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UN Women is the UN organisation dedicated
to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate united Nations Entity for Gender Equality progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programs and services needed to implement these standards.

UN Women in Moldova
announces the following job vacancy
NATIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR FOR MOLDOVA (GLOBAL MIGRATION PROJECT WITH PILOTS)
(open to nationals of the republic of Moldova only)

Background:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

In December 2013, UN Women signed an agreement with the European Union, for the financing and implementation of a 3-years global project with three pilots (Mexico (Latin America), Philippines (South East Asia) and Republic of Moldova (Eastern Europe)): Promoting and Protecting Women Migrant Workers' labour and human rights: Engaging with international, national human rights mechanisms to enhance accountability. With the overall aim to ensure effective programme implementation, UN Women Moldova Country Office plans to hire a Project Coordinator for Moldova, based in Chisinau.

The Project Coordinator will work under the guidance of the UN Women global project manager (based in NY) and the direct supervision and overall coordination of the National Programme Officer of UN Women in Moldova. He/she will be responsible for provision of high quality services to ensure a timely and effective implementation and monitoring of the project activities assigned for Moldova, in line with the programme document and as a contribution to the UN Women Moldova Strategic Note for 2014-2017.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Summary of key functions:
• Management and implementation of programme activities and strategies according to the Project Document and Work Plan(s);
• Ensure coordination between the activities implemented on the national level and those in pilot countries and on the global level, as integral part of the global project, including coordination within UNCT in the area of gender and migration;
• Ensure proper monitoring and evaluation of the programme activities on the national level, in correlation with those on the regional/global;
• Facilitate and ensure communication and advocacy on the national level and with pilot and regional/global teams, stakeholders and partners;
• Facilitate knowledge building and sharing with global and pilot teams and relevant national stakeholders, including advice on mainstreaming gender into migration and development within UNCT and at national level;
• Build synergies with other programmes implemented by UN Women at the national level and identify collaboration areas.

Qualifications and skills required: Education:
• Advanced degree in public administration, law, policy analysis, public relations, development studies and/or other social science related areas relevant for the assignment.
Experience:
• Minimum five years of progressively responsible development assistance project experience is required at the national level, including in a position relevant to this post;
• Proven records of working/collaborating with government in assisting/supporting drafting policy recommendations/ policy reports, coordinating activities, implementing strategies and models in the area of migration and/or gender equality is essential;
• Demonstrated knowledge of the subject and issues related to migration and gender;
• Proven experience in working with international organizations (successful experience in working with UN agencies is an asset);
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages; Language Requirements:
• Fluency in oral and written English and Romanian is required, good working knowledge of Russian;
• Working knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Romani, Ukrainian or sign language is an asset.

Detailed information about submission procedure and deadlines can be accessed on UNDP Moldova website http://www.undp.md/jobs/currentJobs or UNDP global website http://jobs.undp.org/cj_viewJob.cfm?curJob.

Applications should be submitted on line and include fully completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www. unwomen.org/about-us/employment, with the mark "National Project Coordinator for Moldova (Global Migration Project)/UN Women Vacancy" by 10 March 2014.

Only those short listed will be contacted.