Deadline: 14 December, 2020
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
UN Women is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Programme Associate.
UN Women is the UN agency dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Responsibilities
- Create projects in Atlas (the ERP), prepare budget revisions, revise project awards and status, and determine unutilised funds and the operational and financial close of a project
- Provide administrative support in monitoring budget preparation and the finances of programmes/projects including the finalisation of FACE forms
- Review financial reports and prepare non-PO vouchers for development projects
- Process payment for consultants
- Maintain internal expenditures control system
- Create requisitions in Atlas for development projects
- Assist in the preparation and follow-up of cost-recovery bills in Atlas
- Provide administrative support in the preparation of programme workplans, budgets, and proposals on programme implementation arrangements
- Provide coordination, logistical and facilitation support to the programme implementation
- Draft minutes of programme-related meetings
- Provide technical guidance to the Spotlight Initiative
- Prepare information for the audit of programmes/projects and support implementation of audit recommendations
- Review programme data from programmes/projects for the Spotlight Initiative website
- Identify sources and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, speeches and position papers
Requirements
- Completion of secondary education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration or any numerate discipline
- Five years, minimum, of experience providing administrative or programme support in the UN or any other international organisation
- Strong financial and budgeting skills
- Good writing skills with the ability to present information in clear and presentable format
- Experience in working in a computer environment using multiple office software packages especially Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
- Experience in the use of an ERP is a plus
- Experience in supporting a team
To apply and for more information, click here.
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