The EmpowerED Programme Coordinator will lead the overall coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the EmpowerED programme, ensuring that all activities are aligned with UNFPA's strategic goals and the specific objectives of the programme. The Programme Manager will provide technical and strategic leadership, fostering partnerships and ensuring effective communication and advocacy efforts.
The role requires collaboration with UNFPA country offices, regional offices, other UN agencies, donors, and partners to achieve desired outcomes.
The EmpowerED Programme Coordinator will be responsible for:
Programme Management and Coordination:
Develop and execute annual work plans, budgets, and monitoring frameworks for the EmpowerED programme, ensuring timely and effective implementation of activities.
Provide strategic direction in the implementation of the EmpowerED programme, ensuring coherence and alignment with UNFPA's Strategic Plan, EmpowerED Result-Based Framework and the strategic institutional priorities.
Coordinate with UNFPA country offices, regional offices, and headquarters, as well as with other UN agencies, donors, and implementing partners, to ensure integrated and collaborative programme delivery.
Capacity Building:
Provide guidance to country offices and partners on CSE, SRHR, and GBV, ensuring that all activities are evidence-based and adhere to international standards.
Lead capacity-building efforts for UNFPA staff, government counterparts, and implementing partners, focusing on effective CSE programme design, implementation, monitoring and learning.
Develop and disseminate technical guidance, tools, and resources to support the integration of gender-transformative CSE into national education systems and community-based programmes.
Promote south-south learning platforms to increase opportunities for knowledge sharing and networking.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:
Oversee the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation processes and reporting to assess the impact of the EmpowerED programme on SRHR and GBV outcomes.
Maintain systematic and regular data collection, analysis, and reporting on programme performance, including progress towards targets and outcomes, identifying lessons learned and best practices.
Analyse data to determine areas of progress, challenges and catalytic factors for programming.
Develop communications packages to report on progress key highlights and best practices across the programme.
Prepare high-quality reports for donors, senior management, and other stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability in programme delivery.
Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships:
Lead advocacy efforts to promote the integration of CSE into national education policies and GBV prevention strategies, engaging with government officials, civil society, and other key stakeholders.
Build and maintain strategic partnerships with UN agencies, donors, NGOs and CSOs, and other relevant actors to leverage resources and expertise for the EmpowerED programme, including youth-led and women-led organizations.
Represent UNFPA in inter-agency fora, working groups, and other platforms, advocating for the importance of CSE in achieving SRHR outcomes, gender equality and preventing GBV.
Ensure a permanent political and environmental scanning to facilitate the overall implementation of the programme.
Communication and Knowledge Management:
Oversee development and implementation of the communication strategy to enhance the visibility and impact of the EmpowerED programme, including the creation of advocacy materials, case studies, and success stories.
Foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the EmpowerED programme team and among partners, establishing platforms for exchanging best practices and lessons learned.
Ensure that all communication materials and knowledge products are aligned with UNFPA's brand and strategic priorities.
Risk Management and Compliance:
Identify and manage risks associated with the implementation of the EmpowerED programme, developing mitigation strategies and ensuring compliance with UNFPA policies and donor requirements.
Ensure that all activities are conducted in accordance with UNFPA's ethical standards and principles, including gender equality, non-discrimination, and respect for human rights.
Prepare mitigation strategies for identified risks during the implementation of the programme.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in public health, social sciences, education, international development, gender studies, or a related field.
Knowledge and Experience:
At least 7 years of professional experience in managing and implementing development programmes, with a focus on SRHR, CSE, and GBV prevention.
Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, programme management, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity building.
Proven experience in building and maintaining partnerships with governments, UN agencies, donors, and civil society organizations.
Strong understanding of gender equality, SRHR, and GBV issues, with experience in applying gender-transformative approaches and human rights-based approaches in programme design and implementation.
Knowledge and experience working on CSE including in curriculum development, and gender-transformative education.
Knowledge and experience in conducting political and environmental scanning.