Project Coordinator - UNDP
- Job Title: Project Coordinator
- Type of Contract: NPSA
- Level: NB3
- Duty Station: Gaza
- Start Date: As soon as possible
- Duration of Contract: 12 months with possibility for extension
- Closing Date: 26 October 2021 (midnight New York, USA time)
Scope of Work
Project coordination and implementation
- Maintain and monitor project plans, activities and budgets in collaboration with other project staff and implementing partners
- Conduct regular field visits to gather data and follow up on progress
- Monitor project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable; update the status of project risks and issues by maintaining the logs
- Identify changes and challenges in the external environment and promptly suggest necessary actions/ corrective measures
- Monitor and ensure relevant gender mainstreaming considerations are embedded in project activities
- Handle correspondence and ensure the filing system is maintained and updated properly
- Coordinate the implementation of HACT (Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers) procedures in line with UNDP rules and regulations
- Ensure project implementation is in compliance with the UNDP Rules and Regulations.
Stakeholder and Partnership Engagement
- Assist in coordinating meetings with stakeholders including governmental officials, private sector, NGOs and the local community
- Actively seek the engagement and participation of women and youth throughout the implementation of the project
- Support implementing partners capacity and promote interlinkages amongst partners in alignment with the project objectives and vision
- Identify synergies and complementary with other UN actors and collect relevant data and researches that can feed into UNDP initiatives.
Reporting, Monitoring, and Evaluation
- Assist in the preparation of project proposals, inception reports, workplans, donor progress reports, and impact reports for the project
- Draft monthly workplans, minutes of meetings, field visit reports and facts sheets
- Document lessons learned, best practices and success stories to contribute to learning
- Monitor project implementation against the established indicators in coordination with the RBM team and project M&E officer
Communication
- Work closely with implementing partners, project stakeholders, relevant clusters, and communities at the field level
- Support the development of communication and visibility materials in coordination with implementing partners and UNDP’s communication team
- Ensure that all donor branding and visibility requirements are fulfilled
Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisors
Institutional Arrangement
The Project Coordinator will directly report to the Project Manager under the guidance of the Programme Design and Implementation Analyst
Min. Academic Education
High School Diploma required; BA in international development, education, social sciences, or a related field is an asset; relevant MA is an asset.
Min. years of relevant Work experience
At least 7 years of experience in project coordination with a High School Diploma; or at least 4 years of experience in project coordination with BA.
Required skills and competencies
- Leadership: Ability to persuade others to follow
- Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work
- People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
- Communication & Relationship Management: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade, and transform
- Delivery: Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement
- Partnerships: Ability to engage with other agencies, donors, and other development stakeholders and forge productive working relationships
- Capacity Development: Ability to support partner countries' capacity to manage
- Report Writing: Ability to prepare quality reports in English and Arabic
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).
- Experience in handling of web-based management systems.
Desired additional skills and competencies
- Knowledge of the UN system and familiarity with UNDP procedures
- Experience working with international or non-profit organizations
- Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
Required Language(s) (at working level)
Proficiency in written and spoken Arabic and English languages is required