Project Coordinator

Job Posting Organization:
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the leading UN agency focused on achieving a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person can reach their potential. Established to address global population issues, UNFPA operates in numerous countries worldwide, working towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) commitments. The organization emphasizes the importance of human rights and gender equality, aiming to eliminate preventable maternal deaths, unmet needs for family planning, and gender-based violence. UNFPA's strategic plan for 2022-2025 highlights its commitment to rebuilding better post-COVID-19, ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls, and addressing the negative impacts of the pandemic on these rights. The organization seeks ethical and transparent staff who embody international standards and are dedicated to achieving high-impact, sustainable results.

Job Overview:
The Project Coordinator position is crucial for implementing the ICPD Action Program and the SDGs during the Decade of Action leading up to 203

• The UNFPA aims to enhance its territorial presence by promoting multisectoral coordination and national participation, supporting governmental institutions in municipalities and districts. The Country design" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">Program design for 2022-2026 prioritizes areas with social indicators requiring immediate programmatic attention. The UNFPA will implement initiatives related to six program products, fostering local coordination among stakeholders and promoting donor funding to improve living conditions for identified populations. The role involves overseeing the inter-agency project aimed at strengthening governmental capacities for the protection and reintegration of migrants and their families, focusing on a human rights-centered integrated approach. The Project Coordinator will identify and address the urgent needs of vulnerable Salvadoran migrants throughout the migration cycle, ensuring comprehensive support and protection services.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The Project Coordinator will support the Project Coordinator in implementing and monitoring the project by: - Implementing specific project actions on the ground, ensuring compliance with established objectives and methodologies. - Monitoring the progress of activities and ensuring real-time data collection, analysis, and reporting to enhance planning, decision-making, and reporting processes. - Participating in regular meetings with the Gender and Youth Officer and Project Coordinator to report on progress, identify challenges, and propose adjustments. - Coordinating activities with local institutions and implementing partners, maintaining constant communication with partners, and supporting the execution of joint activities while ensuring adherence to project methodologies. - Facilitating capacity building for community leaders, municipal staff, and local actors to ensure the sustainability of project interventions. - Supervising and ensuring programmatic approaches in community awareness initiatives implemented by partners. - Providing assistance and follow-up to the Consular Network to strengthen capacities in specialized care for survivors of gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health. - Ensuring technical coherence of the project, promoting information exchange and coordination among partners, components, and project actions, with an emphasis on gender approaches, gender-based violence, and sexual and reproductive health. - Supporting the implementation of the comprehensive health care program, focusing on sexual and reproductive health and the needs of gender-based violence victims with International Health Offices (OSI). - Designing a comprehensive health care program with the Consular Network, emphasizing sexual and reproductive health and the needs of gender-based violence victims. - Developing a support pathway and methodology for implementing a psychosocial care model for migrants and returnees in reintegration processes, including gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health approaches to identify women and girls who have faced gender-based violence for referral to public services based on international standards. - Enhancing public institutions' capacity to provide differentiated humanitarian assistance to vulnerable migrants. - Strengthening municipal and community networks to prevent irregular migration and provide comprehensive care, including gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health for returnees and their families, incorporating feedback mechanisms for accountability in prioritized municipalities. - Empowering women's civil society organizations and networks to provide timely, rights-based information to individuals at risk of migration.

Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a higher university degree in social fields (social work, psychology, health, education, etc.), preferably with training in Local Development, community project management, and humanitarian response. They should have at least three years of progressively responsible work experience in implementing development programs/projects, preparing technical reports, and involving multiple sectors (migration, health, education, social protection, justice) and inter-institutional coordination with local authorities, civil society, and the private sector. Proven experience in implementing projects funded by international donors is essential, along with knowledge in preparing financial and programmatic reports and accountability. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to conduct community information gathering and diagnostics, contributing to identifying needs and priorities in intervention territories. Experience in planning and organizing community activities, such as awareness campaigns and informational fairs, is also required. Proficiency in Google Suite (Gmail, shared calendars, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, etc.) and MS Office, particularly MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, is necessary.

Educational Background:
A higher university degree in social fields such as social work, psychology, health, education, or related areas is required. Additional training in Local Development, community project management, and humanitarian response is preferred.

Experience:
Candidates should have a minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in the implementation of development programs/projects, technical report writing, and inter-institutional coordination involving multiple sectors such as migration, health, education, social protection, and justice. Experience in managing projects funded by international donors is essential, along with the ability to conduct community diagnostics and identify needs in intervention areas.

Languages:
Fluency in Spanish is mandatory, and proficiency in English is considered an advantage.

Additional Notes:
This position offers an attractive salary that includes vacation days, health insurance, and additional compensation for pension plans and social security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security obligations. The UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects values of gender equality, diversity, integrity, and a healthy work-life balance. The organization is committed to ensuring gender parity and encourages women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, ethnic minorities, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in recruitment, training, compensation, and selection for all, regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are fundamental to UNFPA staff. The selection and hiring of personnel may be subject to background checks and references, medical clearance, and other administrative requirements. UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interview, testing, or other fees in relation to the application or selection process and does not request information about applicants' bank accounts.