Project Management Support Associates | UNOPS | Karachi | Peshawar | NGO Jobs

 

Details

• Job Title: Project Management Support Associates
• Organization Name: UNOPS
• Location: Karachi, Peshawar
• Number of Vacancies: 2
• Gender: Any
• Closing on: 2021-12-12

Background

·         UNOPS Pakistan (Project Office) is part of the Bangladesh Multi Country Office in the Asia Region. UNOPS commenced operations in Pakistan in 1999 and significantly up-scaled activities from 2005 onwards to support populations affected by and vulnerable to earthquakes. In 2010, UNOPS opened a permanent office in Islamabad to support the Government of Pakistan and other partners to undertake humanitarian and reconstruction services, following the most devastating flood in the nation’s history.

UNOPS Pakistan has been implementing projects in the areas of early recovery and reconstruction of community infrastructure, project management, monitoring and evaluation, community development, fund management, human resources management, procurement and infrastructure design and implementation.

Supported strategically by a regional operational hub and UNOPS headquarters in Copenhagen and within the overarching framework of the ONE UN Programme, UNOPS Pakistan continues to deliver projects across the country under its core delivery practices of sustainable infrastructure, sustainable procurement, and sustainable project management.

With a steady growth of the project portfolio in recent years and a new strategic direction, UUNOPS in Pakistan is currently implementing projects in the following thematic areas: Green and Clean energy; Rule of Law; Health Procurement; and HR services.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION - JOB-SPECIFIC

The WASH KP and Sindh project
Funded by USAID, the project “Improved Access to Water and Sanitation Services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh” was initiated in September 2021. The project aims at improving access to clean and safe water, hygiene and sanitation and increasing the resilience of communities affected by floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces. It is expected to last 5 years, until December 2026.The project is articulated around three main components:

·   Improve quality and reach of water supply services and increase access to community and household sanitation (Infrastructure);

·   Provide more effective, gender-responsive and transparent WASH services through enhanced capacity of government and communities (Capacity Building);

·   Reduce waterborne diseases and improve resilience of communities through improved community and household hygiene practices (Behavioral Change).

The project will start with a participatory needs assessment phase in coordination with all its stakeholders in view of identifying priorities and precising the specific outputs under each of the three components of the project.

Among the first positions to be hired, two Project Management Support Associates, one based in Peshawar and one based in Karachi, will be core members of the new project team and support services team

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the Team Leader (the Water Engineer, the Monitoring & Evaluation Senior Officer, or the Capacity Building Senior Officer) and/or the (Deputy) Project Manager, the Project Management Support Associate ensures the smooth and diligent management of the administrative, HR and financial activities of the project team.

The Project Management Support Associate is an essential link between the project team and the Country Office Support Services, with whom s/he collaborates closely on a daily basis and from whom s/he seeks guidance and/or support whenever necessary.

The Project Management Support Associate moreover ensures that all policies, procedures and guidelines related to Administration, HR and Finance are followed, and becomes a reference person within the project team, guiding teammates on the best way to achieve their objectives within the workframe of those policies, procedures and guidelines.

Requirements

Education:

·         Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources Management, Finance or equivalent.

·         A Master Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human resources Management, Finance or equivalent is an asset.

Experience:

·         A minimum of 2 years of relevant and progressive professional experience in the field of Finance, Administration, Human Resources Management and Procurement.

·         Previous experience in a project-based organization or environment is an asset.

·         Previous experience with UNOPS and knowledge of UNOPS policies, procedures and tools is an asset.

·         Demonstrated experience of handling Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems is an asset.

·         Working knowledge of Google Workspace is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Full professional knowledge of English is essential.
• Fluency in Urdu and one or more Pakistan regional languages (in particular Pashto or Sindhi)  is an advantage.
  
  

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