UNDP Tajikistan Project Associate (Roster) | Paid Internship || Apply Now
UNDP Tajikistan is announcing the position of the Project Associate for three Country Office clusters: Resilience, Governance and Sustainable Economic Development to support implementation of project activities as assigned by and under direct supervision of the UNDP Project Manager. The Project Associate collaborates with UNDP relevant staff both programme and operations personnel in UNDP Country office in Dushanbe and relevant project personnel.
Duties and Responsibilities of UNDP Tajikistan Project Associate
The Project Associate will carry out the following duties and responsibilities.
Summary of Key Functions:
- Programmatic support
- Operational support
- Collaboration and partnership
- Any other task assigned by the Supervisor
- Programmatic support:
- Provide programmatic support in planning, implementing, reporting and monitoring activities in in accordance with the Project Document.
- Assist with development and implementation of innovative solutions and approaches for successful implementation of the project activities.
- Contibute for provision of inputs to project reporting and ensuring timely preparationof monitoring including quarterly, semi-annual, and annual programmatic reports in the form and substance satisfactory to UNDP and donor.
- Assist in collecting, compiling, and providing information for preparation of project briefs, presentations, reports.
2. Operational support:
- Provide support in planning and implementing operational activities in accordance with Project Document (e.g., drafting and monitoring of project initiatives, support with initialization and follow up on project related procurement cases, liaise with contractors, etc.).
- Assist in organization of different project related events (e.g. workshops, seminars / training, project Steering Committee Meetings), design agendas and take notes, perform translation when necessary;
- Assist with logistical arrangements for project missions and expert visits, prepare briefing kits and background materials.
3. Collaboration and partnership:
- Work collaboratively in a team environment with other colleagues in UNDP UNDP CO as well as project partners to ensure successful implementation of project activities related to M&E and communication.
- Follow up on deadlines, commitments made, actions taken and coordination of collection and submission of the necessary project related reports.
- Contribute to the effective cooperation and partnership with national and sub-national government partners, civil society institutions, other development programmes and agencies active in the targeted areas in relation to project activities.
- Provide inputs in the development and producing knowledge products, i.e. case studies, success stories, lessons learnt reports, press releases and etc.
4. Institutional Arrangement
The Project Associate is expected to support implementation of project activities as assigned by and under direct supervision of Project Manager. The Project Associate will be based in Dushanbe and collaborate with UNDP relevant staff from UNDP Country office in Dushanbe
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Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Secondary Education is required, OR
- University degree from the recognized University/Institution in economics, public administration, social science or any other development related field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.
Experience:
- Minimum 6 years (with Secondary Education) or 3 years (with Bachelor’s Degree) of relevant experience in administration or project implementation support service at the national or international level is required.
- Excellent computer skills, including full command of text and spreadsheet programmes, data bases and web-based communication tools.
Languages:
- Language skills: Fluency in Tajik and English languages is mandatory.
- Knowledge of Russian is an advantage.
Desired skills:
- Understanding of development context and work experience with international development agencies is an added advantage.
- Experience in M&E, communication and other related area.
- Sound knowledge of country context and development challenges.
- Affinity with the mandate and role of the United Nations
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