Regional Portfolio Development Specialist

hace 5 días


Panamá, Panamá, Panamá UN Women A tiempo completo

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, is seeking a highly skilled Regional Portfolio Development Specialist to join its team in Latin America and the Caribbean. This exciting opportunity is part of our efforts to end violence against women and girls (EVAW/G) and promote gender equality across the region.

About the Job

As a Regional Portfolio Development Specialist, you will be responsible for managing and monitoring grants portfolio to ensure optimal resource allocation, compliance with standards, and delivery of intended program outcomes. You will also provide technical advice for grants selection and oversee grant management processes for individual grantee partners, ensuring a transparent, accountable, and supportive process.

In this role, you will lead the provision of strategic EVAW/G support to grantees in alignment with UN Trust Fund priorities as well as regional relevance. You will provide technical assistance and specialist advice on EVAW/G programming for UN Trust Fund grantees in the region, identify promising practices and strategic opportunities to EVAW/G, and contribute to the development of tools, guidance, and resources on EVAW/G.

You will also manage and monitor the regional grants portfolio to ensure optimal resource allocation, compliance with standards, and delivery of intended program outcomes. This includes ensuring that all regional grant selection processes and management follow UN Trust Fund's global strategies, policies, and priorities, maintaining coherence between regional and global objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the provision of strategic EVAW/G support to grantees in alignment with UN Trust Fund priorities as well as regional relevance
  • Provide technical assistance and specialist advice on EVAW/G programming for UN Trust Fund grantees in the region
  • Manage and monitor the regional grants portfolio to ensure optimal resource allocation, compliance with standards, and delivery of intended program outcomes
  • Provide technical advice for grants selection and oversee grant management processes for individual grantee partners
  • Contribute to the development of tools, guidance, and resources on EVAW/G
About You

To be successful in this role, you will have at least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in program management, including program design, program coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting, and capacity building in the area of ending violence against women. You will also have experience working directly with civil society and women's organizations, in the area of ending violence against women and girls.

You will be a strong communicator and collaborator, with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively and independently in a decentralized structure, managing relationships across multiple locations and time zones. You will also have proficiency in the use of MS Office Suite of Applications and good knowledge of UN program management systems.

We offer a competitive salary of $93,000 per year, plus benefits, including health insurance, retirement plan, and paid time off. If you are passionate about promoting gender equality and ending violence against women and girls, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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