he Position:
The International Programme Coordinator is based in Damascus and reports to the Representative, working in close collaboration with Deputy Representative. S/he plays a leadership role in delivering the humanitarian response of the CO across all UNFPA field offices and areas and contributes to the development, coordination and management of programme.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
Fully accountable for leading operational aspects of programmes’ implementation within the specified timeframe, respecting budgets and deliverables of agreed results. Sound planning and operational monitoring of projects’ financial and human resources. In coordination with the IOM, provide oversight to the operational support to the humanitarian programme implementation, including procurement and logistics.
Advise CO Senior Management to continuously review and adjust office structure and business processes within the field-offices, to ensure they best fit to the requirements of the fast changing situation.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Advanced University degree in public health, sociology, economics, international development, public administration, management or other related fields.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Seven years of professional experience in development and/or humanitarian programme/project management and coordination
- Proven experience in multi-project programme coordination or relevant position
- Knowledge of programme management and development procedures
- Knowledge of budgeting and reporting
- Ability to work with diversity and multi-disciplinary teams
- Time-management and outstanding organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Detail-oriented and efficient
- Knowledge of UNFPA fast track procedures a distinct advantage
- Field-level experience working in humanitarian settings particularly in RH, GBV and/or youth humanitarian programming, including the development of results frameworks, monitoring and evaluation
- Experience in knowledge management and resource mobilization, including drafting of proposals and budgets, as well as drafting reports for donors is highly desirable.
Languages:
- Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable
We are no longer accepting applications for this position.
