UN Women, Programme Associate, Dakar, Senegal, N-PPSA 7
UNWOMEN · Dakar, Senegal · NPSA-7 · Apply by October 14, 2026
About this role
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. Women’s economic empowerment is a core area of UN Women’s work and a critical pathway for advancing inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economies. UN Women promotes gender-responsive economic policies, women’s access to productive resources and assets, decent work, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and private sector engagement. In line with its strategic priorities, UN Women works with public institutions, financial institutions, development partners, the private sector, and women entrepreneurs’ networks to address structural inequalities and to increase the quality and quantity of financing available for women’s economic empowerment. Women’s Economic Empowerment Unit launches the Affirmative Finance project to support the development of a more enabling financial ecosystem for women entrepreneurs by promoting…