Project Support Officer at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Task description

• Under the direct supervision of the Program Manager, ACP MEAs 3 Program within the Environmental Conventions and Governance Brach of the Law Division, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Assist in the implementation of the ACP MEAs III project.
• Monitor project submissions and schedules and ACP MEAs related requests.
• Provide administrative support in relation to the project and general office support functions, such as supporting in contracting of consultants, budget monitoring, procurement and meeting/workshop requirements, and in compliance with the UN administrative rules, regulations and guidelines.
• Prepares various written outputs such as presentations, publications, background papers, reports, project workplans, newsletters, project documents, etc.
• Undertakes collection and analysis of data and produce statistical summaries and other data-related documents.
• Participates in the preparation and conducting of workshops and meetings.
• Oversee and ensure the maintaining of updated files and data.
• Works with internal and external partners such as staff, governments, donors, etc. and other partners.
• Contribute to capacity building of project stakeholders e.g. implementing partners, government staff, project staff, etc.
• Undertake self-learning and participate in internally organized capacity building activities
• Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment

Results/Expected Outputs

• Timely monitoring of project progress.
• Timely and quality submission of project deliverables in compliance with set schedules.
• Effective and efficient execution of administrative and office support functions in compli-ance with UN rules, regulations and guidelines.
• Quality and timely production of documentation (e.g. project reports, workplans, summar-ies, analysis, presentations, etc.)
• Up-to-date and organized filing system and data maintaining.
• Enhanced knowledge and capacities of project partners.

Required experience

• 4 years of experience in development project or programme management is required.
• progressively responsible work experience in an international organizations is desirable

Area(s) of expertise

• Development programmes