Organization: UNFPA – United Nations Population Fund
Location: Dhaka
Grade: Mid level – P-3, International Professional – Internationally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
Project and Programme Management
Managerial positions
Closing Date: 2025-01-28
The Job:
Enhancing program coordination, cooperation, and advocacy as well as making sure that financial resources are managed responsibly are all made possible by the Project Coordination Specialist. In relation to UNFPA Bangladesh’s development, humanitarian, and climate change efforts, you will concentrate on fusing project activities with operational elements at every stage of program execution.
The Deputy Representative is directly in charge of this role, and the Representative provides general direction. Additionally, this role collaborates closely with the Field Officer and SRH Officer in Noakhali, as well as the Head of Sub-Office (HoSO) and Humanitarian Coordinator in CXB.
Work Goals:
Working in a Country Office setting and closely coordinating with the appropriate unit heads and other UNFPA colleagues, you will ensure that the projects, interventions, and initiatives listed below are operationalized with an eye toward accountability and cost-effectiveness.
Responsibilities:
1. Humanitarian project coordination
- Promote programmatic integration across UNFPA Bangladesh operations, especially for the Japan funded project (Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda for Displaced Persons from Myanmar and Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar and Noakhali Districts);
- Lead fund management and oversight, implementation monitoring, as well as regularly producing communications materials and reports including consolidation and quality assurance;
- Facilitate internal programmatic and operational coordination across different geographic locations namely Cox’s Bazar, Bhasan Char, Noakhali district, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) as well as Dhaka;
- Remain in close communication with Field Officers and SRH Officers in Noakhali and other relevant districts in the function of Field Liaison, with intermittent field visits expected;
- Support disaster response/preparedness, anticipatory action and resilience building, in collaboration with UNFPA’s humanitarian team;
2. Interagency and internal coordination, knowledge management, and advocacy on the integration of climate change adaptation and resilience building in UNFPA Bangladesh programmes
- Provide secretariat support to the UNFPA internal Climate Change Task team, in addition to serving as the Focal Point for the CHT;
- Represent UNFPA in various Climate related and Disaster Risk Reduction forums;
- Represent and actively participate in the CHT working group under the UN Country Team;
- Work on data, evidence, research, knowledge management regarding climate change impact on SRH, women, and adolescents/youth;
3. Partnerships and resource mobilisation
- Act as the resource mobilisation focal point of UNFPA Bangladesh Country Office and facilitate UNFPA’s internal coordination in this regard;
- Contribute to ensuring the office’s compliance with its corporate policy on resource mobilisation and partnership development;
- Liaise with the Embassy of Japan and build relationships with other donors;
- Engage International Financial Institutions such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank with a focus on exploring how UNFPA can position itself to access climate and other funding/financing that support a humanitarian-development-climate nexus approach.
- Support and facilitate development of funding proposals as required.
4. Other tasks in support of the senior management team
- Support UNFPA Representative, Deputy Representative, and Head of Sub-Office in Cox’s Bazar in their strategic engagement on the humanitarian, development and climate issues as well as partnership and resource mobilisation opportunities;
- Fulfil any other responsibilities assigned by UNFPA Representative and Deputy Representative
Qualifications:
Education:
Master’s degree in management sciences, public health, medicine, international development programme management or other social science related field
Knowledge and Experience:
- Five years of professional experience in humanitarian and development work, especially programme/project management and coordination;
- Solid knowledge and practical experience in climate change adaptation, sexual and reproductive health, youth and/or gender programming;
- Demonstrated ability to work with governments, the academia, and development community;
- Strong interpersonal communication skills;
- Excellent report writing and compelling oral presentations;
- Familiarity with the UN system is desirable.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required. Any other UN language is desirable.
Required Competencies:
Values:
Exemplifying integrity,
Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
Embracing cultural diversity,
Embracing change
Communicating for impact
Core Competencies:
Achieving results,
Being accountable,
Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
Thinking analytically and strategically,
Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
Functional Competencies:
Advocacy/ Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/ building strategic alliances and partnerships
Delivering results-based programme
Internal and external communication and advocacy for resource mobilisation
Compensation and Benefits:
This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.
UNFPA Work Environment:
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce – click here to learn more.
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