Overview
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating UNCDF’s work in Tonga, ensuring effective implementation of programme activities, strategic partnerships, and knowledge sharing under the Pacific Digital Economy Programme (PDEP) and the Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme (PICAP).
Tasks Summary
- Coordinate the implementation of UNCDF’s programme activities in the country, ensuring annual work plans, quality assurance measures, and expected outputs are achieved.
- Support the development and management of a pipeline of innovative projects and initiatives using UNCDF’s technical assistance facilities and blended finance instruments.
- Supervise and manage volunteers, interns, and consultants engaged under specific projects.
- Facilitate country visits of regional technical specialists, consultants, and other colleagues.
- Build and maintain strategic partnerships with government agencies, private sector actors, and development partners.
- Support relevant ministries and national agencies in strengthening policy and regulatory frameworks to introduce a Climate Disaster Risk Financing (CDRF) strategy and advance the digitization of the national economy.
- Lead efforts to identify and capitalize on business opportunities and resource mobilization.
- Manage relationships with financial service providers.
- Represent UNCDF in national-level workshops, conferences, and other external events.
- Support the preparation of progress reports.
- Contribute to monitoring and evaluation processes by tracking programme activities and outputs.
- Capture lessons learned and contribute to knowledge management and communication products.
- Facilitate knowledge exchange with partners and ensure dissemination of results, innovations, and good practices.
- Support advocacy on key programme issues.
- Perform other duties within the functional profile as required.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience working with commercial financial institutions such as commercial banks, capital markets, or other private sector financial entities.
- Solid experience in financial services and/or digital economy sector (e.g. Digital Finance, FinTech, InsurTech, MSME Finance, eCommerce, Telco, etc.)
Qualification Requirements
- Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Management, International Relations or related field is required, or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience.
