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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
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Project and Programme Management
  • Closing Date: 2025-04-10

Job categories Project Management, Programme Management
Vacancy code VA/2025/B5333/29905
Department/office AFR, HAMCO, Horn of Africa MCO
Duty station Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contract type Local ICA Support
Contract level LICA-5
Duration Ongoing Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’
Application period 28-Mar-2025 to 10-Apr-2025
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Functional Responsibilities

The Program Management - Senior Assistant will report to the Senior Project Manager and will be responsible for the following duties:


● 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
  • Improved efficiency in supporting the Infra Team and in the delivery of the projects’ work packages

  • High quality delivery of project documents and reporting 

  • Improved staff capacity



Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

  • A minimum of secondary school completion is required.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Experience in supporting complex infrastructure projects is a plus.

  • Strong computer skills, including advanced proficiency with Google Suite, are considered an asset.

Language

  • Fluency in both spoken and written English is required.

  • Knowledge of additional UN languages is a plus.

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