General
Description of assignment title: Programme Coordinationand Partnerships Officer
Assignment country: Marshall Islands
Duty stations: Majuro
Work location: On UN premises
Expected start date: 07/20/2026
Duration: 12 months(with possibility ofextension)Long-term benefits and allowances
Sustainable Development Goal: 17. Partnerships for thegoals
Host entity: UNICEF Marshall Islands
Modality: Onsite
Type: National
Volunteer category: Specialist UCoS from Apr2026
Work schedule: Full-time
Number of Assignments: 1
Details
Mission and objectives:
- UNICEF works in the world's toughest places to reach the mostdisadvantaged children and adolescents - and to protect the rightsof every child, everywhere.
Context:
- UNICEF Pacific supports the Government of the Republic of theMarshall Islands (RMI) across key programme areas includingEducation, Child Protection, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene(WASH). While UNICEF does not maintain a fixed office presence inMajuro, programme implementation is managed through the UNICEFNorth Pacific Field Office in the Federated States ofMicronesia.
- RMI is a geographically dispersed small island developing stateconsisting of approximately 1,200 islands and atolls, with apopulation of around 54,600 people . Operational delivery iscomplex due to remoteness, logistical constraints, and limitedinfrastructure.
- UNICEF is expanding its programme footprint in RMI, withmultiple sectoral interventions being implemented through acombination of consultants, government counterparts, and partners.While technical capacity exists across sectors, there is a criticalneed for dedicated coordination support to ensure alignment,efficiency, and coherence across programmes.
- This UNV assignment aims to strengthen cross-sectoralcoordination, enhance collaboration among stakeholders, and supporteffective and timely delivery of programme results forchildren.
Task description:
- Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Field Office(North Pacific), the Volunteer will:
- Support overall coordination of UNICEF programmes in RMI acrosssectors (Education, Child Protection, Health and Nutrition,WASH)
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among UNICEF teams,government counterparts, and partners
- Track implementation progress and proactively identifybottlenecks and solutions
- Support planning, monitoring, and reporting processes,including annual workplans and donor reporting
- Assist in organizing coordination meetings, missions, and fieldvisits
- Strengthen linkages between technical consultants and programmepriorities
- Support strategic alignment of sectoral interventions withUNICEF Country Programme priorities and donor requirements
- Support emergency response coordination as needed
- Assist in data consolidation, analysis, and presentation fordecision-making
- Contribute to documentation of lessons learned and goodpractices
- Provide logistical and operational coordination support forprogramme implementation and missions
Eligibility criteria
Age: 18 - 80
Required experience: 3 years
Nationality: Candidate must be a national, legal residentor hold refugee status in the country of assignment.
Assignment requirements
Relevant experience:
- 3 years
Languages:
- English, Level: Working knowledge, Required
Required education level:
- Bachelor's degree in development studies, social sciences,public administration, or a related field
Competencies and values:
- Accountability
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Creativity
- Judgement and decision-making
- Planning and organizing
- Professionalism
- Self-management
Skills and experience:
- Experience in programme coordination and/or developmentprojects
- Experience working with government counterparts and developmentpartners
- Strong organizational and coordination skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong reporting and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently in a remote and challenging dutystation
- Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communicationskills
- Familiarity with Pacific island contexts
- Basic understanding of UNICEF programme areas (Education, ChildProtection, Health/Nutrition, WASH, ECD)
*Note**:
- Applicants who do not fully meet the minimum professionalexperience requirements for a UN Volunteer 'Specialist' assignmentare still encouraged to apply; if selected, they may be recruitedunder the Conditions of Service applicable to UN VolunteerAssociate' assignments.
Area(s) of expertise:
- Project management, programme development, strategy,Administration, Community development
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