Country Programme Coordinator

Contract

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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, peace, and security.

Economic Empowerment Area works to transform women's lives, communities, markets, workplaces and economies. It interacts with key partners actors: governments, private sector and civil society; driving affirmative action for the transformation of women's and girls' lives towards greater well-being and the guarantee of their economic rights; with an improvement in their income level, integration into the labor market, access to ownership of assets and productive resources, and greater opportunities for individual and collective development, as well as the strengthening of their participation in making decisions that affect them. UN Women also generates knowledge from the evidence of the programs it promotes, which systematizes and transfers to accelerate the economic empowerment of rural women entrepreneurs and the development of local economies and territories.

Reporting to the Country Representative in coordination with the Regional Coordinator, the Country Programme Coordinator in El Salvador assists the RO in taking responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing UN Women interventions in El Salvador. The Country Programme Coordinator works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team at RO, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Oversee and guide country programme management

• Coordinate and facilitate the development, implementation, and monitoring of the country programme annual workplan, including budget and results framework;
• Coordinate delivery of the day-to-day programme activities to ensure prompt and adequate delivery of results;
• Monitor effective use of resources and compliance with UN Women rules, policies, and procedures as well as donor/fund requirements;
• Facilitate the preparation of audits and the implementation of its recommendations.

2.Provide technical support and capacity development to project/programme partners

• Provide technical support to the programme/team in the area of Economic Empowerment.
• Facilitate and maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the country programme;
• Coordinate capacity building opportunities and initiatives of key institutions and mechanisms;
• Provide partners and the local government with assistance, training, and capacity development initiatives as needed.

3. Provide technical inputs to monitoring and reporting of programme/ project activities

• Provide technical inputs to the establishment an effective monitoring system for the delivery of programme results;
• Draft quarterly and annual progress reports and donor reports and organize progress reviews, as necessary;
• Attend field missions and draft reports on monitoring missions.

4. Provide substantive technical inputs to people and financial management

• Monitor budget implementation and make budget re-alignments/ revisions, as necessary;
• Provide substantive inputs to financial reports;
• Manage the office operations, as necessary;
• Provide substantive inputs to terms of reference for new staff, consultants and contractors, as necessary.

5. Provide substantive inputs to inter-agency and country coordination

• Provide substantive inputs to progress reports on UN Women’s programme experiences in support of UN Women inter-agency coordination role;
• Inform the RO of joint programming opportunities and participate in the development of UN joint programmes, as necessary.

6. Provide substantive inputs to knowledge building and sharing and communications and advocacy

• Provide substantive inputs to knowledge management strategies and activities;
• Identify best practices and lessons learned that are directly linked to the implementation of the programme and disseminate information;
• Provide the MCO, RO or HQ with storylines for publication and advocacy campaigns.

7. Climate Change

• Follow up on the climate change activities
• Provide support in strengthening the area
• Follow up and execute activities on the Coalicion de Cambio Climatico

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely coordination and monitoring of programme strategies and activities
• Timely and quality substantive inputs to workplans and budgets
• Timely monitoring and tracking of finances
• Regular interaction with partners and other stakeholders
• Partners and other stakeholders provide positive feedback on the implementation of the programmes
• Number of monitoring visits scheduled
• Timely organization of events

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

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

Functional Competencies

• Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;

• Good budget and finance skills;

• Good knowledge of Results Based Management;
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations
• Good knowledge of gender equality and women's empowerment
• Good knowledge of local country context;
• Ability to work with little to no supervision;
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/ women’s studies, international development, or a related field 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 (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience at the national and/or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects;
• Experience in establishing inter-relationships among international organization and national governments;
• At least two years of experience in working with financial and non-financial institutions
• Experience in the in the field of gender and human rights of women is an asset;
• Experience in administrative systems and UN system norms is an asset;

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in Spanish and English is required
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.

How to apply

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an electronic application (consolidated as ONE attachment) online. Kindly note the system will only allow one attachment, please combine below listed submission package into one.

The Submission package includes:

• Motivation letter
• Education certificate
• Personal History Form (P11), which can be downloaded from
• https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc

Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)