Country Programme Coordinator
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UN Women
- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: Not Specified
- Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Not specified
- Deadline: 27/06/2026
- Location: Panama
Organizational Context
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
In the Americas and the Caribbean region, UN Women has a Regional Office based in Panama City, 10 Country Offices, one Multi-Country Office, and programmatic presence in 8 countries in the region, including the programme for Panama. In addition, the Regional Office provides support to governments, civil society, and the United Nations system as a non-resident agency in countries where UN Women does not have a presence.
The priorities that guide the programmatic interventions in the Americas and the Caribbean Regional Office are aligned with the organization’s triple mandate—normative, programmatic, and coordination activities—to mobilize urgent and sustained action toward achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, while also supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These priorities ensure that interventions are effective and aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives.
Reporting to the Deputy Regional Director, the Country Programme Coordinator will be responsible for the planning, implementing, and managing UN Women interventions in the Americas and Caribbean Regional Office. The Country Programme Coordinator works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team at the regional office, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.
Recruitment Qualifications
Education and Certification:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
In the Americas and the Caribbean region, UN Women has a Regional Office based in Panama City, 10 Country Offices, one Multi-Country Office, and programmatic presence in 8 countries in the region, including the programme for Panama. In addition, the Regional Office provides support to governments, civil society, and the United Nations system as a non-resident agency in countries where UN Women does not have a presence.
The priorities that guide the programmatic interventions in the Americas and the Caribbean Regional Office are aligned with the organization’s triple mandate—normative, programmatic, and coordination activities—to mobilize urgent and sustained action toward achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, while also supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These priorities ensure that interventions are effective and aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives.
Reporting to the Deputy Regional Director, the Country Programme Coordinator will be responsible for the planning, implementing, and managing UN Women interventions in the Americas and Caribbean Regional Office. The Country Programme Coordinator works in close collaboration with the programme and operations team at the regional office, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under portfolio.
Recruitment Qualifications
Education and Certification:
- Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/ women’s studies, international development, or a related field is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.
Experience
- At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience at the national and/or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects is required.
- Experience in establishing inter-relationships among international organization and national governments is required.
- Experience in the in the field of gender and human rights of women is desirable.
- Experience in administrative systems and technical support in the UN system norms is desirable.
- Experience in working independently with minimal supervision
- Experience leading and coaching staff in international settings is required.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
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