Background
The UNDP office in Skopje currently employs a team of 71 and manages a portfolio of projects in environment and energy, democratic governance and inclusive prosperity worth around USD 17 million.
UNDP is announcing a call for expression of interest for candidates who are interested in working with UNDP for a position Project Assistant. The call will be open until 31 December 2023.
The received applications will be periodically reviewed by UNDP, and potential candidates might be invited to apply for specific Project Assistant position once opened, or office vetted roster.
If you’re a self-motivated, organized person looking to join a flexible team, and have experience in project administration (finance, general administration,procurement) and you wish to work for UNDP send us your CV now.
UNDP offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary health insurance and other benefits as applicable.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform administrative and financial duties related to implementation of the project;
- Provide administrative and operational support to implementation of the project ensuring full operational compliance and quality of business processes;
- Facilitate knowledge sharing within the Project;
- Support project manager in ensuring effective mainstreaming of gender equality
Competencies
Thematic Area | Name | Definition |
Procurement | Sourcing | Ability to find, evaluate and engage suppliers of goods and services |
Administration & Operation | Documents and records management | Overall document (hard or electronic) management; registry and retention policy including storing and archiving |
Administration & Operations | Events management (including retreats, trainings and meetings) | Ability to manage events, including venue identification, accommodation, logistics, catering, transportation, and cash disbursements, etc |
Finance | Management and cost accounting | Ability to produce periodic qualitative and quantitative performance reports to facilitate effective decision making and performance monitoring. Ability to use a range of costing techniques and analyse cost related data to provide quantitative information to the users of reports. |
Finance | Financial Reporting and analysis | Ability to extract, evaluate financial data, derive relevant findings and present them in a meaningful and coherent manner to facilitate effective decision making and performance monitoring. Understands the benefits of integrated reporting, including non-financial resources such as human, social and intellectual capital, and environmental and governance performance. |
Finance | Budget management | Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets |
Business Management | Communication | Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels. |
Required Skills and Experience
Min. Education requirements | Secondary education is required, or University degree (Bachelor´s degree) will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement. |
Min. years of relevant work experience |
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Required skills |
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