Tiered Approach

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

  • Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
  • Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
  • Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
  • Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

 Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

Background

Building on the previous phase of EU4Dialogue, the second phase of the project will continue to improve an enabling environment for people-to-people contacts across the divides with a view, in the long term, to support sustainable peace and prosperity in the South Caucasus and beyond. For this purpose, it will seek to enhance human security for conflict and post-conflict affected communities, preserve and create spaces for dialogue, confidence building and will encourage peace education.

Considering the wider regional context, the project retains the flexibility to operate in Moldova, Türkiye, and Ukraine in addition to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

The project’s overall aim is to improve both local and regional environments for cooperation and long lasting, sustainable peace through enhanced human security for conflict /post conflict affected communities, supporting community led peace initiatives, confidence building, dialogue and peace education. For this purpose, the Project will strive to empower local civil society to become leaders in addressing the needs of their conflict affected communities, and to stimulate peacebuilding efforts across the conflict contexts.

Under the direct supervision of Partnership Advisor at UNDP Representation Office in Brussels and matrix supervision of the Crisis Prevention & Recovery  Team Leader at UNDP Country Office in Georgia, the Regional Project Coordinator will provide programmatic and operational oversight of the project implementation, including oversight of the grant schemes, monitoring of sub-grant implementation, analysis of regional trends, identification and facilitation of conflict-transformation initiatives. He/she will ensure the fulfillment of the overall monitoring and communication plans, analyze risks, report overall results and provide real time reporting on project implementation. 

Regional Project Coordinator will also focus on technical advisory functions in the capacity of the international expert/specialist. He/she will advise the project team in managing the delivery of the project results and ensure good coordination and collaboration with suppliers, beneficiaries and key stakeholders and partners. Furthermore, he/she will contribute to sharing experience and best practices on engagement with the civil society. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Perform overall project management-related duties:

  • Provide guidance, supervision, and support to the project team, including the technical advice both to the team and UNDP Country Offices 
  • Engage with all key stakeholders working in the field of peacebuilding, and establish close working relationships with them
  • Ensure overall planning of activities and resources
  • Ensuring timely delivery of overall project outcomes, results, and targets, as listed in the project document
  • Ensure proper quality control and conflict-sensitivity of activities
  • Ensure scrupulous financial management of project funds
  • Implement the results-based management approach, all the relevant UNDP rules, regulations, and guidelines
  • Lead overall reporting in all required formats
  • Ensure proper use of project equipment and project resources
  • Ensure coherent visibility and communication regarding the project, in line with UNDP and EU guidelines

Ensure effective coordination, including with donors, partners and stakeholders:

  • Coordinate activities with other EU-supported activities in the field of peacebuilding
  • Analyze risks and impact related to supported initiatives and identify lessons learned. Promote cohesive response strategies within EU4Dialogue and with other peacebuilding initiatives
  • Regularly inform UNDP and other relevant stakeholders about the project achievements, constraints, opportunities, and threats
  • Develop and oversee relevant strategic communication interventions to raise awareness of EU4Dialogue’swork in conflict transformation
  • Lead the identification of conflict-transformation opportunities, assess their feasibility, plan and execute their implementation
  • Manage the roster of key stakeholders engaged in peacebuilding across countries of implementation and identify potential implementing partners, manage relationships with them, and provide close monitoring and evaluation of their performance according to UNDP’s standard procedures
  • Promote networking and experience sharing between the project stakeholders

Facilitate cohesion and coordination between different components of projects:

  • Ensure smooth running of the project, helps in building an effective project team, promote teamwork and an environment that is conducive to delivering effective results
  • Provide advice to the project components, including roles and responsibilities of the respective staff, accountability and reporting ensuring that the work of the team is conducted efficiently, and high-quality outputs are delivered on time under the projects’ theory of change
  • Contribute to timely delivery of project outputs, results and targets, as listed in the project documents
  • Help in building the capacity of the project staff by identifying capacity needs and establishing training/learning programs

Provide Analytic and Strategic Advice:

  • Provide substantive advice to the UNDP and relevant stakeholders on the issues related to the actions’ focus, strategic priorities, and working modality
  • Analyze and monitor the emerging developments to gauge perceptions and understand the political, social, economic, and cultural dynamics in communities which are perceived to be at risk of a violent conflict, including provision of succinct reports/briefs
  • Proactively liaise with relevant partners and stakeholders to seek information, ideas, and gauge accurately the dynamics within civil society community for informed decision-making under the grant schemes
  • Advise the UNDP and relevant stakeholders on ongoing developments and critical issues.

Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing:

  • Identify capacity building needs and opportunities. Ensure appropriate training, project workshops and other relevant activities are organized and implemented in a consultative manner, involving technical experts and stakeholders that may include the government, private sector, NGOs, donors, and/or academia. 
  • Ensure project reports capture results, lessons learned and good practices for possible wider application. 

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 RPC will work under the direct supervision of Partnership Advisor at UNDP Representation Office in Brussels and matrix supervision of the Crisis Prevention & Recovery Team Leader at UNDP Country Office in Georgia.

Regional Project Coordinator shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining the updated filing system on project implementation, including narrative and financial progress reports, analytical documents, programmatic and procurement contracts, status update on inventory, human resources, etc.  

Competencies

Core competencies:

  • Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact 
  • Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems 
  • Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
  • Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands 
  • Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
  • Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
  • Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

People Management competencies

  • UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site. 

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies:

Business Direction and Strategy  

  • System Thinking              
    • Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

Business Management   

  • Project Management     
    • Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
  • Partnership Management            
    • Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies

Partnership Management            

  • Relationship Management          
    • Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in International Development, Social Sciences, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, or other relevant development areas is required. Or
  • A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree)in the areas stated above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree. 

Experience:

  • A minimum of 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of supervisory and team management working experience in the field of development, peacebuilding, or community mobilization with focus on civil society engagement in the governmental, non-governmental or multilateral organization in a multi-cultural setting
  • Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages

Desired skills and competencies:

  • Demonstrated experience of conflict sensitive programming.
  • Experience in programming in support of civil society development/democratization processes. 
  • Experience in analyzing political, social, and economic developments 
  • Experience in UNDP and the UN system, including knowledge of its practices and procedures 
  • Previous experience with international organizations (specifically UN/UNDP and EU-funded projects) 

Languages:

  • Fluency in English is required. 
  • Working knowledge of Russian, both spoken and written, would be an asset.

Equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination. 

UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.

Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles. 

Right to select multiple candidates

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

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