National Area Coordinator

United Nations Development Programme (Jordan, Regional Bureau for Arab States)

Duties and Responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide contextual updates at the national and sub-national levels for adaptive management.

• Share latest updates on formal and informal political economy dynamics relevant to the project implementation and risk management.
• Map project stakeholders comprehensively to ensure inclusive participation, Leave No One Behind (LNOB), and Do No Harm.

Build national and sub-national partnerships for inclusive project governance.

• Liaise with government counterparts at the national and sub-national levels to secure necessary permits to facilitate project implementation.
• Organize consultation meetings to foster partnership with government, civil society, and community leaders, such as the Project Board Meetings and the Technical Working Groups.

Offer technical advice on access to gender justice as per the Yemeni context and project Outputs.

• Provide technical advice on access to gender justice, women s empowerment, and protection as relevant to the Yemeni context and project results framework.
• Contribute to substantive documents in support of the Project Manager, such as Terms of Reference (ToRs) for Responsible Parties (RPs) and Results-Oriented Annual Reporting (ROAR).

Conduct results-based monitoring on project progress and reporting on knowledge/evidence base.

• Undertake regular monitoring visits to project sites and trace project progress, identify challenges and risks, and suggest solutions and mitigation measures.
• Oversee project RPs to ensure their satisfactory performance, including timely progress and final reporting with required evidence base for knowledge generation.

Mainstream gender in all aspects of project implementation.

• Advise national and local partners, including RPs, on gender mainstreaming in project implementation and disaggregated reporting.
• Uphold the UN Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) policy within the project team and with all project stakeholders.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Institutional Arrangement

The National Area Coordinator will report to the Project Manager, Access to Justice and Rule of Law. S/he will be an integral part of the UNDP Project Team for Access to Justice and Rule of Law and will be performing in collaboration with and complementarity to other national team members.

Competencies

Please refer to the competency framework site for the entire list of competencies and further explanations.

Core Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination