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The National Project Assistant will be responsible for providing the required support for overseeing the planning, implementation, and monitoring of project activities, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgetary constraints as well reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities of National Project Assistant

– Provide support to “SDS national secretariat for combating Sand and Dust Storm” on the achievement of the following results:

•    Assist in preparation and submission of systematic progress reports for government and UNDP as per the agreed reporting schedule and corporate and donor requirements.
•    Drafting of periodic and ad hoc reports; ensure timely completion of systematic corporate reports.
•    Assist in monitoring and determination of unutilized funds, operational and financial closure of assigned project(s).
•    Support with preparation for audits, spot checks, verification, and financial reviews.

– Support project implementation including through:

•    Provide inputs for analysis and aggregation of project results/outputs, and reporting of project progress against agreed project milestones.
•    Support SDS national secretariat in risk management and monitoring.
•    Provision of technical and administrative support in planning, implementing, and monitoring of agreed project activities.
•    Provide inputs in development and organization of capacity building activities and public awareness initiatives for the stakeholders and target groups.

– Support monitoring progress of the project annual work plan:

•    Assist in preparation and submission of annual work plan to DOE, UNDP, and else project partners in line with the corporate and donor requirements.
•    Provide inputs in preparation of overall and annual project procurement plan.
•    Provide inputs in development of terms of reference for technical services, consultants/experts and specifications for equipment/materials as required.
•    Ensure due documentation and records for procurement, evaluations, audit, project assurance activities.

– Assist in coordinating meetings with Government partners, UN agencies, national and international consultants, contractors and stakeholders:

•    Schedule and organize meetings with project partner and stakeholders, including UN agencies, government officials, community leaders, and partner organizations.
•    Prepare meeting agendas, presentations, and necessary documentation.
•    Facilitate discussions and ensure effective communication among stakeholders.
•    Take and distribute minutes of meetings and  ensure timely follow-up on action points.
•    Build and maintain positive working relationships with stakeholders to foster collaboration and support for the project.

– Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing relevant to the assigned project:

•    Participate in training on internal procedures for the project staff and provide support to the organization of training and other capacity building activities as needed.
•    Make sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
•    Maintain organized records of project data, field activities, case studies, human-interest stories, photographs, and other relevant documents that can be drawn upon in support of knowledge sharing and advocacy.

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Required skills

• Experience in project cycle management.
• Experience in providing administrative support for project implementation.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.); advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages; experience in handling of web-based management systems.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies:

• Familiarity with Iran and regional context in combating sand and dust storms is an advantage.
• Familiarity with working in international organizations and or government is desired.
• Past experience of working with development projects focusing on negative impact of climate change including droughts and soil erosion is a distinct advantage.
• Past experience of working with the UN is an advantage.
• Experience in droughts, soil erosion, combating sand and dust storms or any other related field is a strong advantage.
• Past experience in working with the state entities is a strong advantage.

Required Language(s):

• Fluency in Farsi and English is required.

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