Coordination Specialist (Area of Responsibility)
Organizational Context
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Global Portfolios Office (GPO) supports partners in delivering global impact, focusing on sustainable development, climate action, and peacebuilding. The New York Portfolios Office (NYPO) manages UNOPS' New York-based portfolios, providing project and programme management services to global partners, particularly UN Secretariat and New York-based UN entities. This role sits within the Peace and Security Cluster (PSC), which is a key service provider for the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS).
Job Purpose
The Coordination Specialist (Area of Responsibility) is pivotal in leading strategic coordination, planning, and programme development for mine action initiatives within the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). This role is crucial for mobilizing resources, engaging donors, and advocating for mine action efforts. It emphasizes fostering strong stakeholder relationships and inter-agency collaboration to ensure effective and coordinated responses. The incumbent will provide essential technical and programme management support, drive knowledge management, and contribute to people management, ensuring all mine action activities are gender-responsive, disability-inclusive, and strategically aligned with humanitarian and UN frameworks to minimize explosive ordnance risks and enable safe operations.
Responsibilities
The Coordination Specialist will lead strategic coordination, planning, and programme development for mine action in the OPT, ensuring alignment with humanitarian cycles and UN strategies. This includes coordinating the development and implementation of the Mine Action (MA) sector strategy and annual workplans, integrating MA into humanitarian planning processes, and ensuring all activities are gender equality and social inclusion (GESI)-responsive. The role involves significant resource mobilization, donor engagement, and advocacy, including developing funding proposals and maintaining dialogue with donors. Stakeholder coordination is key, requiring representation in inter-agency meetings and maintaining relationships with UN entities, international organizations, donors, and governments. The specialist will provide technical and programme management support, monitor progress against workplans, ensure consistent application of technical standards, and manage information and documentation. People management responsibilities include supervising and developing the coordination team, fostering an inclusive work environment, and ensuring compliance with UNOPS policies on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).
Work Experience
Requires progressive experience in programme or project development/management. Specifically, at least three years of experience in Mine Action (MA) is mandatory, with knowledge in at least two of the five core pillars: Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), Victim Assistance (VA), Clearance, Advocacy, or Stockpile Destruction. Experience applying GESI or DEI considerations in humanitarian coordination, planning, or data analysis is desirable.
Skills
Diversity & Inclusion, Knowledge Management, Project Coordination, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Planning