Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Analyst

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 11/06/2025
  • Location: Laos
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Background

National Plastic Action Parnership
The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) hosted by the World Economic Forum was launched in September 2018 at the Sustainable Development Investment Summit as a lighthouse initiative within the Platform for Shaping the Future of Global Public Goods.  GPAP is a public-private platform which aims to tackle one of the most difficult and pressing challenges facing our global commons — plastics pollution — in particular the plastic pollution of rivers, deltas and the ocean.


Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent will be working under the direct supervision of the UNDP’s Project Technical Analyst / NPAP Manager in close collaboration with the Natural Resources Management, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Unit and the Office Gender Focal Point with quality assurance and oversight to be provided by the Programme Support Unit. The GESI Analyst will be reporting regularly, verbally or in written communication throughout the assignment. The tasks will be reviewed and approved by the Project Technical Analyst / NPAP Manager and Team Lead of the NRM,CC & DRR Unit.

The GESI Analyst is expected to work with the NPAP Analyst, UNDP project team and the CO Gender Focal Point who provide technical assistance and guidance 

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
  • Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Social Science, Public Policy, or another related major is required, or 
  • A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:
  • Minimum 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of professional working experience in the development sector, with experience on gender issues.
  • Legal ability to work in host country
  • Strong analytical skills on situation analysis and/or gender analysis
  • Demonstrated ability in engagement with the public and private sector
  • Strong academic research skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent facilitation skills
  • Candidate must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and an organized thinker with the ability to juggle multiple priorities, handle assignments independently, and work under tight deadlines
  • High integrity, passion for sustainable development
  • Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages
  • Fluency in English and Lao language is required.

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