UNDP Kenya Project Associate Vacancies
UNDP Kenya Project Associate Vacancies
The Project Associate works in collaboration with the operations, programme and project staff in the CO to exchange information and ensure consistent services delivery.
Summary of the main functions
Provide support to management of ongoing project activities;
Support to administrative and logistical services;
Support to project maintenance and assets management;
Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide Support to management of ongoing project activities:
Provide inputs in the elaboration of work plan;
Assist in arranging logistics, preparing agenda and coordinating with related stakeholders for organizing workshops as and when required;
Assist in minutes taking for program/project meetings and in drafting research reports as required;
Assist in coordinating of the planned events of the project;
Assist in drafting inputs for the project’s reports.
Ensures effective administrative and logistical services:
Maintains contacts with visitors and project personnel, arrangement of appointments and meetings, acting as an interpreter when required and/or taking minutes;
Compilation and preparation of briefing and presentation materials, speeches, background information and documentation for meetings and missions;
Translation of simple correspondences from Kiswahili to English and vice versa, when needed
Maintenance of records/ documents/ files relating to the project in a user friendly manner;
Be responsible for assigned correspondence and other admin tasks including creating E-requisitions;
Arrangements of travel and hotel reservations, preparation of travel authorizations, processing requests for visas, identity cards and other documents;
Administrative support to conferences, workshops, retreats;
Arrangement of vehicle transportation, regular vehicle maintenance and insurance;
Assistance in proper control of supporting documents for payments and financial reports
Check related forms delivered by Implementing partners for completion before submitting to the Finance Assistant for verification;
Proper receipting of goods and services;
Preparation of routine correspondence, memorandum and reports to partners;
Extracting, inputting, copying and filing data from various sources as required;
Maintain a proper filing system for financial records ensuring safekeeping of confidential materials;
Assisting in organizing, executing and coordinating logistical requirements by drawing up an event time-line, programme schedule and checklist for
successful holding of events;
Custodian for management of office stationery supplies including maintenance of stock list of stationery, distribution of stationery as required by staff and keeping a log of distribution;
Extraction of data from various sources;
Follow up on deadlines, commitments made, actions taken and coordination of collection and submission of the reports to head of unit;
Assistance in the preparation of budget, provision of information for audit.
Provides support to office maintenance and project assets management:
Act as a backup to the Asset Focal point in the maintenance of records on assets management
Maintenance of files and records relevant to office maintenance
Provision of support to maintenance of common premises and common services
Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing:
Participation in the training for the operations/programme staff
Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Secondary education. BA /BSc degree in Business Administration, Bachelor of Commerce, Human Resources, Finance, Social Sciences, International Relations and any other related fields would be desirable but it is not a requirement.
Experience:
Minimum seven (7 years (with Secondary education), or, minimum three (3) years (with Bachelor Degree) of relevant experience in administration or programme support service.
Language Requirements:
Excellent spoken and written skills in English and Kiswahili
Other:
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages
Experience in handling of web-based management systems and ERP systems, preferably PeopleSoft
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 11th March 2019
For more information and job application details, see; UNDP Kenya Project Associate Vacancies
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