Field Coordinator
Organizational Context
The UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, promotes gender equality, reproductive health, and youth empowerment. Established in 1969, UNFPA operates in 150 countries, including Ukraine since 1997. Its mission is to ensure a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. In Ukraine, UNFPA focuses on youth potential, reproductive health services, combating gender stereotypes, and supporting survivors of gender-based violence through crisis centers and awareness campaigns.
Job Purpose
The UN Volunteer will support UNFPA Ukraine's field program in the southern region, coordinating with the Odesa Hub and Country Office teams. This role is crucial for integrated programming across Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Youth, and Population and Development. The assignment focuses on implementing and monitoring the UNFPA Country Programme and recovery interventions, particularly in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. The goal is to strengthen accessible and sustainable SRHR and GBV services, enhance local ownership and partnerships, and adapt programming to the evolving context, ensuring effective service delivery and integration of community needs.
Responsibilities
The Field Coordinator will manage UNFPA's daily field presence and program implementation, monitoring the context, delivery, needs, gaps, and risks, and escalating issues as needed. This includes providing field-level analysis to inform program planning and adaptation, supporting integrated programming, and improving responsiveness to affected populations. The role involves facilitating information flow, reporting, advocacy, and engagement with management and donors through field visits. Additionally, the coordinator will maintain working-level coordination with authorities, implementing partners, civil society, UN entities, and humanitarian mechanisms to support implementation, localization, and capacity building. As the regional GBV Workstream focal point, the incumbent will support oblast-level coordination, partner engagement, and monitor GBV needs and service gaps. The role also includes supporting the sub-national SRH Technical Working Group by facilitating partner engagement and escalating technical issues.
Work Experience
A minimum of 7 years of professional experience is required, with at least 3 years in program/project implementation, humanitarian programming, coordination, or monitoring. Experience working with implementing partners, civil society, government authorities, and communities is essential. Experience in designing and implementing humanitarian programs is necessary. Desirable experience includes SRHR, GBV, youth, protection, or gender equality. Strong coordination, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, communication, and organizational skills are required.
Skills
Core competencies include accountability, achieving results, analytical and strategic thinking, and teamwork. Functional competencies involve delivering results-based programs, managing information, and client orientation. Values include integrity, commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, embracing cultural diversity, and embracing change. Expertise areas include emergency preparedness, crisis response, gender, women's rights, public health, and immunization.