UN WOMEN Project Coordinator

Job ID/Title:UN WOMEN Project Coordinator
Brand :UN WOMEN
Application Deadline :12-Mar-13
Duty Station : Jerusalem
Languages Required :Arabic, English,
Duration of Initial Contract :One year with possibility of extension


ملاحظة : التقدم لهذه الوظيفة يجب تعبئة النموذج الخاص بالمؤسسة ومن ثم التقدم للذي من خلال الموقع الالكتروني الخاص بالمؤسسة

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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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women (UNW) leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
UN Women plays an innovative and catalytic role in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) since its inception in 1997. UN Women oPt focuses its activities on one overarching goal, namely to support the implementation at the national level of existing international commitments to advance gender equality in line with the national priorities. In support of this goal, and thoroughly taking into consideration the specificities of the oPt context, UN Women concentrates its efforts and interventions toward the realisation of following strategic goals: Engendering governance, peace and security; Supporting women's economic security and rights; and Promoting women’s rights and protection against violence.
UN Women is co-funding with the European Union (EU) a regional project “Spring Forward: Regional Programme for the Economic and Political Empowerment of Women in the Southern Mediterranean Region”. The project works at multiple levels aiming at: 1) empowering women politically in order to assure women's active engagement in decision making spaces; 2) empowering women economically; 3) enhancing regional knowledge and experience-sharing on women's political and economic rights.

The regional project will be implemented in a number of countries, including occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). In this respect, the project coordinator (PC), to be based in Jerusalem, will be responsible, under the direct supervision of the UNW country representative for oPt, for project implementation and achievement of project results. More specifically, the PC will have the following  responsibilities:
-Exercise overall responsibility for planning, implementation, management, monitoring and coordination aspects of the project operations and personnel.
-Assist the UNW country Representative in programme development and resource mobilization in specific thematic areas.

Description of Responsibilities:

Summary of Key Functions:
1-Implementation of project activities
2-Provision of top quality advisory and programme development services
3-Facilitation of knowledge building and management
4-Creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization initiatives

Description of Functions:

1-Implementation of project activities
-Exercise overall responsibility for planning, implementation, management, monitoring and coordination aspects of the project operations and personnel.
-Manage the recruitment of project team, local consultants and support staff, as well as in identifying short-term international experts.
-Coordination and supervision of the activities of the project staff, experts and consultants working as part of the technical assistance team.
-Be responsible for the timely preparation and quality control of all substantive technical reports, briefs and required documents.
-Ensure timely production and submission of all partial and/or progress reports by all members of the project team, contractors and project partners.
-Effective application of RBM tools and monitoring achievement of results.
-Organize PSC, project review and/or evaluation meetings. Prepare background document, briefs, issues papers, progress reports for the PSC meetings and for donor reporting. Follow-up on the implementation of PSC decisions and recommendations.
-In collaboration with project support, initiate procurement of goods and services including preparation of equipment specifications, ToRs and RFPs, managing process for the selection of suppliers, contractors and partners.
-Conduct field visits to supervise, coordinate and monitor field level activities of the project.

2-Provision of top quality advisory and programme development services
-Thorough analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country and preparation of substantive inputs to the UNW country office programme planning.
-Identification of areas for support and interventions within the thematic/sectoral areas assigned.
-Design and formulation of project initiatives within the area of responsibility, translating UNW’s priorities into local interventions.

3-Facilitation of knowledge building and management
-Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals.
-Support to development of policies and institutions that will address the country   problems and needs in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners.
-Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
-Organization of trainings for the operations/ projects staff on programme issues.
 
4-Creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization initiatives
-Development of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society in the specific thematic areas based on strategic goals of UN Women, country needs and donors’ priorities.
-Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for initiation of new projects, active contribution to the overall office effort in resource mobilization
 
 
Impact of Results

The key results have an impact on the corporate image of the country office and the success of project initiatives. In particular, they will have an impact on the design, operation and programming of activities, creation of strategic partnerships with the EU and other donors as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.
 
Competencies :
Core values and Guiding principles:
Integrity:
Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct
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Professionalism:
Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.
Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:
Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
Ethics and Values:
Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity
Organizational Awareness:
Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
 
Development and Innovation:
Take charge of self-development and take initiative

Work in teams:
Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Communicating and Information Sharing:
Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication
Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:
Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others

Conflict Management:
Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.
Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:
Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge
Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:
Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda
Preparing information for advocacy
-Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UNW’s mandate
Results-Based Programme Development and Management
Contributes into results through primary research and analysis
-Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work
-Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration
-Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation-
-Analyzes country situation to identify opportunities for project development
-Participates in the formulation of project proposals and ensures substantive rigor in the design and application of proven successful approaches and drafts proposals accordingly

Building Strategic Partnerships
Maintaining a network of contacts

-Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues
-Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches
Enhancing processes or products

- Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
-Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches

Resource Mobilization
Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies
-Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors
-Develops a database of project profiles.  Identifies opportunities for project proposals for presentation to donors
 
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Basic research and analysis
-Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
-Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Fundamental knowledge of own discipline
-Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position
-Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
-Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
-Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
-Demonstrates in-depth understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments

Client Orientation
Establishing effective client relationships
-Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion
-Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
-Anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly

 
Qualifications :
Education and certification:
-Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, economics, law, public or business administration and related subjects.

Experience:
-Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the area of governance and/or private sector development. Specific experience in gender-related initiatives is an asset. Prior working experience in the UN system and/or in the EU is required. Familiarity with the EU project cycle is an added bonus.

Language Requirements:
-Fluent oral and written English as well as Arabic is required.
“UNDP/PAPP is an equal opportunity employer: applications from both internal and external men and women will be considered equally”
 
UNDP actively supports the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the United Nations General Assembly
 
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-You will get the opportunity to upload the P-11 at when you apply for the position.
-Incomplete applications or applications received after the closing date will not be given consideration. Please note that only applications that are under consideration will be contacted.
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