Coordination Specialist

UN Women is the UN organization 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 Jordan works in close collaboration with the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the UN System, Civil Society, and members of the international community to advance the women’s national agenda, promoting women’s empowerment, women’s rights, and gender equality.

UN Women Jordan Country Office supports the Government of Jordan to implement global norms and standards on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Under its Strategic Note for the period 2023-2027, the UN Women Jordan Country office promotes women’s economic empowerment, gender responsive governance and women’s political participation in alignment with the government of Jordan Triple Modernization Agenda; works to advance the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda including through the Jordan National Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security (JONAP); and implements a resilience and empowerment model for Syrian refugee women and vulnerable Jordanian women in camps and host communities in support of the Jordan Response Plan (JRP). Working across the humanitarian-peace-development nexus, the country office is implementing and is prioritizing coherence and interlinkages across its projects and programmes and across UN Women’s triple mandate of operational, coordination and normative work.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Country Representative, and in close coordination with the Deputy Representative/Head of Programme, the UN Volunteer will support UN Women’s role in leading inter-agency coordination in support of gender equality and the empowerment of women through the various UN development and humanitarian coordination structures and processes. The Coordination Analyst will: work with the UNCT Gender Theme Group chaired by UN Women to implement the UN Jordan SWAP Scorecard recommendations and to identify opportunities for joint UN initiatives/programmes; coordinate UN Women’s participation in the UNCT Results Group and support gender mainstreaming in the UNCT Joint Work Plan; support UN Women’s role as co-chair of the UNCT results group on Governance; work with the Gender Partners Coordination Group which brings together Development Partners, the head of the National Women's Machinery and the UN to strengthen coordination of international support and financing for GEWE; and work with humanitarian partners to ensure that GEWE is mainstreamed in the Syrian Refugee response in support of the JRP including through the work of the Inter-Sectoral Gender Advisory Team co-lead by UN Women and UNHCR. The UN Volunteer will further support the Deputy Representative with the management of the Country Office annual planning and reporting cycle.

Additional information:
International UN Specialist Volunteers in Jordan are entitled to:
- Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA);
- Annual and learning leaves;
- Free life and medical insurance; and
- Free access to different learning platforms.

For more information on UN Volunteer benefits, entitlements and support, please visit: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Country Representative or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will:

1. Provide technical support to the Country Representative and the Jordan Country Office on inter-agency coordination
• Provide technical support to joint inter-agency UN planning processes and similar exercises;
• Lead the logistical organization of the Gender Theme Group (GTG) meetings and the Gender Partners Coordination Group (GPCG) and act as Secretariat for both groups;
• In partnership with the UN Resident Coordinator Office, oversee the System Wide Action Plan Gender Equality Score Card annual and comprehensive review;
• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the SWAP action plan and the GTG annual workplan;
• In partnership with the UN Resident Coordination Office, coordinate GTG inputs into the UNCT planning processes including the CCA, the UNSDCF and the Joint Work Plan developments;
• Support UN Women’s engagement in the Inter-Sectoral Gender Advisory Team (ISGAT) under the Jordan Strategic Humanitarian Partners Group and its role as co-chair of ISGAT;
• In partnership with the Assistant Representative, Gender responsive Governance, support the organization and secretariat of the UNCT results group on Governance when co-chaired by UN Women;
• In support of the Deputy Country Representative, coordinate UN Women’s representation and participation in the UNCT Results Group including UN Women’s inputs in UNCT planning processes including the CCA, the UNSDCF and the Joint Work Plan developments;
• Prepare background and briefing materials for the Country Representative on issues of coordination to be discussed in the UNCT, JoSH and other events and meetings;
• Provide technical support to the Country Office in monitoring and reporting and prepare analytical and regular progress reports on UN Women’s coordination work, as necessary.

2. Provide support to the Country Representative and Deputy Country Representative in strategic planning for the Jordan Country Office
• Provide substantive inputs on the formulation of concept notes for UN Women's coordination portfolio; as well as the office’s Strategic Note;
• Provide inputs to the development of country programming processes and products, including the annual workplan, Strategic Note, and programme/ project documents; the preparation of United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), the UNCT Joint Work Plan and other UN system joint programming documents;
• Follow up on required action/outstanding issues and report on outcome/ result. Alert the Country Representative and Deputy Country Representative on critical issues to be addressed.

3. Provide technical support to the development of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization efforts
• Provide support in delivering activities and other promotional events to engage bilateral and multilateral institutions/ donors, private sector and civil society to expand and/or sustain interest and resources for UN Women programmes and joint UN system programmes;
• Prepare background documents and analysis for the Country Representative to forge and implement strategic partnerships to increase outreach on UN Women’s coordination work in country;
• Provide support to development partners and national counterparts on implementation of key UN frameworks and conventions on gender equality;

4. Provide advocacy and communication support to the Jordan Country Office
• Support joint UN advocacy and communications initiatives on issues related to GEEW, including International Women’s Day, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence and the Women’s Film Week;
• Participate in and contribute to dialogues around gender equality and the empowerment of women, as necessary.

5. Facilitate knowledge building and sharing
• Provide support to the development and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned; ensure incorporation into planning;
• Contribute to capacity building exercises, as necessary

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Results/Expected Outputs:

As an active UN Women Jordan team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UN Women Jordan and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including:

• Quality delivery of UN Women coordination mandate both in the field of development and refugee response which leads to greater impact of development and humanitarian funding for gender equality and the empowerment of women;
• Quality coordination of UN Women’s participation in development and refugee coordination body which leads to greater impact and influence of UN Women those structures;
• Quality and timely guidance and support to UN Women colleagues on program planning and reporting;
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.