Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide contributions and coordinate with relevant colleagues on regular and ad-hoc UNEP and UN reports, related to gender equality, disability inclusion, youth, poverty eradication and diversity, in alignment with UN-SWAPreporting and UNDIS performance and Poverty Eradication Guidance, Youth Strategy.
• Support the implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of UNEP’s gender equality, disability inclusion youth and poverty eradication commitments at the programme and portfolio level, contributing to relevant corporate reports and knowledge products.
• Develop, update, and promote the use of standardized tools, templates, and guidance notes to support gender-responsive, disability-inclusive youth and poverty eradication programme and project design and reporting.
• Conduct research as input to interventions, collects, analyses and uses disaggregated data and statistics on impact indicators and reports to the QAS management.
• Prepare updates for relevant UNEP external and internal websites.
• Provide administrative support to the QAS operations in collaboration with the programme management assistant.
• In the absence of the Associate Programme Management Officer and the programme management assistant, designated responsibilities will be carried out to ensure continuity of programme and administrative activities.
• Perform any other related duties as may be required.

Qualifications/special skills

• Completion of high school diploma is required. Supplemental training in gender studies, social sciences, development studies, disability studies, public policy, human rights, international relations, or a related field is desirable.
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in gender studies diversity and inclusion, social science or inclusive development programming is required.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in an environment and/or development context is required.
• Working experience in an international organization such as the United Nations or another international organization is desirable.
• Knowledge of programme and/or project management, including work on design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and results-based reporting is desirable. Good drafting skills are desirable.

Deadline : Jun 5, 2026