Project Coordination Analyst

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.

UN Women MCO-Caribbean (MCO) covers 22 English and Dutch speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean. The MCO maintains a physical presence in five (5) countries but there remains high and consistent demand for the exercise of UN Women’s integrated mandate across the 22 countries and territories.

The MCO Caribbean 2022 -2025 programme builds on the works of the 2017-2021 Strategic Note with a focus on the Normative Framework (Proposed Outcome 1), Women’s Economic Empowerment (Proposed Outcomes 2 and 3), Ending Violence against Women and Girls (Proposed Outcome 4) and Climate Change and Disaster Risk Resilience (Proposed Outcome 5). All the Outcomes like the SDGs are interconnected and interrelated. The MCO will focus on Governance and Participation in Public Life across all Outcome Areas and Peace and Security within the context of Outcomes 4 and 5. The programme will be implemented both at the regional and multi-country level.

The Project Coordination Analyst will support projects that contribute to women’s economic resilience in the Eastern Caribbean. These projects will take a comprehensive approach to addressing the barriers women face to economic empowerment and providing increased sustainable opportunities for women’s economic growth.

Reporting to the Deputy Representative, with a matrixed reporting line to the Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs Saint Lucia, the Project Coordination Analyst – Saint Lucia is responsible for coordinating the relevant projects’ implementation which includes coordinating relationships with national partners and stakeholders, and the monitoring and reporting, and the finances and personnel of the project. The Project Coordination Specialist will work closely with the Sub-Regional Specialist on economic empowerment projects in Saint Lucia.

Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinate UN Women’s economic projects in Saint Lucia

• Coordinate the overall project work plan development and implementation according to Strategic Note/ programme document;
• Gather inputs and coordinate the preparation of work-plans, periodic narrative progress reports and expenditures status reports to the Programme Board and UN Women;
• Establish systems for project planning, implementation and monitoring, in collaboration with partners;
• Record and maintain documents on relevant Programme activities, issues, and risks.

Guide coordination with national partners and other stakeholders

• Coordinate relationships with national partners to support implementation of UN Women’s projects, raise potential problems and suggest solutions;
• Identify capacity building needs and support partners through technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives, as needed.
• Jointly coordinate with the Bureau of Gender Affairs, quarterly national meetings of UN, development partner, government, private sector and NGO stakeholders participating in relevant joint programming.

Coordinate the monitoring and reporting on  UN Women’s projects

• Gather and compile all information necessary for monitoring and reporting on programmes and projects from the planning to the evaluation stages;
• Monitor the implementation of activities and the expenditure of funds; conduct regular monitoring visits, as required;
• Draft and provide inputs to annual and quarterly reports; coordinate the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
• Provide inputs from project activities and results to Multi Country Office/Regional Office reporting.

Manage people and finances of UN Women’s projects

• Coordinate development and preparation of financial resources of the programme including budgeting and budget revisions, and expenditure tracking and reporting;
• Monitor the allocation and disbursement of funds to participating partners;
• Supervise consultants, Programme Associates and Assistants where relevant.

Advocate and facilitate knowledge building and management and communication

• Document the programme implementation process and products;
• Contribute to the exchange of information and provide inputs to the development of knowledge products internally and externally of the programme;
• Coordinate the organization of major advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely and quality implementation of Programme/Portfolio/ activities against set workplans, timelines, and budgets, in line with the Strategic Note
• Quality and timely reporting
• Strong relations with partners and stakeholders
• Regular and timely monitoring of activities 
• Enhanced best practices and lessons learned documented and circulated

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

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

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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 analytical skills
• Knowledge of UN programme management systems

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in development studies, 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 (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in managing complex and multi-component programme interventions with national partners, preferably related to thematic area;
• At least 2 years’ experience in St Vincent and the Grenadines or another Caribbean country is preferred;
• Experience working in a multi-country context is an asset;
• Experience in coordinating, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating development programmes and projects is an asset.
• Experience with the UN is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Working knowledge of another official UN language, especially Spanish or French Kyreol, is an asset;

Applications:

• This position is subject to service contract conditions for Saint Lucia.  The successful candidate needs to be located in Saint Lucia for the duration of the contract.
• All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from ; Please group all documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows one document to be uploaded.  
• Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

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