UN Women: Data Analysis and Monitoring Specialist, Bonn, Germany, P3 FTA
- Organisation: UN Women
- Location: Bonn, Germany
- Deadline: 27 November 2026
Background:
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.
The Strategy, Planning, Results and Effectiveness Division (SPRED) is responsible for integrating corporate strategy, resources, and performance management to improve decision-making and ensure that UN Women manages for results in delivering on its Strategic Plan, while increasing transparency and accountability to its governing bodies and stakeholders. The Division monitors and reports on corporate results and budget implementation to ensure coherent achievement of results in line with the UN Women Strategic Plan.
The Strategic Planning Unit (SPU) in SPRED supports and guides UN Women to achieve higher quality development results through an integrated approach that links strategic planning, monitoring and reporting and Results-Based Management (RBM). SPU is the custodian of RBM in UN Women. SPU is also the leading unit as business owner for UN Women results management systems to support strategic planning and results-based monitoring and reporting processes as well as data aggregation and analysis to communicate on results with stakeholders.
As mandated by the UN Women Executive Board, UN Women produces an Executive Director’s Annual Report to demonstrate achievements under its Strategic Plan. Complementing this, UN Women is committed to leveraging global data systems, the Transparency Portal, and the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) to enhance accountability and transparency. Preparations for the development of the next Strategic Plan 2026-2029 are underway, accompanied by the Integrated Resources and Results Framework to ensure comprehensive alignment between resources and results.
Under the direct supervision of the Strategic Planning Specialist, the Data Analysis and Monitoring Specialist is responsible for consolidating, aggregating, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data of Strategic Plan at the corporate/headquarters (HQ) level to contribute to the corporate level monitoring and reporting on the implementation of UN Women’s Strategic Plan. The Data Analysis and Monitoring Specialist systematically captures Strategic Plan data, allowing UN Women to monitor cumulative progress and achievement of results and targets as outlined in the Strategic Plan results frameworks. They provide technical support to field offices and HQ to strengthen UN Women’s capacity on data collection and analysis. They are also responsible for using key findings form data analysis to strengthen UN Women’s results communication within and beyond UN Women.
Key Functions and Accountabilities:
Strengthen and conduct data collection and analysis to support systematic monitoring and reporting on results and financial data of UN Women’s Global Strategic Plan at the corporate level:
• Contribute to the development of the Strategic Plans of UN Women, and, in particular, support the development, and any necessary adjustments during the Mid-Term Review of the UN Women’s Strategic Plan, of the Integrated Results and Resources Frameworks from a data and results perspective internally and with partner UN agencies, ensuring overall quality and meeting corporate deadlines and requirements with the Executive Board.
• Oversee and provide technical guidance to the development, finalization and implementation of data collection/analysis plan per Strategic Plan indicator for systematic monitoring and reporting of UN Women Strategic Plan Integrated Results and Resources Framework in collaboration with various units of HQ and field offices of UN Women and key partners.
• Lead the development of approaches and tools to better quantify and report on UN Women results in a systematic manner and to link with Strategic Development Goals (SDG) targets and indicators.
• Design and conduct data collection methods, including (but not limited to) survey and questionnaires, to collect necessary quantitative and qualitative date at the corporate level.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify trends and provide overview of performance.
• Coordinate with HQ units, under the leadership of the Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division (PPID) Directorate and the Corporate Performance and Accountability Unit (CPAU in SPRED), to oversee in a timely manner the validation of the quality of data collected from the field and HQ levels (baseline, targets, actual monitoring data) before using those for corporate monitoring, review and reporting exercises.
• Provide customized technical support and address gaps in those Strategic Plan indicators whose data collection and analysis methodologies need improvement.
• Collect, aggregate and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data on results from the field and HQ on UN Women Strategic Plans through results management systems and online platforms of UN Women and beyond, and summarize and present key findings to the field and HQ of UN Women to feed into monitoring, reporting and next cycle of planning of Strategic Plan and to contribute to decision making processes.
• Provide technical inputs related to data collection and analysis for the monitoring and reporting processes of joint results achieved with UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF.
• Provide strategic and technical support for the preparation of materials for all Executive Board formal and informal sessions, including presentations and briefing notes.
Provide technical support to UN Women field offices and HQ units on data collection and analysis:
• Provide technical support to HQ units and field offices to specify and improve methodologies for data collection and analysis per Strategic Plan indicator as well as Strategic Note/Work Plan and project levels to strengthened evidence-based monitoring and reporting.
• Develop specific training materials and tools on statistics, data collection and analysis to strengthen capacity of UN Women personal in those areas.
Provide technical contributions and guidance to evidence-based communication on UN Women’s results and achievements and associated financial data with stakeholders and external partners:
• Collect, aggregate and analyze both qualitative and quantitative and financial data on results from the field and HQ on UN Women Strategic Plans through results management systems of UN Women and beyond, and summarize, visualise and present key findings to be used for communication with key partners, donors and the public.
• Prepare visual presentation of results and associated financial data and UN Women’s performance for internal and external audiences.
• Contribute to communication of UN Women’s results linking with SDG goals, targets and indicators.
Provide technical contributions to integration of data collection, analysis and results communication in UN Women business processes and procedures in the areas of strategic planning, monitoring, reporting and knowledge management:
• Ensure that data collection, analysis and results communication are systematically integrated in programming-related policies, procedures, guidance and tools of UN Women under Policies, Procedures and Guidance framework and support its rollout.
Provide technical contributions to development and enhancement of UN Women IT systems to strengthen data collection, analysis and communication of results data:
• Provide inputs to the specification of business cases and functional requirements specifically related to data collection, analysis, visualization of data, and results communication in the processes of development of new and/or enhancement of existing IT systems of UN Women
• Provide technical support in conducting User Acceptance Testing specifically those functionalities that support systematic data collection, analysis and results communication of UN Women Strategic Plan.
Strengthen Transparency, Innovation, and Systems for Results Management and implementation of UN 2.0:
• Oversee the operations of UN Women’s Transparency Portal, ensuring it serves as a comprehensive and user-friendly platform for accountability and results communication.
• Manages the presentation of annual reporting results and financial data against UN Women Strategic Plans and Strategic Notes on the Transparency Portal.
• Continuously enhance portal functionality to meet evolving organizational needs, including integrating advanced data analytics and visualization tools.
• Monitor and maintain data integrity, ensuring accurate, timely, and high-quality content on the portal.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including Country Offices, Regional Offices, HQ Divisions, and partners, to ensure effective use and consistent updates to the Portal.
• Support implementation AI-driven solutions to enhance the Transparency Portal’s functionality, including intelligent search capabilities and data quality improvements.
• Conduct technical training sessions to strengthen internal capacity in data-driven approaches and the effective use of the Transparency Portal.
• Strengthen engagement with IATI and Reporting Standards:
• Drive improvements in IATI reporting to enhance transparency and compliance with international standards.
• Conduct capacity-building sessions and manage working groups to increase awareness and technical capacity for IATI reporting across the organization.
• Actively engage with the IATI community to explore and implement best practices and innovative approaches.
• Leverage AI and Innovation for Results Management:
• Support Pilot AI/machine learning models to streamline data reporting and improve the accuracy and usability of results and financial data.
• Explore the use of innovation and big data for results monitoring and reporting and train UN Women personnel on relevant tools.