UNV Project Support Officer

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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 direct supervision of Programme Analyst, UN Volunteer will be responsible for the following tasks: Provide support to the implementation of GRB project activities; Maintain close liaison with relevant government ministries and civil society networks Support project implementation according to project work plan; Support formation of Project Steering Committee (PSC) and Project Implementation Committee (PIC); Ensure logistics and content support to organize committee meetings regularly. Perform any other tasks assigned/ requested by PSC and PIC; Support monitoring of project activities and intended results; Develop quarterly and annual project reports; Provide inputs to project documentation such as development of project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches etc; Support project led advocacy initiatives, campaign events, trainings and workshops; Provide inputs to the development of knowledge products on Gender Responsive Budgeting; Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day)- Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country- Provide annual and end of assignment reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities using UNV’s Volunteer Reporting Application- Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.- Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Master degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

Masters degree preferable from Social Science, Economics and Development Studies

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

Minimum of 2 years of relevant experiences working in programme/project management and government offices/ministries. Knowledge on working with the UN system is an asset.

Language skills:

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

Area of expertise:

Development programme management, Administration and administrative assistance, Other development programme/project experience

Area of expertise details:

  • Experience in programme/project management and working with government offices/ministries
  • Skill in administrative and financial matters
  • Coordination skills

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, 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 a National UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of (Bangladesh) and legal residents in (Bangladesh) with the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Added 3 years ago - Updated 3 years ago - Source: unv.org