UN WOMEN Jobs - 50591- International Consultant: HeForShe Project Coordin

International Consultant: HeForShe Project Coordinator

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

27-Oct-2014

Application Deadline :

22-Oct-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

12 months

Languages Required :

Expected Duration of Assignment :

12 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The Project Coordinator/Consultant is responsible for ensuring the effective implementation and day-to-day management of UN Women’s HeforShe campaign. The consultant reports to Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships.

Our ideal candidate understands how more effective project and traffic management will help us deliver more impactful, creative, stronger external relationships, and better service to internal audiences, which will advance our mission. We are seeking someone who is organized to work effectively, sees order in (seeming) chaos, relishes the opportunity to work with colleagues from around the world, and has excellent interpersonal skills. The candidate should thrive in a fast-paced environment, work well in team settings and have strong prioritization skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

Working with Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships to project manage key creative priorities and ensure all projects have adequate research and scoping, well documented strategies, work plans, and budgets, and that decisions are made and actioned in a timely manner;
Implementation and management of creative traffic management system: building schedule, allocating resources, keeping jobs moving, ensuring deadlines are met, encouraging communication, proactively identifying peak staffing needs;
Support Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships on external relationship management;
Provide project support to Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships;
Creative Team Intern/volunteers recruitment and management;
Work with the Creative campaign partners to design and implement new initiatives and to communicate these to the organization.
Develop and track project-specific success measures and conduct end-of-project evaluations including budget analysis. Share findings with relevant parties;
Keep track of current projects including all relevant project plans and budgets, along with any expected/upcoming projects. Identify areas for collaboration and coordination;
Work with Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships to facilitate the creation of Creative Team plans and to ensure that teams’ day-to-day activities are guided by those plans;
Participate in Project Management Team meetings and support the role out of Project Management training sessions and the refinement of project management processes as needed;
Any other duties as required.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Demonstrable, proven results of short and long term impact of campaigns;
Excellent organizational skills, with proven ability to juggle multiple projects at once;
Outstanding attention to detail;
Exceptional writing and project management skills and ability to communicate clearly and concisely;
Ability to work within tight deadlines;
Entrepreneurial spirit;
Knowledge of creative planning processes;
Creative agency background is highly desirable;
Strong collaboration and management skills, ability to work across many functions globally;
General interest and dedication to the mission of UN Women.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

MSc. degree, MBA preferred.

Experience:

5+ years demonstrated experience in the development of a campaign architecture;
Proficient in MS Office programs and google docs;
Demonstrable experience working on complex and varied projects and reporting on budgets;
Strong business acumen and sound business judgment, understanding of complex organizational structures and experience working successfully in multi discipline teams;

Language:

Fluency in oral and demonstrated superior writing skills in English is required;
Proficiency in another UN working language is desirable.