Background
The United Nations system in Indonesia works as a team to develop the best strategy to respond to national needs and plans, building on agency asset. To support its operations, UN Indonesia is opening vacancy for roster of qualified personnel.Candidates will be assessed by UN Human Resources team for particular type/level of function.Candidates are requested to carefully review the minimum requirements for advertised posts before making a decision to apply. These minimum requirements are stipulated on each vacancy announcement. Depending on the position, other factors to be evaluated may include national versus international experience; progressively responsible and/or diversified experiences at the level of managerial/leadership responsibility held; and, knowledge of a particular geographic region, including local languages.
Selection process will be conducted without regard to race, creed or sex and, so far as is practicable, selection of candidate shall be made on a competitive basis. Qualified candidate who are selected will remain on the roster for 12 months from the date of advertisement and will be contacted by UN agencies as soon as the need for the post arises.
Please note, all applications must be received before the vacancy notice closing deadline. Due to the volume of applications received only those candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
I. Organizational Context
Under the overall guidance of the ARR(P) and direct supervision of designated supervisor if applicable, the Programme Assistant provides programme support services ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work.
The Programme Assistant works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and project staff in the CO and UNDP HQ as required to exchange information and support programme delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities
II. Functions / Key Results ExpectedSummary of Key Functions:
- Support to formulation of programme strategies and the Country Programme Action Plan
- Support to management of the CO programme
- Administrative support to the Programme Unit
- Support to resource mobilization
- Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing
- Collection, analysis and presentation of information for identification of areas for support and programme formulation/ implementation.
- Creation of projects in Atlas, preparation of budget revisions, revision of project award and project status, determination of unutilized funds, operational and financial closure of a project.
- Presentation of information for audit of NEX projects.
- Preparation of non-PO vouchers for development projects.
- Maintenance of the internal expenditures control system including timely corrective actions on unposted vouchers, including the vouchers with budget check errors, match exceptions, unapproved vouchers.
- Creation of requisitions in Atlas for development projects, register of goods receipt in Atlas.
- Making budget check for requisitions, POs and vouchers.
- Review of contributions agreement, managing contributions in Atlas.
- Participation in the trainings for the operations/ projects staff on programme.
- Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Accurate data entry and financial information have an impact on the quality and implementation of the UNDP programme. A client-oriented and efficient approach impact on the image of UNDP in the country.
Competencies
IV. Competencies and Critical Success FactorsCorporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Knowledge Management and Learning
- Shares knowledge and experience
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
- Ability to perform a variety of standard tasks related to Results Management, including screening and collecting of programme/ projects documentation, projects data entering, preparation of revisions, filing, provision of information
- Ability to provide input to business processes re-engineering, implementation of new system, including new IT based systems
- Good knowledge of Results Management Guide and Toolkit
- Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
- Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
Required Skills and Experience
V. Recruitment QualificationsEducation:
- Secondary Education preferably with specialized certification in Accounting and Finance. University Degree in Business or Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences and Social Sciences would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.
- 3 to 5 years of relevant administrative or programme experience is required at the national or international level. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.
- Fluency in the UN and national language of the duty station.
ALL APPLICANT MUST COMPLETE P11 FORM AND SUBMIT AS PART OF THEIR APPLICATION . Click here to down load the form P11
Female candidates are encouraged to apply