Project Associate Sustainable Maritime Transportation

The Project Associate will assist in maintaining project documentation, organizing meetings, workshops, and training sessions, and support monitoring project deliverables against established timelines and budgets. The role also involves supporting communication across the project team, government counterparts, and external stakeholders to ensure effective project coordination.

Additionally, the Project Associate will support the team to ensure that project activities are monitored and evaluated in line with GGGI’s standards and that lessons learned are integrated into ongoing project implementation.

Engagement

• Facilitate communication between team members, government counterparts, and external stakeholders to ensure effective project coordination.
• Identify operational challenges and other factors that may impact the consistent and timely delivery of project milestones and propose and implement solutions.
• Engage with project teams to ensure smooth coordination of logistics, timely submission of reports, and effective use of resources.
• Advise project teams and management on potential remedial actions to address delays, budgetary variances, or resource constraints.
• Propose solutions to enhance project quality and help ensure on-time delivery while maintaining budget compliance.
• Assist in the development of project deliverables and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with external stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of project activities, including workshops, meetings, and training sessions.

Requirements Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental studies, Climate Change, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, or a related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in project coordination or support, preferably within the areas of climate change, environmental sustainability, or development projects.
• Proven experience working with government institutions, international organizations, or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), particularly within the Pacific Islands region, is highly desirable.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Fiji Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), with experience in managing project documentation and reporting.

Source: https://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/project-associate-sustainable-maritime-transportation-program-fiji-581733.html