Programme Management - Senior Assistant, Multiple positions
Addis Ababa
- Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
- Location: Addis Ababa
- Grade: Administrative support - LICA-5, Local Individual Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Administrative support
- Project and Programme Management
- Closing Date: 2025-04-10
Functional Responsibilities
● To assist in timely delivery of the work packages
● To assist in conducting site assessments at the project locations, whenever needed
● To assist in carrying out quality control checks for the projects under implementation
● To support the PMs during the project implementation, if needed
● To assist in ensuring the project documents are prepared to meet the quality standard requirements
● To assist in following up on project progress versus planned schedule and raise any deviation with PMs and site supervisors
● To prepare project related documentations such as periodic progress reports, site monitoring reports, stakeholder meeting minutes, in addition to the client hand-over documents and contracts close-out reports, whenever required
● To prepare, review and compile the tender documents related to the Infrastructure projects and to support the Procurement Unit with floating the prepared tenders
● To review contractor's Interim and final payments certificates and to follow up on the payments processing with other Business Units
● To prepare and provide regular updates on the work progress to the Head of Infra and to the HAMCO Director
● To Support the Infra Team during the implementation of Quantity Assurance/Quality Control standards for the related Infra projects
● To contribute to the dissemination/sharing of best practices and lessons learned for knowledge development and capacity building
● To contribute with compiling tables, data and relevant documents to be submitted to the PM for project’s risk assessment in order to put in place the respective mitigation measures.
● To support the Project teams during the Defects Notification Period and to support with the preparation of the final completion certificates
● To carry out any other duty deemed necessary by the supervisor
Impacts of results
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Improved efficiency in supporting the Infra Team and in the delivery of the projects’ work packages
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High quality delivery of project documents and reporting
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Improved staff capacity
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education
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A minimum of secondary school completion is required.
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A First University Degree, preferably in Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, or a related field, is desirable. This degree may substitute for some of the required experience.
Experience
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A High School Diploma combined with at least five (5) years of relevant experience, OR a Bachelor's Degree with at least one (1) year of relevant experience in program management support or a related field, is required.
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Experience in supporting complex infrastructure projects is a plus.
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Strong computer skills, including advanced proficiency with Google Suite, are considered an asset.
Language
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Fluency in both spoken and written English is required.
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Knowledge of additional UN languages is a plus.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.