The Analyst will coordinate closely with the national Gender/GBV Analyst, Social Norms Change Analyst, SRH Analysts, CSE In and Out-of-School Analyst, Monitoring and Evaluation Analysts, and UNFPA personnel across the country, to ensure that gender-transformative approaches, including the prevention and response to CEFMU, adolescent pregnancy and gender-based violence, are effectively integrated into policies, programs, and initiatives. The Social Norms Change Analyst will report directly to the Head of Sub-Office in Cotabato and will work in close coordination with the Gender/GBV Team Leads at the UNFPA Philippines Country Office (CO) and at the UNFPA Cotabato Sub-Office.
Responsibility:
Supporting the coordination of the results-based planning, timely and effective implementation, monitoring, and reporting of UNFPA Gender and Social Norms programmes, components or interventions in the Sub-Office, whether stand-alone UNFPA programmes or in the context of joint programming with other agencies, ensuring alignment with the UNFPA Country Programme and UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and responsiveness to the national/local sectoral plans and priorities.
Supporting the Sub-Office’s contextualization of the UNFPA CO Strategy on Transformation of Social and Gender Norms to accelerate results in the implementation of the Country Programme particularly in BARMM, in close collaboration with the different units and projects.
Contributing to the innovation, knowledge sharing, and replication of good practices across Gender and GBV prevention and response partners across sectors and across contexts, e.g. through South-to-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC).
Facilitating the specific interventions on social and gender norms change led by the Sub-Office, in close coordination with the CO.
Providing technical and policy advisory research and analysis on gender equality and women’s human rights within the context of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and GBV and harmful practices in Mindanao particularly in BARMM, working closely with UNFPA national and sub-national teams, government agencies, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to advance gender-transformative approaches in alignment with the Country Programme.
Coordinating the generation, synthesis, and application of evidence to integrate gender- transformative approaches into national and subnational policies, programs, and interventions particularly in BARMM, ensuring they are culturally and politically responsive and effectively address discriminatory gender and social norms affecting women and girls, including those perpetuating child, early, and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU), adolescent pregnancy and gender-based violence.
Supporting the design, adaptation, and expansion of evidence-based and data-driven interventions, tools, and programs that are tailored to diverse contexts, in close coordination with UNFPA national and field teams, to inform national and local policies and address gender inequalities and harmful practices such as CEFMU and gender-based violence (GBV), ensuring that social and behavior change initiatives are grounded in research and evidence and contribute meaningfully to advancing the SRHR of women and adolescent girls, while also promoting positive masculinities and addressing patriarchal norms that contribute to gender inequality through culturally relevant and community-driven approaches.
Documenting and synthesizing evidence on social and gender norms change to inform future programming, while facilitating knowledge-sharing mechanisms and platforms at national and subnational levels.
Consolidating, researching and analysing the existing assessments on Gender and Social Norms in BARMM, including the political, social, economic, and cultural environment, and identifying opportunities for UNFPA assistance and intervention, including supporting BARMM to unlock and maximize its gender dividend.
Providing technical support and research to the development of relevant advocacy and policy documents to address Gender-related issues and gender inequalities, strengthening programming for the prevention and response to GBV and other harmful practices such as child, early, forced marriages and unions (CEFMU), and harnessing the gender dividend.
Requirements:
Advanced university degree in a field of study relevant to UNFPA’s mandate, such as sociology, anthropology, social sciences, women’s studies, public health, public administration, international relations, international development, law or other related fields, with a focus on social and gender norms change.
No minimum experience requirement, however, up to two years of relevant work experience in advocacy for gender and social norms change in legislation, public policies and programmes is desirable.
Experience providing technical support in the development and/or implementation of gender transformative approaches at the national or sub-national level is desirable.
Experience in working on gender-based violence prevention and response in both ‘normal’ and humanitarian settings is an advantage.
Prior experience on developing, implementing and monitoring work plans is an advantage.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills is required.
