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Closing date: Thursday, 19 March 2026
Country: Vanuatu
Duty station: Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Contract type: National PSA- Regular
Grade: NPSA-9
Applicant eligibility: Not explicit in source
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Background:
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.
The UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office is based in Suva, Fiji and works alongside over twenty other UN agencies in the region and in fourteen countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Under its Strategic Note 2018-2022, UN Women Fiji MCO focuses on delivering on four interlinked programme areas underpinned by support for intergovernmental and normative processes:
The Markets for Change Project promotes gender equality through the economic empowerment of women market vendors in Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The project brings together governments, market vendors and market vendor associations, civil society organizations and UN agencies. M4C is implemented by UN Women in partnership with UNDP, and the Governments of Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Under the guidance and direct supervision the M4C Regional Project, the National Project Coordinator - Country Lead, Vanuatu, is responsible for project management and implementation at national level, managing strategic partnerships, financial and human resource management, and knowledge building. The Country Programme Coordinator (CPC) Vanuatu will be the matrix manager.
The National Project Coordinator - Country Lead, Vanuatu supervises the M4C Team based in Vanuatu Joint Presence Office and is the lead Liaison Officer for all M4C related matters with stakeholders and beneficiaries in Vanuatu. The NPC works in close collaboration with the M4C Vanuatu Team and Markets for Change teams across Fiji, Samoa and Solomon Islands, the Fiji MCO Regional Team, staff of other UN Agencies, Government officials, multilateral and bilateral donors, market vendor associations, market vendors and civil society to ensure successful implementation of the project.
Scope of Work:
Lead the development of programme strategies for Markets for Change Vanuatu
Lead the implementation and management of Markets for Change Vanuatu project:
Provide technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners:
Provide technical input for the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project:
Provide substantive technical inputs to the management of people and finances of the Markets for Change Vanuatu project:
Provide substantive inputs to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies:
Contribute to inter-agency coordination to achieve a coherent and aligned presence for Markets for Change Vanuatu:
Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts:
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:
The National Project Coordinator- Country Lead will supervise the M4C Country team based in Vanuatu. The M4C Vanuatu team consists of a Senior Project Officer, Project Officer and a Project Associate. The NPC will oversee the project implementation in the country together with all HR related matters for the country project team. The NPC reports directly to the Regional Project Manager. The Country Project Coordinator is a matrix manager.
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