Programme Coordinator – Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) Spotlight 109 views

• Coordinate the overall Programme implementation according to the programme document;
• Liaise with the Programme steering committee, counterparts, donors, UN Women and partners to ensure the Programme results are achieved and resources are managed;
• Prepare and present work-plans, periodic narrative progress reports and expenditures status reports to the Programme steering committee and UN Women and other stakeholders as necessary;
• Establish systems for programme planning, implementation and monitoring in collaboration with partners;
• Record and maintain documents on relevant Programme activities, issues, and risks.

• Manage relationships with regional implementing partners to support implementation of the Spotlight Regional Programme Stream I component, raise potential problems and provide solutions;
• Provide substantial guidance to partners on establishment of performance indicators, and monitoring achievement of results;
• Identify capacity building needs and support partners through technical assistance, mentoring, training, and cross partner learning and sharing, and capacity development initiatives; develop training materials and workshops, as necessary.

• Gather and compile all information necessary for monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the programme;
• Monitor the implementation of activities and the expenditure of funds by partners;
• Finalize annual and quarterly reports; finalize the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
• Provide inputs from Spotlight Regional Programme Stream I component activities and results to Country Office reporting;
• Ensure the delivery of baseline, monitoring, evaluation plans and reports (flash, progress and final) based on information compiled from colleagues and stakeholders.

• Supervise and manage a team of professional and administrative personnel, review performance and mentor/ coach personnel;
• Develop and prepare of financial resources of the programme including budgeting and budget revisions, and expenditure tracking and reporting;
• Oversee and monitor the allocation and disbursement of funds to participating partners;
• Ensure appropriate actions are taken to optimize use of programme funds.

• Coordinate the development of partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;
• Determine programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UN Women, country needs and donors’ priorities and develop the relevant partnerships;
• Participate in on-going coordination mechanisms to ensure coherence of the programme with other country-level processes.

• Develop briefs on programme achievements;
• Ensure documentation of the programme implementation process and products produced are in accordance with UN Women guidelines;
• Coordinate exchange of information and knowledge products internally and externally of the programme;
• Organize major advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products.

• Respect for Diversity;
• Integrity;
• Professionalism.

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Acountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

• Strong knowledge of EVAW;
• Excellent programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Excellent knowledge of Results Based Management;
• Ability to lead the development of detailed operational plans, budgets, and deliver on them for development results;
• Ability to synthesize programme performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making;
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Strong knowledge of UN programme management systems.

• Master’s degree or equivalent in public administration, law, human rights, gender equality, management, social sciences or other related areas is required;
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in managing complex and multi-component programme interventions with regional partners, preferably related to EVAW and women’s human rights;
• Experience in coordinating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development programmes and projects; specifically, with different UN agencies;
• Previous experience working in the UN system is an advantage.

• Fluency in English is required;
• Working knowledge of French language is an asset

All posts in the GS categories are subject to local recruitment.

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