Mission and objectives

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide.

Context

Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. Under the overall guidance of the Country Representative and direct supervision of the Programme Specialist, the UNV Project Field Coordinator works closely with the programme and operations team, Provincial Government, UN Agencies involved in the humanitarian response and civil society to ensure the technical direction and implementation of the project and key outputs are achieved in a cost-effective and timely manner. The Project Field Coordinator will be responsible for the implementation and achievement of results under the UN Women’s Japan Supplementary Budget (JSB) project, including Outcome 1. Resilience and safety of crisis-affected women and girls are improved with increased access to emergency livelihood support and strengthened leadership capacity in emergency response. Under this outcome, the Project Field Coordinator will support the delivery of the following outputs: Output 1: 2,800 crisis-affected women and girls, including 560 women heads of households (20%), 560 adolescent mothers (20%) and 140 women with disability (5%), have improved access to emergency non-food items (NFIs) and livelihood support to help rebuild lost income sources, reduce dependency on humanitarian aid and prevent negative coping mechanisms. Output 2: Capacities of around 100 representatives of local women’s organizations and authorities are strengthened to enable women’s meaningful participation and leadership in gender-responsive emergency preparedness and response From the perspective of advancing the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus, UN Women will engage with key humanitarian coordination structures such as the Protection, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Clusters, GBV and Child Protection AoRs, leveraging UN Women’s leadership of the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GiHA WG) to promote a gender-responsive response aligned with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Policy1 and inter-agency coordination efforts. The Project Field Coordinator will work closely with the Gender and Humanitarian Expert based in Pemba to support coordination with humanitarian actors, ensure the integration of gender-responsive approaches in project implementation, and facilitate engagement with cluster partners, local authorities, and women’s organizations to strengthen the participation and leadership of women and girls in humanitarian preparedness and response. The project will also closely coordinate with the state agency responsible for coordinating the humanitarian response – the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), development and humanitarian platforms such as the Durable Solutions Working Group led by INGD and co-chaired by three UN Agencies (IOM, UNDP, UNHCR) as well as governmental entities such as the Agency for Integrated Development of the North (ADIN), responsible for coordinating development initiatives in the north at provincial and district levels.

Task Description

1) Project Implementation and Management • Lead the implementation of project activities at the provincial level, ensuring alignment with UN Women programme priorities and work plans. • Ensure the timely and effective implementation of all project activities in accordance with the approved work plan to achieve expected outcomes and outputs. • Coordinate and oversee UN Women project interventions in the assigned provinces, particularly in the areas of gender equality, humanitarian response, recovery, and women’s empowerment. • Maintain regular communication with implementing partners, responsible parties, consultants, and relevant stakeholders to support effective delivery of project activities. • Provide technical guidance and operational support to implementing partners and re-sponsible parties in carrying out assigned project activities. • Serve as the UN Women focal point for programme implementation in the assigned provinces, ensuring an integrated and coherent programme approach. Follow up regularly with national experts, consultants, civil society organizations, and think tanks involved in project implementation, including reviewing deliverables and monitoring progress against agreed results. • Provide administrative and operational support as required for the effective implementation of project activities in Cabo Delgado and Nampula. 2) Monitoring, Reporting, and Knowledge Management • Conducts systematic monitoring and reporting on project implementation in the as-signed provinces in coordination with relevant thematic leads. • Contributes to the preparation and consolidation of quarterly/annual progress and financial reports. • Provide inputs to donor report(s) and contribute to the preparation of narrative progress updates in line with donor reporting requirements. • Maintains close communication with project beneficiaries, consultants, responsible partners and institutional contractors to monitor project implementation against the baseline and targets. • Contributes to synthesizing, documenting the implementation of project activities, success stories and lessons learned. • Support field research in the field of gender equality, humanitarian action, and women’s empowerment to inform planning, budgeting and evidence-based advocacy. • Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization for activities related to gender equality and women’s empowerment. • Contributes to and participates in the project assessment(s)/evaluation(s) in collaboration with local partners and relevant stakeholders. 3) Coordination, Partnership and Advocacy • Ensure continuous coordination among project partners, government institutions, and stakeholders involved in the implementation of UN Women country office initiatives. • Strengthen collaboration with local authorities, civil society organizations, and community actors to enhance programme effectiveness and sustainability. • Provide inputs to partnership development and resource mobilization efforts related to gender equality and women’s empowerment initiatives. • Promote coordination and complementarity between UN Women programme and other humanitarian and development initiatives in the provinces.

Competencies and values

Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☒ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ CreativityAccountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☒ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ Creativity ☒ Empowering Others ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Judgement and Decision-making ☒ Knowledge Sharing ☒ Leadership ☒ Managing Performance ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Self-Management ☒ Technological Awareness ☐ Vision ☒ Working in Teams

Living conditions and remarks

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. This position is based in Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan. National UN Volunteers are expected to be culturally sensitive and adjust to the prevailing culture and traditions.