Project Coordinator, Kabul, Afghanistan, I-PPSA 10, International Partner Personnel Service Agreement
Organizational Context
UN Women Afghanistan has been operating for two decades, focusing on gender equality and women's empowerment. The Country Office in Kabul, with sub-offices in five provinces, implements programs aligned with priorities such as integrated programming, women's movement building, policy research, economic resilience, and humanitarian response. This role supports the 'Protection of women’s rights in Afghanistan and delivery of essential services to address gender-based violence' project, contributing to both immediate service delivery and long-term change.
Job Purpose
The Project Coordinator is responsible for the overall management and implementation of the 'Protection of women’s rights in Afghanistan and delivery of essential services to address gender-based violence' project. This involves coordinating project activities across various UN Women units and sub-offices, ensuring coherence between service delivery, research, and advocacy components. The role focuses on leading planning, monitoring, reporting, and risk management, while also supporting stakeholder engagement, financial oversight, and resource mobilization. The Project Coordinator ensures project activities align with UN Women policies, donor requirements, and contribute to protecting the rights of Afghan women and girls and promoting gender equality.
Responsibilities
Coordinate the overall management and implementation of the project, including planning, workplans, budgets, and adherence to UN Women policies and donor requirements. Ensure coherence across service delivery, research, and advocacy components by coordinating with relevant units and sub-offices. Track implementation progress, identify challenges, and propose corrective actions. Lead project monitoring, reporting, and risk management, overseeing progress against the Results Framework and ensuring timely, high-quality donor reports. Support coordination of project partnerships and stakeholder engagement, acting as a primary focal point for the donor. Oversee financial and resource management, monitoring budgets and expenditures to ensure effective utilization of project resources. Contribute to strategic partnerships and resource mobilization efforts, and manage knowledge building by documenting and disseminating lessons learned and best practices.
Work Experience
Requires at least 5 years of experience managing humanitarian/development projects, including budget preparation, workplans, and reporting, specifically in human rights, women's rights, ending violence against women, or women, peace, and security. Proficiency in standard software applications and ERPs is necessary. Experience coordinating across units, with international partners/donors, in Afghanistan or similar volatile contexts, and within the UN system is desirable.
Skills
Programme formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation; Results-Based Management; Analytical and report writing; Human rights, ending violence against women, women, peace, and security; UN programme management systems.