Programme Support Officer
Organizational Context
UN Women is the UN entity dedicated to gender equality and women's empowerment, working globally to accelerate progress and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. In Malawi, UN Women's work is guided by its Strategic Note 2024-2028, aligning with national visions and the UN Sustainable Cooperation Framework. The focus is on women's leadership, economic empowerment, ending violence against women, humanitarian action, and UN coordination on gender equality.
Job Purpose
This role supports the UN Women Malawi programme team by ensuring activities align with strategic priorities and operational procedures. The Programme Support Officer will assist the Gender Theme Group coordination team in facilitating communication and collaboration with donors. A key contribution will be supporting donor reporting through compiling, analyzing, and presenting programme results, financial updates, and impact narratives. The position also involves supporting monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure accountability and evidence-based reporting on progress towards gender equality and women's empowerment.
Responsibilities
The Programme Support Officer will provide technical and administrative support to strengthen programme delivery and stakeholder engagement under the supervision of the Coordination Specialist. Responsibilities include assisting the Gender Theme Group and UN Gender Theme Group coordination teams by facilitating communication and collaboration among donors, UN agencies, and group members. The role involves contributing to donor reporting by compiling, analyzing, and presenting programme results, financial updates, and impact narratives according to UN Women standards. Additionally, the officer will support monitoring and evaluation processes for accountability and evidence-based reporting, maintain accurate programme documentation, assist in organizing meetings and workshops with follow-up, and support the development of communication materials to enhance programme visibility.
Work Experience
A minimum of three years of professional experience in programme coordination, project management, or development cooperation is required, preferably within the UN system or international organizations. Experience in donor reporting, stakeholder engagement, and gender equality/women's empowerment is essential. Skills in monitoring and evaluation and data reporting are also necessary.
Skills
Key competencies include accountability, adaptability, building trust, commitment, continuous learning, communication, creativity, ethics, integrity, knowledge sharing, planning, organization, professionalism, respect for diversity, technological awareness, vision, and teamwork. Specific expertise areas include administration, communication, advocacy, public information, project management, programme development, and strategy.