Executive & Development Coordinator

UNU-WIDER seeks an Executive and Development Coordinator in Helsinki to support the Director’s Office and programme delivery. The coordinator will prepare briefings, track actions, coordinate projects and events, engage donors and partners, prepare reports, support funding proposals, maintain project records, and manage follow-up for strategic partnerships and resource-mobilization opportunities.

• Prepare Director’s Office briefings, presentations and correspondence
• Track senior-management actions and strategic follow-up
• Coordinate projects, workshops, events and progress reporting
• Engage donors, UN agencies, governments and research partners
• Prepare partnership materials and outreach communications
• Support concept notes, proposals and donor submissions

• Advanced degree in international development, economics, public policy, international relations or related field; Bachelor’s degree with two years relevant experience also considered
• Fluency in English
• Strong analytical, coordination and organizational skills

• International-organization, research-institution or development-context experience
• ERP or project-management-system knowledge
• Another UN official working language

• Executive coordination
• Programme coordination
• Stakeholder engagement
• Donor relations
• Resource mobilization
• Report writing

• Microsoft Office

• Official PSA contract duration: 1 year