Programme Management Specialist - Guatemala City, Guatemala - NO-C - FTA Local Guatemala Posting Date04/28/2026

Organizational Context

UN Women in Guatemala works to eliminate discrimination against women and girls, empower women, and achieve gender equality. The Programme Management Specialist plays a pivotal role in advancing the programmatic agenda and supporting the sustainability strategy, operating under the supervision of the Country Representative.

Job Purpose

The Programme Management Specialist is responsible for managing the development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of programmes for the UN Women Country Office in Guatemala. This includes providing technical support, overseeing programme quality, managing monitoring and reporting processes, guiding people and budget management for the programme team, building partnerships, supporting resource mobilization, and managing knowledge-building efforts to advance UN Women's programmatic agenda and sustainability strategy.

Responsibilities

Manage programmatic development by providing advisory support, guiding initiative design, and reviewing project documents. Provide technical support for programme implementation, ensuring alignment with goals, managing budgets, and overseeing quality control. Oversee monitoring and reporting, establishing standards, coordinating progress reports, and managing audits. Lead the programme team, conduct performance reviews, and ensure capacity development. Monitor financial situations and resource utilization. Build partnerships and develop resource mobilization strategies by analyzing donor information and identifying cooperation opportunities. Manage knowledge building by synthesizing and disseminating best practices and lessons learned.

Work Experience

Requires at least 5 years of progressive experience in programme management, including design, coordination, M&E, donor reporting, and capacity building. Experience in gender-related areas, setting priorities, budgeting, work planning, and leading teams is essential. Experience with the UN System, international organizations, or NGOs is desirable. Fluency in Spanish and English is required; French/Portuguese is desirable.

Skills

Programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; Operational planning, budgeting; Analytical reporting; Results-Based Management; UN programme management systems.

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