Project Management Specialist - Protection and Disability Inclusion
Organizational Context
UN Women (UNW) operates globally to eliminate discrimination against women and girls, empower women, and achieve gender equality. In the State of Palestine, UN Women has been active since 1997, focusing on advancing gender equality in line with national priorities. Its work supports the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, aiming to enhance economic opportunities, improve access to inclusive social services and protection, and promote democratic and accountable governance.
Job Purpose
The Project Management Specialist will lead the planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and reporting of UN Women's Horizon-funded interventions in Gaza. The role focuses on ending violence against women and girls (EVAWG), protection, and disability inclusion. The specialist will ensure project delivery aligns with work plans, budgets, and indicators, while providing technical guidance on inclusive and accessible programming. This position is crucial for strengthening referral pathways, supporting partner capacity development, and ensuring the integration of survivor-centered and do-no-harm principles in all activities, contributing to the overall goals of gender equality and women's empowerment in the region.
Responsibilities
Lead project planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and reporting, ensuring timely delivery against work plans, budgets, and indicators. Coordinate with implementing partners, service providers, organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), women-led organizations (WLOs), and protection stakeholders, tracking deliverables and managing risks. Liaise with participating UN agencies on early recovery joint programming. Prepare and maintain project documentation, including work plans, results frameworks, budgets, and progress reports. Conduct field monitoring and quality assurance, validating progress and identifying operational issues. Provide technical guidance on EVAWG, protection, and disability inclusion, ensuring interventions are accessible and inclusive of women and girls with disabilities. Support the integration of disability inclusion, accessibility, survivor-centered approaches, and do-no-harm principles. Strengthen inclusive referral pathways and service access by coordinating with relevant actors. Support capacity development for partners and stakeholders on disability-inclusive protection and prevention of violence against women and girls. Facilitate the participation of OPDs and WLOs in humanitarian response and early recovery efforts.
Work Experience
Requires at least 7 years of progressive experience in project or programme management, including planning, implementation, partner coordination, monitoring, budget oversight, and reporting. Demonstrated technical experience in EVAWG, gender-based violence, or protection programming, with a focus on disability inclusion and accessibility, is essential. Experience with women-led organizations, organizations of persons with disabilities, or in humanitarian settings is desirable.
Skills
Professionalism, integrity, teamwork, respect for diversity, commitment to continuous learning, planning and organizing, and strong communication skills are essential. Demonstrated understanding of UN Women operations, political sensitivity, diplomacy, and client-oriented approaches are valued. Ability to work independently, manage information objectively, and adapt to challenging environments is important. Genuine commitment to voluntary engagement principles, UN Women's mission, and UN Core Values is required.