UN Women : National Programme Analyst – Thailand (Consultant), Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand

## UN Women : National Programme Analyst – Thailand (Consultant), Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand - Organization:UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women - Office:UN Women Bangkok UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. WE RISE Together (WRT) - Advancing gender-responsive procurement in the Mekong sub-region is a four-year Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP) project developed by UN Women. It sits under MAP's Economic Resilience Fund (MAP-ERF) and addresses its four drivers of resilience (including macroeconomic, household, business, and government resilience). The project responds to the prioritisation of women's economic empowerment by expanding market access for Women-owned Businesses (WOBs) and Gender Responsive Enterprises (GREs) through procurement opportunities. WRT tackles the structural gender inequities that exist within the global procurement market in which WOBs secure only one per cent of spending worldwide. By introducing and advancing increased market access through gender-responsive procurement (GRP), WRT operates with the overall objective to empower more women to equally access, lead, and benefit from expanded market opportunities in the Mekong subregion. In its second phase, WE RISE Together Phase 2 (WRT 2.0) -(1 March 2025 to 28 February 2029) is funded and supported by the Australian Government through the Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP) and implemented by UN Women to advanceGender-Responsive Procurement (GRP)in the Mekong Subregion acrossCambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Thailand, and Viet Nam. The project contributes to specific key envisioned outcomes in the MAP, namely Mekong Subregion partners increase leadership and economic opportunities for women and people with disabilities and other marginalized groups, and Mekong Subregion partners enable strengthened economic resilience and subregional integration. WRT as a programme is working the overarching results of:More women are empowered to equally access, participate, lead and benefit from expanded market opportunities in the Mekong Subregionand works across three outcome areas: - Outcome 1: Increased awareness and commitment toGender-Responsive Procurement (GRP), demonstrated through increased adoption of GRP practices by public and private institutions and strengthened gender-responsive data on procurement practices. - Outcome 2: Strengthened national public policies and/or practices related to GRP and/or women-owned businesses (WOBs) / gender-responsive enterprises (GREs) promotion that are aligned with existing regional frameworks; and - Outcome 3:Increased market connections and opportunities for WOBs and GREs. Reporting to WRT Programme Management Consultant with dotted metric to the Thailand Country Programme Coordinator, the National Programme Analyst - Thailand (Consultant) is responsible for the national programme coordination and implementation, including monitoring and partnership building in close collaboration/consultation with the WRT programme Management Consultant to ensure programme coherent. S(he) will lead the partnership building in the framework of this project and work in close coordination with various partners and stakeholders, including government officials, multi and bilateral donors, and private sector which will guide and provide input for the performance of the programme at country level. The National Programme Analyst - Thailand (Consultant) will also inform and update his/her supervisors at country level about programme implementation and opportunities to build synergies with other relevant initiatives implemented by UN Women and key relevant stakeholders at the country level. Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of Women's Economic Empowerment - WE RISE Together under the Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP) - Provide substantive inputs to the design and formulation of programme/project proposals and initiatives and identify areas for support and intervention related to the programme; - Analyze country context and identify key opportunities and partners to enhance the project plan and implementation at the country level in close collaboration with UN Women's WE RISE Together Regional Team to ensure that the project is coherent and reflects the country's priorities regarding women's economic empowerment; - Establish and oversee partnership to engage the private and public sector actors for the implementation of WE RISE Together; - Contribute to finalization of country strategy documents, proposals, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to WE RISE Together; - Develop further and implement biennial/annual workplan in line with the approved programme document in close consultation with the WE RISE Together Programme Management Consultant and the Country Programme Coordinator to ensure that it is aligned with the overall direction of Thailand's country programme and the regional programme as well as UN Women's strategic priorities on WEE at the country level; - Ensure the translation of the UN Women's and Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP) project's priorities into successful national/local interventions that resonate with country-level priority to promote women's economic empowerment (WEE) particularly on market access; - Connect the country level activities with regional level initiatives and cross-country learning. Provide substantive technical support to the implementation and management of the Women's Economic Empowerment - WE RISE TOGETHER programme in Thailand - Review results and report on the established Performance Monitoring Framework (PMF) at the country level - Contribute to the development of further and implement existing a detailed country-level work plan in line with the approved programme document in close consultation with the Country Programme Coordinator and WE RISE Together Programme Management Consultant to ensure it is aligned with the overall direction of the programme as well as UN Women's strategic priorities on WEE at the country and regional level; - Ensure the implementation of the country-level programme based on the Results-based Management (RBM) principles and in accordance with UN Women's standard rules and regulations; - Gather inputs and coordinate the preparation of work-plans, periodic narrative progress reports and expenditures status reports to the UN Women WE RISE Together programme and UN Women Thailand office; - Lead the coordination of the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners; - Coordinate country-level needs assessment and development of training materials and workshops to avoid duplication of efforts and ensure coherence in the overall approach within UN Women and other partners at the country level; - Identify country-level capacity building needs and support partners through technical assistance, mentoring, training, cross partner learning and sharing; and - Facilitate the delivery of training and capacity-building sessions to partners involved in Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) and/or Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) related activities. - Coordinate on logistic plans, event organization, and other related administrative work. Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners - Coordinate and provide technical support in the implementation of programme activities; - Maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the WE RISE TOGETHER programme; and - I