevention.

  • Specialized knowledge and experience within integrated SRHR/Gender/GBV/YD approaches will

be desired

  • Experience in programme/ project management including experience in large multi-sector

programmes

  • Prior experience in the UN system is an asset
  • Excellent communication and analytical skills work experien

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