UN Women, Regional Project Coordinator P4, Panama City, Panama, TA

UNDP • Panama City, FL

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About The Position

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. 

In order to contribute to this result, the UN Women Regional Office for the
Americas and the Caribbean, in collaboration with the Spanish Agency for
International Development Cooperation (AECID) implements the project
"Transforming economies. Towards the Recognition, Reduction and Redistribution
of Unpaid Domestic and Care Work in Latin America and the Caribbean". The
objective of the project is to increase the economic autonomy and well-being of
women in Latin America through their access to comprehensive care policies and
systems. To this end, at the regional level, the project works on the generation
of applicable knowledge and public positioning on comprehensive care policies
and systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. At the national level, the
project is implemented in Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican
Republic, strengthening national and local capacities to provide care services
and infrastructures at the national and subnational level as an impetus towards
the construction of a National Care System, placing special emphasis on the
generation of inspiring practices at the local level. Likewise, in its mission,
the project seeks to strengthen bi-regional cooperation between Latin America
and the Caribbean with Europe, taking advantage of the impulse that feminist
foreign policy in both regions is giving to the development of comprehensive
care policies and systems.

With minimal supervision from the Deputy Regional Director, the
Regional Project Coordinator leads the strategic direction and comprehensive
management of the care project. The incumbent exercises significant independent
judgment in coordinating the implementation of programmed care activities,
directs effective articulation between the different components of the project,
and is accountable for ensuring the achievement of results by ensuring that
activities are implemented in accordance with the Project Document approved by
UN Women and the donor and other applicable reference documents.

The Regional Project Coordinator will work closely with the Women’s Economic
Empowerment team, specifically the technical care specialists and operations
team of the UN Women regional office, as well as the Women´s Economic
Empowerment teams of the UN Women country offices in Latin America and the
Caribbean. Likewise, in coordination with UN Women's country offices, it must
also maintain communication with national and local partner institutions to
ensure the implementation of the activities foreseen in the project in the
prioritized countries, contribute to the development of regional activities and
work towards the achievement of results. Availability is required for travel
within Latin America and the Caribbean.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in international development, public administration, public policy, economy, international cooperation, or other relevant social science field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 7 years of progressively responsible in the design, support, implementation, or evaluation of public administration and policies, or in international cooperation.
• Experience in gender equality issues, including experience in the area of care and social protection is required.
• Experience with international organizations or in cooperations in Latin America and the Caribbean region is required.
• Experience in delivering capacity-building activities is required.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required.
• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.), spreadsheet and database packages is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in gender equality and women’s rights at the international level is desirable.
• Experience working in developing countries within the UN system, Agencies, Funds or Programs is desirable.
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.
• Fluency in Portuguese is desirable
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Responsibilities

• Lead the comprehensive management of the project "Transforming economies. Towards the Recognition, reduction and redistribution of unpaid domestic and care work in Latin America and the Caribbean" (the care project) at the regional level.
• Lead technical advisory support on UN Women's actions in the field of care at the regional level within the framework of the care project in LAC.
• Lead the development of partnerships and resource mobilization as it relates to the care project in LAC.
• Direct knowledge building and sharing within the framework of the care project in LAC.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees