Planning and Coordination Specialist

The Planning and Coordination Specialist supports UN Women Paraguay and the regional office in coordinating normative and coordination portfolios, including inter-agency coordination, strategic partnerships, advocacy, and knowledge sharing to advance women's empowerment and gender equality.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the Regional Office, UN Resident Coordinator (RC) and UNCT on inter-agency coordination including participation in joint planning processes and preparation of briefing materials.
• Provide analysis and advice on gender dynamics and opportunities for inclusive engagement of women in development assistance.
• Prepare inputs to Common Country Assessment (CCA)/ UNDAF and other documents and support monitoring and reporting on UN Women’s programme experiences.
• Provide substantive support and representation at conferences, joint programme development, advocacy and research.
• Manage activities and promotional events to engage bilateral and multilateral institutions, donors, private sector and civil society to sustain interest and resources for UN Women programmes.
• Support and advise the RC and Regional Office in forging and implementing strategic partnerships.
• Provide guidance to development partners and national counterparts on implementation of key UN frameworks and conventions on gender equality.
• Provide network and capacity development to partner Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders.
• Develop, implement, and monitor advocacy activities on gender empowerment and women’s economic empowerment.
• Participate in policy dialogues around gender equality and empowerment of women.
• Manage the development and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned and ensure incorporation into programme planning.
• Manage capacity building exercises.
• Perform other duties within functional profile as necessary for efficient functioning of the Office and Organization.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in public administration, law, human rights, gender equality, management, social sciences or other related areas 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.
• A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in managing complex and multi-component coordination processes with UNCT members and national partners related to women’s empowerment.
• Experience in planning, coordinating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development programmes and projects is required.
• Previous experience working in the UN system is desirable.
• Fluency in Spanish is required.
• Fluency in English is desirable.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese or Russian).

Skills

• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Coordination Processes
• Development Programme Planning
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Strategic Partnerships
• Advocacy
• Knowledge Sharing
• Women’s Empowerment
• Gender Equality
• UN System Experience
• PMP Certification
• Prince 2 Certification
• MSP Certification

Languages

Spanish, English