Project Coordinator

The selected candidate will act as a project coordinator.  The project coordinator role will sit within UNHCR’s Sport Coordination Team in the Partnership and Coordination Service (PCS) in the Division of External Relations (DER), Geneva, Switzerland, with joint reporting to the head of the Sport Coordination Team and donor relationship lead.

The project coordinator will play an essential role in the overall coordination of the multi-country initiative liaising with country, regional and global UNHCR teams. They will perform a range of tasks as outlined below and others to be identified on a needs basis throughout the project period. 

Project coordination:

• Act as the project liaison with internal stakeholders at the regional and global level, throughout the project period.
• Support coordination of the project implementation across participating UNHCR country operations.

Project support and backstopping:

• Act as the focal point for UNHCR country operations on questions related to project implementation.
• Support country operations with the project monitoring and reporting processes to the required standard.
• Provide input on the stakeholder mapping to inform project implementation.
• Provide input on the development of technical guidance documents in collaboration with other actors.

Project monitoring and reporting:

• Liaise with relevant stakeholders internally and externally on the development and use of monitoring frameworks and tools, where necessary.
• Conduct support/monitoring missions to project country locations during the project period.
• Support the identification of promising practices and promote learning across the country operations.
• Collate information from country operations in support of donor reporting processes.

Donor relations, visibility, communications:

• Support the UNHCR donor relationship lead and head of the Sport Coordination Team with donor management as required.
• Support coordination of donor visits and in-country events with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaise with and support relat

Other tasks:

• Support the identification of additional opportunities for the project to benefit refugees throughout the project period in coordination with project lead and other project staff.
• Any additional tasks identified during the project period.

Qualification And Experience Required:

• Degree in science, social science, international relations, sport for development or other relevant field or the equivalent numbers of years’ experience. 
• 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree
• Experience working for an international organization or in a multicultural work environment.
• Proven experience in project management and coordination.
• Proven experience in project monitoring and reporting.
• Proven experience of liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in preparing presentations and/or synthesising other information and data for sharing internally and externally.
• A detail-oriented approach to project and programme management.
• Experience of working within the UN system is a considerable advantage.

Language:

• Strong English language communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively convey and adapt messages to diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of another UN language is an asset although not essential.

Source: https://unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Geneva-Switzerland/Project-Coordinator–Sport-_JR2448383