Programme Specialist (Humanitarian Action and Resilience)

Programme Specialist advances UN Women’s humanitarian action portfolio in Latin America and the Caribbean from Panama City. The role designs, manages and monitors gender-responsive programmes covering preparedness, response, recovery and disaster-risk reduction. It advises country offices, builds partnerships and funding proposals, and leads advocacy, knowledge products and regional coordination.

• Design strategies and programmes for humanitarian action and resilience
• Coordinate implementation of humanitarian and disaster-risk-reduction initiatives
• Monitor programme results, risks and donor reporting
• Provide technical assistance and capacity development to partners
• Build strategic partnerships and develop funding proposals
• Support regional inter-agency coordination and advocacy

• Master’s degree in international development, social sciences, human rights, gender or women's studies, or related field
• At least 5 years of programme or project design, implementation, monitoring or management experience including humanitarian action, crisis response or resilience programming
• Gender-responsive humanitarian programming experience
• Programme coordination with government, UN entities, civil society organizations or donors
• Fluency in English and Spanish

• Project or programme management certification
• Experience in disaster risk reduction, preparedness, recovery, displacement, climate risks, protection or peacebuilding
• Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus experience
• Regional or multi-country experience
• Experience in the UN system

• Humanitarian Programme Management
• Resilience Programming
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Results-Based Management
• Partnership Development
• Resource Mobilization
• Policy Analysis
• Knowledge Management

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Web-based Management Systems

• International personnel service agreement assignment