Background
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
UN Women works to economically empower diverse women in Lebanon, at micro, meso, and macro levels. Since 2016, when UN Women established its office presence in Lebanon, the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) program has predominantly focused on increasing the resilience of vulnerable women and girls in refugee and host communities, under the Resilience Unit. The program’s overall goal is to, empower vulnerable women, girls and their communities, and strengthen their resilience to conflict and displacement. The project design is based on two pillars of intervention: 1) Economic Empowerment and 2) Protection. The economic empowerment interventions, skills training, paid opportunities in the private sector, and entrepreneurship support, combined with protection interventions at the individual, institutional and societal levels to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. The program targets refugees and nationals together, as a method of fostering understanding and trust between their communities.
Under the direct supervision of the Program Manager based in Beirut, the Project Coordinator will be responsible for supporting in the program to achieve effective results.
Reporting to the Program Manager, the project Coordinator works with and provides support to the members of the Program Team in the development and implementation of effective programs consistent with UN Women rules and regulations. The Project Coordinator contributes to research, financial management, and program implementation including providing necessary operational, administrative, and programmatic support. The Project Coordinator works in close collaboration with the operations, program and projects’ staff in the RO and UN Women HQs as required for resolving complex finance-related issues and exchange of information.
Duties and Responsibilities
Support the Programme Manager in following -up on Projects’ implementation and management process :
- Provide inputs to the annual workplan and budget as required
- Coordinate and monitor the implementation of project activities
- Coordinate the call/request for proposals, including the organization of technical review committees, and capacity assessment of partners.
- Follow-up on the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports.
Support to monitoring and implementation of project activities and programme results :
- Support project partners through overseeing implementation and synergies between different elements of project implementation, while ensuring implementation is on track.
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building to partners on key areas of project implementation, to ensure impact of interventions.
- Conduct field visits to monitor field level activities.
- Conduct monitoring of results of the IPs to ensure that the project achievements are in line with target indicators, and impact is monitored and documented
- Maintain records of all target achievements / indicators to monitor progress.
- upport in the timely preparation and quality control of technical reports, briefs and required project documents
- Monitor progress on project activity, results, and indicators at the field level
- Provide inputs to quarterly reports, donor reports and other reports on outputs, results outputs, and outcomes
- Go on Field visits biweekly to monitor projects implementation
Support the Programme Manager in building partnerships and resource mobilization efforts :
- Provide inputs to resource mobilization strategies; analyze and maintain information and databases.
- Provide inputs to relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, and donor profiles
- Represent the agency and provide input and support in inter-agency coordination groups relevant to the WEE programme.
- Coordinate with other UN Women teams on WEE information for complementarity
Provide inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts :
- Provide technical inputs to background documents, briefs and presentations related to Livelihood and Women Economic Empowerment.
- Coordinate and support the communication team with data and information covering WEE programme to enhance visibility and advocacy.
Provide administrative and logistical support to the formulation and management of Programmes :
- Provide administrative support in the preparation of programme work plans, budgets, and proposals on programme implementation arrangements.
- Prepare information for the audit of Programmes/ projects and support implementation of audit recommendations
- Review programme data from Programmes/ projects for the MCO/CO/RO website
- Identify sources and gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, and position paper.
- Provide administrative support in monitoring budget preparation and the finances of Programmes/projects including the finalization of FACE forms.
- Review financial reports; prepare non-PO vouchers for development projects; Process payment for consultants.
- Maintain internal expenditures control system.
- Create requisitions in Atlas for development projects; register good receipts in Atlas
- Undertake all logistical, administrative, and financial arrangements for organization for meetings, workshops, events, and missions.
- Make travel arrangements for the Programme Team, including travel requisitions and claims.
- Prepare public information materials and briefing packets.
- Assemble briefing materials and prepare power-point and other presentation
Competencies
Core Values:
- Respect of Diversity
- Integrity
- Professionalism
Core Competencies:
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
- Accountability
- Creative Problem Solving
- Effective Communication
- Inclusive Collaboration
- Stakeholder Engagement
Functional Competencies:
- Good program formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
- Good knowledge of Results Based Management
- Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations
- Good analytical skills
- Good knowledge of technical area
- Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising
Required Skills and Experience
Education and certification:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/ women’s studies, international development, or a related field is required
- A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage
Experience:
- A Bachelors’ degree with 4 years (Graduate with 2 years) of relevant work experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building.
- Experience in Women Economic Empowerment is an asset
- Experience coordinating and liaising with Humanitarian actors, government agencies and/or donors is an asset.
- Experience in the use of ATLAS is an asset
- Experience in UN System is a plus
- Computer skills, statistics, internet communication and command of MS Office
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required
- Working knowledge in another official UN language is an asset