Duties and Responsibilities

The projects’ team is looking to hire a Project Management Consultant for 10 months who is to provide essential support to the Projects on critical pillars of delivery including 1- Capacity Building & Knowledge Management – Contribute to the institutionalization of bespoke training modules for the Courage in Crisis exercise. 2- Stakeholder Engagement & Communication – Facilitating collaboration between humanitarian actors, donors, and partners to ensure alignment and information flow. 3- Process Optimization & Standardization – Developing clear workflows, guidelines, and best practices to enhance efficiency and reduce operational bottlenecks. The consultant will support engagement with operations, IASC members and donor partners. The consultant will support the roll out of the Courage in Crisis peer learning and where feasible, strengthening linkages to the PSEA Cap.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree in political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree Experience and knowledge of project management within the IASC structures to enable coordination with field teams and partners to ensure smooth project execution is required. Experience in stakeholder engagement, including the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to simplify complex interagency project management processes, demonstrating the ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively is required. Experience in analysis and writing to convey complex issues clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences, including senior leadership, donors, and stakeholders, through reports, analyses, one-page summaries, and donor dialogue materials is required. Experience in developing, leading, and delivering simulations and training sessions on Gender, Protection, and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) for diverse stakeholders at various levels, including senior leadership is required. Experience in supporting engagement with senior leadership in field offices to track project progress is required. Experience in interagency and multi-partner project deployment mechanisms is required. Experience in knowledge of the IASC ProCap and GenCap projects is desirable Experience in working with PSEA Cap is desirable. Experience in developing induction packages for hosting agencies is desirable. Experience in planning and organizing donor dialogues, leading multi-lateral and multi-partner events, and coordinating international conferences on Gender, Protection, and PSEA with diverse stakeholders, including UN agencies, donors, and senior UN leadership is desirable.

Languages

French and English are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position, fluency in English and French (written and oral) is required. Knowledge of Spanish or other UN languages desirable.