Country Programme Coordinator

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.

Under the overall guidance and direction of the Deputy Regional Director, the Cambodia Country Programme Coordinator will provide analytical, technical and programme management support for coordinating the implementation of UN Women projects in Cambodia. Using the result-based management (RBM) approach, he/she will exercise overall responsibility for timely planning, programme/project development, monitoring, and reporting of all UN Women’s projects in Cambodia.

The Cambodia Country Programme Coordinator works with the Programme Support Unit of the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) to oversee and coordinate activities of different projects as well as enhance strategic collaboration with international and national partners, including government, civil society, multi and bi-lateral donors, UN agencies and other development organisations ensuring coherence and successful implementation of the UN Women programme in Cambodia.

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

Lead strategic planning and implementation of UN Women Cambodia Country Programme

• Develop and implement country programme strategy, annual work plans in accordance with UN Women ROAP’s strategic note and bi-annual work plans, including result and resources framework and management of budget;
• Coordinate and oversee  project/programme development and implementation in  Cambodia;
• Manage delivery of the day-to-day programme activities to ensure prompt and adequate delivery of results;
• Ensure effective use of resources and compliance with UN Women rules, policies, and procedures as well as donor/fund requirements;
• Prepare for programme audits and implement its recommendations;
• Liaison with regional management team to implement recommendations of the Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE).

Ensure high quality programme through effective monitoring, reporting and evaluation

• Establish an effective monitoring system for the delivery of programme results, including effective application of RBM tools, management targets, cross thematic linkages and complementary results;
• Provide oversight on the financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, development of solutions;
• Support the ROAP by monitoring project/programme execution, providing technical, financial and administrative oversight to ensure corporate compliance and audit readiness;
• Prepare quarterly and annual progress reports and donor reports and organize progress reviews as necessary;
• Attend field missions and write reports on monitoring missions.

Manage human and financial resources of the programmes    

• Coordinate development and preparation of financial resources of the Programme including budgeting and budget revisions, and expenditure tracking and reporting Manage programme budgets;
• Oversee human and financial resource in accordance with UN Women procedures and coordinate submission of  reports to the Regional Office and donors;
• Supervise and coach programme personnel and manage performance;
• Write terms of reference for new personnel, consultants and contractors and oversee the recruitment process, as necessary.

Support Normative and UN Coordination functions of the UN Women presence in Cambodia

• Coordinate Cambodia Country Programme to ensure strong representation and participation in Comprehensive Country Assessment (CCA)/UNSDCF roll out and implementation, and similar exercises related to the UN system, as necessary;
• Provide guidance to the UNCT in mainstreaming gender in UN joint programmes and processes in line with the recommendations of the UNCT SWAP Gender Scorecard exercise;
• Coordinate progress reports on UN Women’s programme results in support of UN women inter-agency coordination role;
• Collaborate with the Regional Office, provide coordination support to UN Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and national authorities to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment activities in Cambodia;
• Provide normative support to women’s machinery, relevant government entities and civil society to engage with treaty bodies and advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment;
• Identify and inform the RO of joint programming opportunities and participate in the development of UN joint programmes, as necessary.

Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies

• Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies
• Finalize relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization
• Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation based on strategic goals of UN Women, country needs and donor priorities and develop  relevant partnerships, including  identification of opportunities for cost sharing.

Manage knowledge building and sharing

• Ensure documentation of the programme implementation process and products produced are in accordance with UN Women guidelines
• Contribute to the exchange of information and knowledge products internally and externally of the programme
• Organize major advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products.
• Develop knowledge management strategies and methodologies
• Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned from the programme.

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree in international relations, development studies, public policy, gender or other social science field
• 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:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects
• Experience in establishing partnerships with government entities, CSOs, UN agencies and other relevant stakeholders
• Experience in organizing multi-stakeholder meetings and coordinating with a wide range of stakeholders, including government, civil society and non-governmental organisations, women groups, and local communities. Experience in preparing background documents, agenda and talking points for such meetings.
• Experience in the field of gender and human rights of women
• Excellent knowledge of policies and programmes and government related policies and instruments to advance gender equality and empowerment of women in the context of Cambodia
• Familiarity with the United Nations system and its coordination mechanisms would be an advantage.
• Experience in leading a team is an asset
• Experience in working independently with minimal supervision.

Languages:

• Good written and communication skills in English and fluency in Khmer.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

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