UN WOMEN Jobs - 16740- National Coordinator

National Coordinator

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

31-May-10 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

SB-4

Duration of Initial Contract :

One year with possible extension

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality. Placing the advancement of women’s human rights at the centre of all of its efforts, UNIFEM focuses its activities on four strategic areas:

Reducing feminized poverty;
Ending violence against women;
Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls;
Achieving gender equality in democratic governance in times of peace as well as conflict/war.

Duties and Responsibilities

UNIFEM-Cambodia is located within the East and Southeast Asia Sub-Region (ESEARO) and thus all Cambodia-based personnel are accountable to the Regional Programme Director (RPD) for ESEARO.

Within this framework of accountability, the National Coordinator is an integral member of the UNIFEM-Cambodia Team and works under the direct supervision of the Cambodia Country Programme Manager. The National Coordinator additionally receives technical guidance from the Regional Programme Manager for migration (under the UNIFEM Asia-Pacific and Arab States Regional Programme on Empowering Women Migrant Workers in Asia, based in Bangkok, Thailand).

The National Coordinator is expected to analyze political, social and economic trends and understand the implications of these on migration patterns and migrant workers in Cambodia. S/he is responsible for providing technical inputs, managing and coordinating project activities for the programme Empowering Women Migrants in Cambodia.

The National Coordinator supervises programme support staff and works in close collaboration with colleagues to ensure a unified and coordinated approach to UNIFEM’s programme delivery in Cambodia. Close collaboration is also required with programme staff in other countries and UN agencies, as guided by the Regional Programme Manager for migration.

Summary of Key Functions:

Implementation of programme strategies in Cambodia
Management of the migration programme in Cambodia
Creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy in Cambodia
Provision of policy advice services to the Government of Cambodia as UNIFEM on the issue of women migrant workers.
Facilitation of knowledge building and management
Leadership in contributing to a unified and coordinated approach to UNIFEM’s programme delivery in Cambodia

Duties & Responsibilities

Coordinate, monitor and provide overall technical inputs to the partners for implementation of project activities in Cambodia on migration to ensure the gender and rights based approach of the project
Manage and implement project activities on migration to ensure synergy and results
Promote the project's conceptual framework among agencies and organisations beyond the project partners for expanded support
Manage programme resources and administration to ensure accountability
Liaise with partner organisations (national/international) on programme implementation
Track, monitor and evaluate programme results in Cambodia and ensure documentation including timely financial and narrative reporting to UNIFEM Regional office (monthly updates) and six monthly reporting
Recruit and monitor project consultants
Maintain regular communication and consultation with the Regional Programme Manager, Bangkok and other project coordinators under the regional programme for technical exchange of strategies and results
Support the Regional Programme Manager in developing and implementing the regional/global components for the programme
Financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, development of solutions.
Preparation of reports, including donor reports for the programme EWMM.
Draft project concepts and proposals for the purpose of resource mobilization for the programme EWMW.
Offic management, including supervision of support staff assgined to EWMW projects
Additional responsibilities as assigned by the Country Programme Manager to support the implementation of UNIFEM’s Country Strategy and programme delivery in Cambodia.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNIFEM
Displays sensitivity and fairness in regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, and disability.
Treats all people fairly without favoritism

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office
Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Ability to apply conceptual models in support of formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources
Strong IT skills
Ability to lead implementation of new systems (business side), and affect staff behavioral/attitudinal change

Management and Leadership

Focuses on impact and results for the client and responds positively to feedback
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
Fosters teamwork
Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities

Required Skills and Experience

Master’s degree in any related field, e.g. women’s studies, development studies, sociology, economics, law, etc.;
Strong background on gender issues and work experience on migration or labour issues at national/regional context is a must;
3 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in providing management advisory services and hands-on
experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
Demonstrated project management skills and familiarity with the result-based approach;
Excellent command of English, both oral and written; good report writing skills;
Good human relations skills, especially the ability to relate with a wide range of partners;
Excellent communication skills;
Ability to manage multiple-tasks;
Written and spoken fluency in English and Khmer is required.
Ability to write project proposals;