Iosu Sanchez Mugica

Experience

1. Gender Specialist and Programme Coordinator - Gender Equality Seal

   Undp

   Aug 2013 — Present

   Provided technical and policy support to UNDP country offices to implement the Gender Equality Seal: Advised UNDP country offices in mainstreaming gender across programmes and operations.Served as focal point for crisis affected UNDP Offices. Led and conducted missions’ assessment: DRC, Cote d’Ivoire, Rwanda and Somalia Led Gender Equality Seal planning, monitoring and reporting, including data analysis.Coordinated the Gender Equality Seal for UNDP Country Offices:Provided technical support/guidance to Country offices.Developed and updated of support documents, guidance note, benchmarking matrixesUNDP offices assessed under Seal methodology including reports with recommended level of certification.• Designed and implemented Knowledge Management and Learning Strategy:Coordinated and facilitated the Gender Seal Community of Practice (80+ members) Designed, facilitated and coordinated 2 series of webinars (Gender Marker, Design and a Gender Equality Strategy, and others).Systematization and dissemination of good practices and knowledge products. • Gender Baseline exercise for the Regional Bureau of Africa implemented: Provided technical assistance to all RBA offices conducting a gender assessment.Coordinated and implemented capacity development activities: Webinars,2 workshops in Addis Ababa Regional Hub.• Technical guidance provided to design and pilot the WFP- Gender Transformative programme: Advised WFP to design and pilot of Gender Transformative programme, adapting gender mainstreaming standards to humanitarian contexts, programmes and offices.Led 2 assessment missions to South Sudan.Supported and coordinated validation workshop • Carried out corporate Accountability and Reporting:UNDP Gender Marker:o Focal point for the UNDP Gender Marker Helpdesk.o UNDP Gender Marker Guidance Note.o UNSWAP Gender Marker Training in Geneva (2015).Supported institutional and interagency reporting and accountability mechanisms.

Education

• Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

  Master en Estrategias, Agentes y Políticas de Cooperación al Desarrollo

  2005 — 2006

• Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

  Licenciado Pedagogía

  2002 — 2005

• Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

  Educación Social

  1999 — 2002