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Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

Background

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development within the United Nations Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through its Global Policy Network (GPN), UNDP brings together technical expertise from headquarters, regional hubs and country offices to deliver integrated policy and programme support across a wide range of development challenges. Within the GPN, the Governance, Rule of Law and Peacebuilding Hub leads UNDP’s work on governance, rule of law, human rights and peacebuilding.

The Rule of Law, Human Rights and Security unit is part of the Governance, Rule of Law and Peacebuilding Team at the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub (BRH). The team supports countries across Asia and the Pacific to strengthen access to justice, advance human rights, promote people-centred justice approaches, and build inclusive, effective and accountable justice institutions. This work contributes directly to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 on peaceful, just and inclusive societies and supports progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Within this framework, advancing gender equality in justice systems is a key regional priority. Across Asia and the Pacific, women remain significantly underrepresented in judicial leadership positions despite growing evidence that diverse and inclusive judiciaries strengthen public trust, improve access to justice, contribute to more accountable institutions, and promote more gender-responsive justice processes. Research and country experiences demonstrate that greater representation of women in judicial leadership strengthens institutional legitimacy, improves decision-making, and enhances the protection of rights and access to justice.

In response to these challenges and opportunities, UNDP is supporting the establishment of the Asia and the Pacific Women Judges Network (APWJN), a regional platform designed to connect women judges, judicial institutions and justice sector partners to advance peer exchange, leadership development, institutional reform and gender-responsive justice systems. The initiative responds to increasing demand from judiciaries across the region for greater opportunities for peer learning, leadership development, regional collaboration, and evidence on women's representation in justice institutions.

To support the effective implementation, coordination and delivery of this growing regional portfolio on gender justice and women’s leadership in the judiciary, UNDP seeks a Gender Justice Project Analyst (IPSA-9) based in Bangkok.

Duties and Responsibilities

Justice initiatives, with a primary focus on the Asia-Pacific Women Judges Network (APWJN) and initiatives promoting women's leadership in the judiciary across Asia and the Pacific.

The Gender Justice Project Analyst will work under day-to-day supervision of the Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights Specialist, and under the overall guidance of the Programme Adviser, Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights, within the Governance, Rule of Law and Peacebuilding Team at the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub.

He/She will also work closely with other teams across the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub to ensure collaboration, learning and innovation on gender justice, including other units within the Governance, Rule of Law and Peacebuilding team as well as the Gender Team and other relevant teams at the Bangkok Regional Hub to ensure quality and timely delivery of expected outputs.

Programme Management and Implementation

Lead the day-to-day implementation and coordination of regional gender justice initiatives, ensuring the effective delivery of programme activities, outputs and results.

Manage the implementation of the Asia-Pacific Women Judges Network (APWJN) and related initiatives on women's leadership in the judiciary.
Develop annual and quarterly workplans, implementation schedules, budgets, procurement plans, and risk management measures to support project delivery.
Coordinate and oversee the implementation of regional and national activities, including judicial leadership colloquiums, consultations, peer-learning exchanges, leadership development programmes, mentoring initiatives, and regional convenings.
Monitor implementation progress, identify bottlenecks, propose corrective actions, and ensure timely achievement of project milestones and targets.

Technical, Policy and Knowledge Management Support

Support the generation, application and dissemination of knowledge and evidence to strengthen gender-responsive justice systems and women's leadership in the judiciary.

Support the development of research, policy analysis, guidance notes, knowledge products and practical tools on gender justice and women's representation and leadership in the judiciary.
Coordinate the collection and analysis of data, evidence, lessons learned and good practices from regional and country-level initiatives to inform programme design and policy development.
Contribute to the development of policy initiatives and technical guidance on emerging gender justice issues in collaboration with country offices, regional teams and external partners.
Identify emerging trends and opportunities related to gender justice and women's judicial leadership and support the translation of evidence into actionable recommendations.

Results-Based Management, Monitoring, Reporting and Communications

Strengthen programme performance, accountability, visibility and learning across the regional gender justice portfolio.

Prepare donor reports, progress reports, briefing notes, presentations, concept papers and management updates.
Develop and maintain knowledge management systems to document lessons learned, innovations, good practices and success stories.
Support implementation of communication and visibility activities to promote APWJN and UNDP's gender justice work through publications, events, digital platforms and social media.
Facilitate regional knowledge exchange and learning among Country Offices, judicial institutions and partners.

Partnerships, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

Strengthen strategic partnerships and support resource mobilization efforts to advance gender justice and women's leadership in the judiciary across Asia and the Pacific.

Serve as the regional coordination focal point for APWJN and maintain regular engagement with judicial institutions, judicial training academies, women judges' associations, Country Offices, development partners and other stakeholders.
Foster partnerships with UN entities, regional organizations, academic institutions, civil society organizations and professional networks to advance programme objectives.
Support the organization and coordination of steering committees, advisory group meetings, technical consultations and partnership forums.
Support senior management engagement with donors and strategic partners to strengthen programme sustainability and expand the regional gender justice portfolio.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

Competencies

Core Competencies:

Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Business Development

Knowledge Facilitation: Ability to animate individuals and groups, internally and externally, and to design and facilitate activities, to share and exchange knowledge, information and ideas. Knowledge of tools and approaches to stimulate active participation, contribution, and exchange

Business Management

Project Management Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
Communication- Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels
Partnerships Management Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and other in-line with UNDP strategy and policies

Business Direction and Strategy

System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

2030 Agenda:

Peace: Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights; Rule of Law

2030 Agenda:

Partnerships: SDG Integration-South-South and Triangular Cooperation Knowledge-sharing

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Law, Gender, Human Rights, Political Science, International Relations, other Social Sciences or related disciplines is required. Or
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Master’s degree.

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional experience on programme support and coordination preferably in the area of access to justice, rule of law, human rights or related fields.
Experience in successfully designing, planning and managing the implementation of multi country or regional initiatives including cross-country knowledge exchange activities and workshops involving multiple countries;
Experience in leading or facilitating judicial knowledge exchanges, with a track record of successful exchanges, partnerships, and knowledge-sharing activities;
Experience in planning, coordinating and executing high-profile events, workshops, and forums at both country and regional levels;
Experience working on rule of law, justice, or gender equality programming;
Experience in mainstreaming gender equality within international development projects;
Experience working in the in Asia and/or Pacific region
Prior UN or international experience.

Required Language(s)

Fluency in English, both written and oral is required.
Working knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

Equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.

UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.

Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.

Right to select multiple candidates

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