Humanitarian Analyst

Host entity: UNFPA Jordan

Volunteer type: International

Areas of expertise: Public health, immunisation, Emergency preparedness, crisis response, Project management, programme development, strategy

Application deadline: 03/09/2026

Mission and objectives

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

UNFPA’s goal is to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realize
Reproductive rights, and reduce maternal mortality to accelerate progress on the ICPD
Agenda, to improve the lives of adolescents and youth, and women, enabled by population dynamics, human rights, and gender equality.

In 2018, UNFPA launched efforts to achieve three transformative results, ambitions that promise to change the world for every man, woman, adolescent and young person:
1. Ending unmet need for family planning
2. Ending preventable maternal death
3. Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
UNFPA recognizes that innovation is a key accelerator to achieve these results. UNFPA will harness innovation to meet tomorrow’s challenges and boost its impact, especially in addressing furthest behind populations, and leverage opportunities, social capital, funding and technology by (a) strengthening the corporate innovation architecture and capabilities, (b) scaling up innovations that have proven to be effective and impactful, (c) forming new partnerships and connecting with relevant innovation ecosystems, (d) strengthening and leveraging financing for innovation, and (e) expanding communities and culture for innovation.

Assignment context

Jordan hosts the second-largest number of refugees per capita worldwide. As of 30 June 2026, the country hosts 393,271 registered refugees and asylum-seekers, including 370,179 registered Syrian refugees, of whom 78 per cent reside in host communities and 22 per cent in refugee camps, primarily Za’atari and Azraq. While voluntary returns to Syria have increased since late 2024, the majority of refugees continue to require humanitarian assistance, particularly as funding constraints and the humanitarian transition place increasing pressure on essential services. Women and girls in both camps and host communities continue to face significant barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response programmes. UNFPA supports the delivery of integrated SRH and GBV services through specialized partners, including Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) and SRH service points in refugee camps and host communities. UNFPA also maintains its role as co-lead of the national and camp-level SRH and GBV Working Groups, strengthening coordination, quality of services and referral pathways. The integrated response includes family planning, antenatal and postnatal care, clinical management of rape referrals, GBV case management, psychosocial support, awareness raising and community outreach. The incumbent UN Volunteer will support UNFPA Jordan’s humanitarian response through humanitarian analysis, technical programme support, coordination, monitoring and reporting. The role will contribute to strengthening SRH and GBV programming, supporting evidence-based decision-making, maintaining effective partnerships and ensuring that humanitarian interventions remain responsive to the evolving needs of refugees and vulnerable populations.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the International Programme Coordinator, the UN Volunteer will, the UN Volunteer Humanitarian Analyst will contribute to humanitarian analysis, programme management, coordination, monitoring, reporting and strategic support for UNFPA Jordan’s SRHR and GBV response in refugee camps and host communities, including in the context of the evolving humanitarian-development nexus:

A. Humanitarian Analysis, Programme Management and Strategic Support
• Analyse the humanitarian context affecting refugees and vulnerable populations, including key trends, emerging needs, vulnerabilities, operational challenges and risks, and provide evidence-based recommendations to inform programme planning, adaptation and decision-making.
• Contribute to the planning, implementation, monitoring and adaptation of UNFPA-supported SRHR and GBV interventions, ensuring alignment with UNFPA standards, humanitarian principles, the Jordan Response Plan (JRP), the 3RP and evolving humanitarian priorities.
• Monitor and analyse the progress of implementing partners’ interventions through regular engagement, field visits, review of programme information and identification of implementation gaps, challenges and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide analytical inputs to strengthen the quality, relevance and accessibility of SRH and GBV programming, including referral pathways, linkages between health and protection services, and access barriers affecting women and girls.
• Contribute to needs assessments, data collection, analysis and documentation of findings to generate evidence on humanitarian needs, service accessibility and programme priorities.
• Support the consolidation and analysis of programme data, monitoring findings and assessments to identify trends, gaps, risks and areas requiring further attention.
• Contribute to contextual analysis related to humanitarian transition, service rationalization and the humanitarian-development nexus, including implications for the continuity, sustainability and accessibility of SRH and GBV services.
• Support preparedness efforts and early warning analysis by identifying emerging developments that may affect humanitarian programming.

B. Humanitarian Coordination and Partnership Management
• Contribute to UNFPA Jordan’s engagement in humanitarian coordination mechanisms, including Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Protection, Health, Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and other relevant coordination platforms at national and camp levels.
• Maintain effective working relationships with government counterparts, UN agencies, implementing partners, camp management and humanitarian actors to strengthen coordination and support a coherent multisectoral response.
• Contribute to joint analysis, information sharing and inter-agency discussions related to evolving refugee needs, humanitarian transition, service continuity and response planning.
• Support coordination with implementing partners through regular communication, follow-up on implementation progress, identification of operational challenges and facilitation of solutions.
• Promote collaboration with national institutions and local partners to support sustainable and locally owned approaches within the humanitarian-development nexus.

C. Reporting, Information Management and Advocacy
• Contribute to humanitarian reporting, donor reporting and resource mobilization efforts through the preparation of situation updates, donor reports, concept notes, proposals, briefing materials and other programme documents.
• Consolidate and analyse programme achievements, indicators, challenges, risks and lessons learned to inform internal reporting, strategic planning and advocacy.
• Support the development of evidence-based advocacy and communication products, including humanitarian updates, key messages, success stories and briefing notes.
• Prepare inputs and briefing materials for donor missions, high-level visits and humanitarian engagements.
• Support the documentation of good practices, lessons learned and evidence generated through humanitarian interventions.

D. Other Responsibilities
• Perform any other duties as required by the UNFPA Representative, Programme Coordinator and relevant supervisors.

Skills and experience

Minimum three years of professional experience in humanitarian or development settings, preferably in complex emergency contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in humanitarian programme support, including programme monitoring, coordination, reporting, analysis and engagement with implementing partners.
• Experience working on gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), gender-based violence (GBV), protection or related humanitarian issues.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to collect, analyse and synthesize information from multiple sources to inform programme planning and decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience in drafting high-quality reports, concept notes, situation updates, donor reports and other programme documents.
• Strong coordination and partnership management skills, including experience engaging with UN agencies, government counterparts, NGOs, implementing partners and other humanitarian stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

Desirable assets:
• Previous experience with UN agencies, international organizations or donor-funded humanitarian programmes.
• Experience in refugee response settings and knowledge of humanitarian coordination mechanisms (e.g. SRH, GBV, Protection, Health, CCCM or inter-agency working groups).
• Experience conducting or supporting needs assessments, data collection and evidence generation.
• Knowledge of humanitarian-development nexus approaches and transition contexts.
• Knowledge of UNFPA programming areas, particularly SRHR, GBV prevention and response, and women and girls’ protection.
• Working knowledge of Arabic is an asset.
• Experience in Jordan or the Middle East humanitarian context is an asset.

Additional technical skills:
• Excellent drafting, analytical and reporting skills, with demonstrated ability to prepare concise and evidence-based documents for different audiences.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and provide quality outputs with limited supervision.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary environments.
• Strong computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with data management and information-sharing tools.
• Professional integrity, respect for diversity and commitment to humanitarian principles and the values of volunteerism.

Competencies and values

• Accountability
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Communication
• Judgement and decision-making
• Planning and organising
• Professionalism
• Self-management
• Teamwork
• Respect for diversity

Living conditions

Location: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is located in the Middle East. Bound by Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, Red Sea to the south and the Palestinian National Authority to the west.

Weather: Jordan’s climate can be classified as semi-arid (Bsh) on the Koeppen-Geiger classification. It features a hot, dry climate characterized by long, hot, dry summers and short, cool winters. The climate is influenced by Jordan's location between the subtropical aridity of the Arabian desert areas and the subtropical humidity of the eastern Mediterranean area. January is the coldest month, with temperatures from 5°C to 10°C, and August is the hottest month at 20°C to 35°C. Daily temperatures can be quite hot, especially in the summer; on some days it can be 40°C or more, especially when a hot, dry southerly wind blows. Such winds can sometimes be very strong and can cause sandstorms.
About 70 percent of the average rainfall in the country falls between November and March; June through August are often rainless. Rainfall varies from season to season and from year to year. Precipitation is often concentrated in violent storms, causing erosion and local flooding, especially in the winter months.

Safety and Security: Jordan is a relatively stable country. The potentials for internal or external armed conflict are considered very unlikely in the current political environment. Peaceful demonstrations, and sometimes road blockages, do occur in Jordan, motivated by domestic factors such as unemployment, deprivation of resources and development or for regional issues such as solidarity with the Palestinian cause or with the Syrian crises. Most of these events are driven by civil society unions and Islamic parties. Domestic tribal civil unrest sometimes turns violent, especially outside main cities, due to tribal disputes or socio-economic reasons. In all occasions law enforcement agencies usually manage to contain the situation rapidly.
Road traffic accidents are the primary threat against UN personnel in Jordan. Poor road conditions and bad driving behaviours are the main reasons for the high rate of traffic accidents.
Amman is a category A duty station with security level 1.

Transportation and housing: Taxis as well as ride-hailing services (Uber and Careem) are abundant and affordable in Amman. Medical facilities are generally very good, particularly in Amman where there are several modern, well-equipped public and private hospitals. Public minibuses are the most common form of public transport. They normally only leave when full, so waiting times of an hour or more are inevitable, especially in rural areas. The larger air-con buses offer a speedy and reliable service, departing according to a fixed schedule. Housing is readily available with rents for one- to two-bedroom apartments ranging between 500 and 800 JD (1 JD = 0.708 USD) depending on the location.

Health Services: Medical facilities are generally very good, particularly in Amman where there are several modern, well-equipped public and private hospitals. Almost all doctors (and most pharmacists) speak English; many have studied abroad.

Language: The official language of Jordan is Arabic, but English is widely spoken – especially in the cities. Many Jordanians have travelled or have been educated abroad so French, German, Italian and Spanish are also spoken, but to a lesser extent.

Learn more about Jordan from the Ministry of Tourism’s website:
https://www.mota.gov.jo/Default/En

Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.