Provincial Coordination Officer

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

The Provincial Coordination Officer work under the supervision of the Head of RC Office and are delegation the following key roles and responsibilities:

• Provide strategic facilitation and coordination support to the UN Cooperation Framework at the provincial level.
• Guide the PPT in leveraging the CF as the central strategic programmatic base for UN interventions
• Promote Results Based Management in the implementation of the Corporation Framework (CF) This includes maintaining close linkages with the Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) Working Group in Islamabad.
• Liaise with UN Provincial Programme Team (UNPPTs)teams in joint planning and results reporting.
• Ensure the PPT is informed, and where relevant, involved in the Common Country Analysis (CCA) formulation.
• Ensure effective coordination mechanisms are established and maintained on gender, youth and disability inclusion.
• Prepare and maintain analytical mapping of UN work in the province with the provincial government priorities.
• Support provincial Accountability Affected Population (AAP) committees.
• Coordinate with inter agency forums (including provincial programme teams) and joint UN-Government forums (including the provincial steering committees) to achieve intended results of UNSDCF.
• Track progress of decisions of PPTs, PSCs and other coordination forums.

Engage and partner with Provincial Government on UN-wide priorities

• Liaise with the provincial government counterparts on UN programming to understand the priorities of provincial govt. and advise PPT co/chair(s); Head of RCO and RC to prioritize strategic areas of interventions.
• Organize CF Programme Steering Committee meetings at least once a year complemented by regular interactions with the provincial government.
• Organize meetings between snr UN leadership, Provincial government and development partners to strengthen the coordination of development programmes.
• Liaison with the Govt and Coordination with wider stakeholders (BOS, inter-provincial coordination, and other relevant ministries and departments)
• To develop and maintain development partners mapping in the province

Provide support to RC and UN agenciesincluding UNOCHA regarding humanitarian issues

• Facilitate the implementation of the PSEAH provincial workplan in support to the PSEAH provincial co-chairs.
• Plan, prepare and finalize field mission plans of RC to the respective districts of the provinces.
• Coordinate with UN entities to prepare for high level missions to the provinces.
• Liaise with OCHA when required and liaise with humanitarian actors when needed to bridge humanitarian and development interventions. PPTs are the main interagency forums at the provincial level, focusing on both humanitarian and development issues.
• Serves as the primary focal point for humanitarian issues at the field level, liaising with government authorities and keeping the UNPPT Chair and OCHA Country Office (designated official) informed of key humanitarian developments, disaster relief efforts, and emergency situations.
• Engages with humanitarian organizations on the ground, providing relevant information and strategic advice on humanitarian coordination and response.
• Organizes and participates in working groups, meetings, conferences, and consultations with government authorities (PDMAs), UN agencies, and humanitarian partners on emergency response and relief-related matters.
• Provides effective support to humanitarian partners in securing humanitarian access by coordinating with PDMAs and local home departments/ministries.
• In case of an emergency, and if required, facilitates and participates in needs assessments to ensure timely and informed decision-making.
• Develop and maintain an overview of development partners presence
• Promote the work of UN at the province level in coordination with UNIC

Facilitate knowledge management, advocacy and communications of UN-wide results

• Set up and manage a TEAMS co-working space for all strategic UN documents.
• Liaise with United Nations Information Centres (UNIC) in giving visibility to joint-up UN work through inputs into articles or social media postings
• Enable inter agency exchange of resources, knowledge management and lessons learnt.
• Collect information to improve coordination activities, information products and inter-agency reports.

Education:

• Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Political Sciences, SocialSciences, Law, International Relations or a related field is required, OR
• A first-level university degree (bachelor's degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Applicants with a Master's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience.
• Applicants with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience at the national or international level in providing management advisory services, and/or hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc), advance knowledge of automated procurement systems, experience in handling of web based-management systems is required.
• Proven experience in joint planning and result based management is required.
• Proven experience in coordinating humanitarian issues at the field level is required.
• Strong inter-coordination and team management related experience is required with UN or development sector organizations is required.
• Demonstrated leadership, managerial, administrative and coordination experiences, preferably on multi-stakeholder projects with the government is desired.
• Experience creative and effective work with government, donors, and communities is desired.
• Experience in project management and project planning is desired.
• Demonstrated experience in excellent networking, advocacy and partnership building is desired.
• Proven track record of strong drafting, presentation and reporting skills is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse educational, professional and cultural backgrounds is desired.

Required Languages

• Fluency in English and Urdu are required.
• Knowledge of local language Sindhi, Pinjabi, Pashto & Brohi could be an advantage.