Project Coordinator

The Project Coordinator will support the ESCWA Technology Centre in strengthening the visibility, utilization and impact of the DEPAR platform, supporting outreach, stakeholder engagement and logistical coordination for the Arab SMEs Summit 2026. The role involves content management, community building, engagement of entrepreneurs and persons with disabilities, and promotion of ETC programmes.

Responsibilities

• Manage and continuously update high-quality bilingual content on DEPAR, including opportunities, programmes, knowledge resources, success stories and multimedia content, ensuring visibility and accessibility of resources relevant to persons with disabilities (PwDs).
• Support the organization, migration and quality assurance of DEPAR content and resources, including tagging and uploading materials to ensure accuracy, searchability, user-orientation and inclusiveness of PwD-related resources.
• Lead stakeholder outreach, onboarding and community engagement on DEPAR, including entrepreneurs, SMEs, support organizations, programme beneficiaries, entrepreneurs with disabilities and PwD-serving organizations.
• Contribute to Phases 2 and 3 of the “Persons with Disability Dashboard & Community” project, supporting timely completion of planned activities, deliverables and coordination requirements for successful project closure.
• Support planning and delivery of ASMES 2026 and related DEPAR activities, including participant, partner and registration coordination, logistics, documentation and meaningful participation and visibility of persons with disabilities.
• Provide coordination, logistical and administrative support for ETC events, workshops and training programmes, ensuring appropriate accessibility arrangements and participation of persons with disabilities where relevant.
• Collect stakeholder and user feedback and provide programme, research and operational support to improve DEPAR and contribute to ETC initiatives, including those promoting entrepreneurship, economic empowerment and digital inclusion of persons with disabilities.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Project Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Economics or a related field relevant to digital platforms, entrepreneurship, or innovation.
• All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree.
• A minimum of 3 years of practical experience encompassing project coordination, program administration, program management assistance, and other relevant fields closely associated with the role is required.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and updating digital platforms, organizing and maintaining datasets and online content, and supporting knowledge management activities.
• Strong analytical, research and communication skills are required.
• The ability to efficiently manage tasks, time, and resources, ensuring clear project coordination and prioritization is required.
• 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.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is required.

Skills

• Project Coordination
• Program Administration
• Program Management Assistance
• Digital Platform Management
• Dataset Management
• Digital Content Management
• Knowledge Management
• Analytical Skills
• Research Skills
• Communications Skills
• Task Management
• Time Management
• Resource Management
• Task Prioritization
• Content Management
• Community Building
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Logistics Coordination

Languages

Arabic, English