Project Coordinator

The primary objective of this service is to support the ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) in coordinating its capacity-building projects and related activities at the Arab SMEs Summit 2025. This involves supporting the development of project implementation plans, writing detailed project proposals, attending meetings, generating statistical content, creating agendas and presentations, drafting communications, and managing correspondence. Additionally, the individual contractor will provide administrative support for consultation meetings, ensuring these activities align with the project’s objectives, with a particular focus on technology and entrepreneurship.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure effective communication and engagement with beneficiary SMEs/startups by properly scheduling meetings, tracking progress, and conducting follow-ups to support their participation and development within ETC projects.
• Coordinate the involvement of key stakeholders (experts, trainers, mentors, investors, etc.) in project activities, ensuring alignment with the project’s objectives and smooth collaboration.
• Coordinate B2B matchmaking and coaching activities before, during, and after the Arab SMEs Summit 2025, tracking deal-making progress and facilitating follow-ups to maximize impact for participating SMEs/startups.
• Attend meetings and closely monitor discussions related to the project’s objectives, incorporating these insights into proposals and required materials to support project implementation.
• Generate statistical tables, graphs, and contribute to the preparation of presentations and substantive content for ETC project deliverables, ensuring they align with project goals and implementation plans.
• Assist in the creation of agendas, informational materials, and presentations for ETC meetings, supporting the overall project implementation plan and proposal development.
• Draft routine communications (emails, letters, memos, etc.) to engage with stakeholders as necessary, ensuring clear and effective communication for project execution.
• Manage and respond to various correspondence and meeting-related communications in English and Arabic, facilitating smooth project operations and proposal development.
• Undertake additional tasks and assignments as delegated, contributing to the successful implementation of project plans and the development of proposals. The individual contractor will also assist in various administrative services through coordination and support of consultation meetings, ensuring they align with the project’s implementation plan and objectives.

Qualifications/special skills

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Project Management, Marketing, Communication Studies, Engineering, Information Technology, Event Management, Public Administration, Environmental Science, Architecture, and/or Health Sciences is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
• A minimum of 3 years of professional work experience encompassing project coordination, program administration, program management assistance, and other relevant fields closely associated with the role is required.
• Knowledge of SME and startup challenges, with an understanding of trends in key sectors like digital transformation, e-commerce, fintech, etc. and the financing/investment landscape in the Arab region is required. The ability to efficiently manage tasks, time, and resources, ensuring clear project planning and prioritization is desirable.
• Meticulously reviewing work to identify and correct errors or inconsistencies is desirable. Adaptability to changing tasks, roles, and responsibilities in dynamic work environments is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in English and knowledge of Arabic is required. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

Source: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/256873?language=en