Project Associate

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Description

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The Project Associate of the KOICA-funded Second Phase Project is based in the UNFPA Country Office at the Green One UN House in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The Project Associate provides administrative and financial management support to the project.

Responsibilities

• Administrative and financial support for the management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project.
• Apply established systems and procedures and assist in the creation of substantive knowledge by compiling, synthesizing, and analysing information, specifically relevant to violence against women and girls.
• Assist the Project Officers in guiding routine project implementation in close collaboration with national counterparts and project personnel, and in coordinating the timely delivery of project results and reporting deadlines; work with the Gender Team on moving upstream policy advice.
• Provide administrative and logistical support to the Project Officers in the conduct of project meetings, workshops and events, and other project activities implemented by UNFPA;
• Support the monitoring of project performance via providing necessary information and analysis, including implementation rate against indicators/results; detect potential implementation problems and propose remedial action.
• Maintain an effective financial recording and reporting system and a mechanism for monitoring project budgets; regularly provide accurate, up-to-date financial information for management purposes.
• Conduct field visits, participate in review meetings and evaluation missions and prepare regular inputs to status and progress reports; carry out a regular follow-up on the implementation of spot checks and audit findings.
• Support advocacy and resource mobilization efforts of the CO by establishing and maintaining donor and public information contacts. Assist with organizing and conducting donor meetings and public information events, including preparing relevant background material for these events.
• Assist in implementing the Country Office’s knowledge management strategies to capture lessons learned and best practices related to the project; share them with management for future initiatives.
• Demonstrate and promote gender-sensitive behaviours and gender equality within UNFPA and with partners.
• Implement any other activities requested by the Supervisor and the Country Office’s Senior Management, including supporting wider team and Office goals and well-being e.g. by volunteering to take on additional responsibilities at the Country Office level.

Education:

First level university degree in Business or Public Administration, Economics, Finance, or similar discipline desirable.

Work Experience:

6 years of relevant experience in programme/project management in the public or private sector.

Languages:

Fluency in oral and written English and Vietnamese.

Source: https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2003/job/26644

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