National Project Coordinator
Organizational Context
UN Women Senegal is dedicated to eliminating discrimination against women and girls and achieving gender equality. The Economic Empowerment section focuses on advancing inclusive economies through gender-responsive policies, women's access to resources, decent work, and financial inclusion. The Affirmative Finance project aims to address structural barriers faced by women entrepreneurs, promoting gender-responsive financing and strengthening institutional capacities.
Job Purpose
The National Project Coordinator, Affirmative Finance, provides strategic, programmatic, and technical leadership for the implementation, coordination, monitoring, and positioning of the Women’s Economic Empowerment through Affirmative Finance project in Senegal. This role serves as the technical focal point for women's entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and affirmative finance, working closely with various stakeholders including government, financial institutions, and civil society. The objective is to foster a more enabling financial ecosystem for women entrepreneurs, contributing to UN Women's broader goals of advancing women's economic agency and inclusive growth.
Responsibilities
Lead the strategic implementation of the Affirmative Finance project in Senegal, ensuring alignment with UN Women's Strategic Plan and country priorities. Develop national implementation strategies, manage annual and quarterly planning, budgeting, and delivery, and mitigate risks. Provide technical and programmatic advice to national institutions and partners on integrating affirmative finance principles into policies and practices. Oversee analysis of barriers to finance and translate evidence into actionable recommendations. Develop policy briefs and technical notes, and coordinate capacity development initiatives. Establish and maintain a results-based management framework, prepare high-quality progress reports, and lead monitoring missions. Cultivate strategic partnerships with government, financial institutions, private sector, and civil society to advance gender-responsive financing and project scale-up. Represent the project in relevant coordination mechanisms and identify opportunities for resource mobilization and policy influence. Lead knowledge generation, advocacy, and communication on affirmative finance.
Work Experience
Requires at least five years of progressive experience in development programme/project implementation, coordination, monitoring, evaluation, donor reporting, and capacity development. Experience in public policy and strategy supporting women's entrepreneurship is necessary. Knowledge of gender/public procurement procedures in West and Central Africa is required. Experience in leading and guiding personnel in an international setting and in using computer software packages is essential. Experience with private sector affirmative sourcing, UN system, and Oracle Cloud is desirable.
Skills
Programme formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation; Results-Based Management; Strategic planning and implementation; Financial management; Stakeholder engagement; Partnership building; Policy analysis and development; Knowledge management; Advocacy and communication; Leadership and team guidance.