Under the direct supervision of the Country Technical Lead and National Programme Officer, the International UN Volunteer will carry out the following tasks:
Administrative & Operations Support
Oversee various internal operations functions within the organization including finance, HR, procurement, and logistics
Work closely with administrative and operation staff to support, guide, and provide advice on day-to-day operations and problem solving, team building, etc.
Conceptualize and develop various process improvements and operations management activities to improve organizational efficiencies (e.g. process maps, trackers, systems integrations, etc.)
Report to the Supervisor on bottlenecks, issues, and general status for daily operations
Actively participate in strategic planning sessions, long-term planning and vision for organizational structure, operations, and project implementations
Act as a liaison with the Regional Office, and occasionally the Head Office, in managerial support including weekly updates, quality assurance, and internal policy and process activities
Lead and assist ad-hoc administrative and operations activities including drafting correspondences, organization and coordination of documents, reports, etc.
Project Management Support
Assist in programmatic and administrative support for program areas implemented by the country office
Assist Project Leads and support teams in monitoring and providing guidance on routine implementation of programmatic project activities
Support Project Leads in developing and reviewing relevant documents for programme implementation such as Performance Based Agreements (PBAs), Terms of References (ToR), etc.
Support in preparing project related reporting, including quarterly and annual reporting to donors
Support the Country Lead in assembling briefing materials, providing updates and input for various meetings with the Regional Office, coordination meetings and discussions
Liaise with the Regional Office on periodic reporting (monthly, quarterly, etc.), and other requests to provide guidance on in-country programmatic areas
Qualifications/RequirementsRequired degree levelBachelor degree or equivalentEducational additional comments
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, finance/economics or other related field. Master’s degree is an asset but not required.Required experience36 MonthsExperience remark
Demonstrated experience in finance, budgeting, and project management
Experience with internal operations management (i.e. procurement, finance, process improvements, governance, etc.)
Previous experience with UN systems, processes, and software (i.e. ATLAS, procurement process, etc.) is preferred but not mandatory
Experience leading and working with cross-cultural teams
Language skills
English(Mandatory), Level – Fluent
Application deadline: 2nd August 2021
