UNOPS

The UNOPS Middle East Region (MR) provides strategic leadership, performance oversight, and support to UNOPS operations across Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and the State of Palestine. MR is responsible for positioning UNOPS as a key development partner in the region through high-level engagement with regional bodies, UN coordination mechanisms, development banks, donors, and intergovernmental organizations. By fostering strategic partnerships and promoting operational excellence, the region supports country teams in delivering sustainable solutions to complex development, peace, and humanitarian challenges. 

UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. It is the focal point for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations agency for human settlements. UN-Habitat’s mission is to promote transformative changes in cities and human settlements through knowledge, policy advice, technical assistance and collaborative action to leave no one and no place behind. UN-Habitat works through a medium-term strategy approach. It has recently completed the Strategic Plan 2020-2025, and started working on the Strategic Plan 2026-2029, and produced a pre-final draft in February 2025, which introduces a strategic focus for 2026-2029 on: adequate housing, land, basic services for all, including the urgent transformation of informal settlements and slums.

With the aim of achieving impact on peoples’ lives, and to focus on sustainable urbanization, the new strategic plan for 2026-2029, adding value to the efforts of the United Nations and the broader multilateral system, seeks to address global challenges mirrored by three impact areas: a) equitable and inclusive prosperity for poverty eradication; b) preparedness, response, recovery and reconstruction; and c) environment and climate action. 

As part of its crucial humanitarian and development work worldwide, UN-Habitat presents concrete examples of its engagement with partners working in the field of transport planning, service delivery and urban safety monitoring. Moreover, in humanitarian contexts UN-Habitat has been coordinating GIS and data-science based urban and neighborhood profiling in order to prioritize short-term humanitarian interventions and longer- term urban recovery efforts.

UNOPS supports both humanitarian response and early recovery in Gaza. Currently, UNOPS support in Gaza focuses on key humanitarian enablers, including on access, via the Security Council-mandated UN 2720 Mechanism and the Access Support Unit (ASU), humanitarian fuel and energy, and mine action. Operations are envisaged to continue in the coming period with a focus in line with the UNOPS mandate: (i) infrastructure construction and rehabilitation, (ii) procurement and (iii) project management.

As part of the Business Development and Economic Empowerment Track under the QUDSI-R4R project, UN-Habitat aims to strengthen the operational capacity, business performance, and sustainability of project-supported stakeholders and affiliates in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Capacity building constitutes a key component of this effort. To support project beneficiaries and affiliated initiatives, the project will implement five (5) targeted trainings courses designed to enhance practical skills related to (1) social media marketing, (2) photography, videography, and content creation, (3) Basic Graphic Design, (4) Developing Business Products & Services, and (5) Business Management Skills relevant to the project’s economic empowerment objectives.

Each training course will be structured to combine group-based learning sessions and individualized mentoring support sessions, enabling participants to both acquire knowledge and apply it to their specific operational contexts. Each training course will include:

• Six (6) group training sessions, and

• Two (2) individual mentoring sessions for each participating entity or participant,

The estimated duration for each session is around three (3) hours. Group sessions will focus on delivering core training content and facilitating peer learning, while individual sessions will provide tailored guidance to support participants in applying the training concepts to their own initiatives or businesses.

To ensure effective planning, coordination, and delivery of these trainings, UN-Habitat seeks to recruit a Training Coordinator (Individual Consultant) responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of the training courses, including preparation, coordination with trainers, logistical arrangements, participant management, and monitoring of training outcomes.

The Training Coordinator will work closely with subject-matter trainers responsible for delivering the training content. Through this role, the Training Coordinator will ensure that all trainings are well-structured, operationally organized, and effectively implemented, enabling participants to acquire practical knowledge and strengthen the sustainability of their initiatives.

The Training Coordinator will oversee the end-to-end coordination of five (5) training courses, including preparation, curriculum alignment, trainer coordination, logistics management, and monitoring of learning outcomes. The consultant will ensure that each training is effectively organized and delivered through a structured format consisting of six group training sessions and two individual mentoring sessions, supporting both knowledge transfer and the practical application of training concepts.

The role aims to ensure that project trainings are well-designed, effectively delivered, and aligned with the strategic objectives of the QUDSI-R4R project, while strengthening the capacity of project beneficiaries and affiliated entities.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Education Management, Project Management, or a related field.

Desired Education:

• A Master’s degree in a related field is desired.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience with bachelor’s degree, 

OR, 

a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience required with master’s degree.

• Demonstrated experience in training coordination, capacity-building programs, or project coordination, including:

• Experience coordinating professional trainings, workshops, or capacity-building programs

• Experience coordinating trainers and external service providers

• Experience Managing training logistics, scheduling, and participant engagement

• Supporting monitoring and evaluation of training activities.

Desired Experience:

• Experience working with donor-funded projects, international organizations, NGOs, or development programs is desired.

• Experience working with SMEs, entrepreneurship support programs, business development initiatives, or cultural and tourism-related sectors is desired.

• Experience working in East Jerusalem or the Old City of Jerusalem context is desired.

• UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes. 
• UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.
• Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. 
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the selection process, which may include various assessments. 
• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of a wide range of nationalities, cultures, languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. We strive to sustain and strengthen this diversity, fostering an inclusive working environment where all personnel are treated with respect and have equal access to opportunities.
• UNOPS evaluates all applications based on the skills, qualifications and experience outlined in the vacancy announcement. We are committed to a fair and transparent selection process and welcome diverse perspectives, including those of women, indigenous and racialized communities, individuals of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations, and persons with disabilities.
• We are committed to enabling all candidates to perform at their best during the assessment process. If you are shortlisted and require support or reasonable accommodation to complete any assessment, please inform our human resources team upon receiving your invitation.
• UNOPS has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment, and other forms of abusive conduct, including discrimination, abuse of authority, and harassment. To uphold these standards, background checks are conducted for all final candidates to help ensure that individuals with a history of such conduct are not hired. By applying for a position with UNOPS, candidates acknowledge and consent to these verification processes.
  

• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few mandatory courses (they take around 4 hours to complete) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here. 
• For more details about the contract types, please click here.
• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda. 
• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.