Project Assistant

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Under the overall supervision of the National Project Director of Project Coordination and Management Office (PCMO) housed by the Management Committee of the Lotus Mountain Eco-tourism Resort Area and under the direct leadership of the Project Manager of the Project Implementation Office (PIO), the National UNV will undertake the following tasks:

· Supporting the preparation of detailed annual work plans for project implementation.

· Supporting the recruitment of project consultants, procurement of goods and services as designed in the Project Document, and assisting timely and effective quality control of the delivery of procured goods and services.

· Preparing and maintaining documents as required by supervisor and UNDP programme management cycles, including quarterly and annual progress reports etc.

· Cross-checking documents and validating data and advise supervisor on the conformity to the project's expected results and outputs.

· Maintaining and monitoring financial records to support the management of project budget; coordinating with all project implementation stakeholders to ensure the on-time and to-standard submission of the financial reports.

· Maintain communication on financial matters between UNDP, CICETE, the PCMO and the PIO and the key stakeholders and respond promptly to requests for financial information.

· Developing communications and advocacy products such as news articles, social media posts, planning and working with vendors for the production of promo videos etc.

· Drafting knowledge sharing products and lessons learned from project implementation under supervisor’s guidance.

· Assisting the information sharing with all stakeholders in an open and transparent approach to ensure their understandings of relevant policies and guidelines.

· Supporting the coordination with project partners in the technical direction of the project.

· Supporting project monitoring and evaluation, including internal and external assessments; liaising with the UNDP M&E team and project officer to ensure enforcement of all mitigation measures against all identified possible risks.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

At least a bachelor's degree in project management, social sciences, urrban planning, international development, international relations, public policy or administration or a related field.

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience, including full-time internships and volunteering; previous experience and exposure to development project cycles, preferably in a non-governmental or inter-governmental setting.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Chinese(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Development programme/project administration, Translation and interpretation, Other civil society or community development experience

Area of expertise details:

· Experience in providing administrative, interpretation and translation support to projects;

· Experience in project finance, especially tracking financial expenditures;

· Proven ability to maintain tactful and effective communications with different stakeholders with tailored language, and arrange stakeholder meetings and/or workshops;

· Experience in social protection, gender, community development, urban planning, and green architecture projects a strong asset.

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Knowledge Sharing, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is an announcement for a national UNV assignment. Therefore, only citizens of China and legal residents of China with refugee or stateless status can apply for this advertisement.

Application deadline: 03-09-2020