Project Management Specialist – Protection and Disability Inclusion

Job Posting Organization:
UN Women (UNW) is an entity of the United Nations dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Established in 2010, UN Women operates globally with a mission to eliminate discrimination against women and girls, promote women's rights, and achieve gender equality. The organization works in various countries, including the State of Palestine, where it has been active since 199

• UN Women collaborates with civil society and other stakeholders to ensure that commitments to gender equality are translated into action. The organization focuses on mainstreaming gender in governance, peace and security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security, supporting women's economic security and rights, and promoting protection against violence.

Job Overview:
The Project Management Specialist – Protection and Disability Inclusion will be responsible for leading project management and implementation of Horizon-funded interventions aimed at ending violence against women and girls, as well as enhancing protection and disability inclusion in Gaza. This role requires a strong technical background in these areas and involves coordinating with various stakeholders, including implementing partners, service providers, and organizations representing persons with disabilities. The specialist will ensure that project activities align with approved workplans, budgets, and timelines while also monitoring progress and reporting on outcomes. The position emphasizes the importance of integrating disability inclusion and survivor-centered approaches into all project activities, ensuring that the needs of women and girls with disabilities are adequately addressed.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead project planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and reporting, ensuring delivery against approved workplans, budgets, indicators, and timelines.
• Coordinate with implementing partners, service providers, organizations of persons with disabilities, women-led organizations, and relevant protection stakeholders; track deliverables, risks, and corrective measures.
• Collaborate with participating UN agencies in Gaza for early recovery joint programming.
• Prepare and maintain workplans, results frameworks, implementation schedules, budgets, risk logs, and progress reports.
• Conduct field monitoring and quality assurance, validating implementation progress and identifying operational or programmatic issues requiring action.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and evidence-based reporting and documentation of results, lessons learned, and scalable approaches.
• Provide technical guidance on EVAWG and protection interventions that are accessible and inclusive of women and girls with disabilities.
• Offer technical guidance on disability inclusion across early recovery interventions related to women’s economic empowerment and livelihoods, protection, leadership, and participation.
• Support the integration of disability inclusion, accessibility, survivor-centered approaches, confidentiality, informed consent, safe referrals, and do-no-harm principles across activities. 1
• Coordinate with women-led organizations, organizations of persons with disabilities, protection actors, and specialized service providers to strengthen inclusive referral pathways and service access. 1
• Support capacity development of partners and stakeholders on disability-inclusive protection and prevention of violence against women and girls. 1
• Assist organizations of persons with disabilities and women-led organizations to participate in humanitarian response and early recovery interventions. 1
• Perform other related duties as required by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications:
The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of operations relevant to UN Women, with technical capabilities or knowledge that is transferrable to UN Women procedures and rules. The candidate must demonstrate discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy, and tact in dealing with clients. A high degree of autonomy, personal initiative, and the ability to take ownership of tasks are essential. The candidate should also be resourceful and willing to accept wide responsibilities, managing information objectively and confidentially while being responsive and client-oriented.

Educational Background:
A relevant advanced university degree in social sciences, international development, gender studies, or a related field is required. A bachelor's degree combined with additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.

Experience:
A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in project management, particularly in the areas of ending violence against women and girls, protection, and disability inclusion is required. Experience working with UN agencies or international organizations is an asset, as is experience in the Palestinian context.

Languages:
Fluency in English is mandatory, while knowledge of Arabic is highly desirable. Proficiency in other languages may be considered an asset.

Additional Notes:
This position is a national UN Volunteer assignment, and the volunteer will be responsible for arranging their own housing and other living essentials. The contract is for 6 months, with the possibility of extensions based on funding availability, operational necessity, and satisfactory performance. A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) of 9,417 ILS is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities, and living expenses. The position includes life, health, and permanent disability insurance, as well as health insurance for up to three dependents and an exit allowance for satisfactory service.