Coordinador/a de Gestión Territorial, Comunitaria e Inclusión
Organizational Context
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Panama supports national priorities through integrated solutions, focusing on human development, poverty reduction, and climate action. The organization operates across national, municipal, and regional levels, contributing to the UN Sustainable Cooperation Framework. This role sits within the Equality and Social Inclusion Cluster, supporting the "Latidos del Barrio: Culture that Transforms Communities" project.
Job Purpose
The Coordinator of Territorial, Community, and Inclusion Management will support the Ministry of Culture in planning, coordinating, and technically supervising territorial, community, and social inclusion actions for the "Latidos del Barrio" project. This involves ensuring participatory, articulated, and culturally relevant implementation in prioritized territories. The role aims to promote effective community participation, strengthen social cohesion, and foster articulation with local and institutional actors. Key objectives include ensuring compliance with UNDP policies and efficient resource use, while focusing on community engagement, team coordination, inter-institutional collaboration, and knowledge management to achieve project goals and contribute to sustainable development.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include coordinating the territorial implementation of the project in "Latidos del Barrio" centers and prioritized communities, designing and applying participatory diagnostic methodologies, and coordinating citizen participation processes. The role involves accompanying community leaders and local organizations, incorporating inclusion, gender, and human rights approaches, and coordinating coexistence and social risk prevention strategies. Additionally, the Coordinator will technically manage territorial and psychosocial teams, define accompaniment routes, and consolidate qualitative social data for reporting. Inter-institutional coordination with local governments and organizations is crucial, as is facilitating local actor participation in project activities. The role also supports knowledge sharing, capacity building, and dissemination of project learnings and tools.
Work Experience
Applicants with a Master's degree in a relevant field require no prior professional experience. Applicants with a Bachelor's degree must have two additional years of relevant experience. Experience in project management, community development, social inclusion, and inter-institutional coordination is highly desirable.
Skills
Systemic thinking, project management, partnership management, client satisfaction, resource mobilization, developing new partnerships, achieving results, innovative thinking, continuous learning, adaptability, determination, commitment, collaboration, and diversity and inclusion.