Programme Assistant

UNWomen IND organization mission TBD

UN Women seeks the services of a Programme Assistant – Ending Violence Against Women in New Delhi. Reporting to the Country Programme Manager – Ending Violence Against Women and day with day guidance and mentoring by the Programme Manager- ending Violence Against Women Unit, UN Women seeks the services of a dedicated Programme Assistant to support smooth management including implementation, monitoring, and evaluations of the programme.

Under the overall supervision of Country Programme Manager – Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW), and day to day guidance and mentoring provided by Programme Manager- Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW), the Programme Assistant – EVAW will work with the Project team to ensure that the project produces the results in the States to the required standards of quality and within the given time and cost specifications. The Programme Assistant will have the following tasks:
1. Provide administrative and logistical support to the formulation and management of the Programme/Project:

• Provide administrative support in the preparation of project work plans, budgets, and proposals on project implementation arrangements.
• Prepare information for the audit of the project and support implementation of audit recommendations;
• Identify sources and gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, speeches, and position papers.
• Prepare and distribute minutes and in a timely manner and assist the program team by following up on agreed actions and implementation of tasks.

2. Provide administrative support to the financial management of the Programme/Project:

• Create projects in QUANTUM, prepare budget revisions, revise project awards and status; and determine unutilized funds and the operational and financial close of a project;
• Provide support in monitoring budget preparation and the finances of projects/projects; including the finalization of FACE forms/Financial reporting forms;
• Review financial reports; prepare non-PO vouchers for development project;
• Process payment for team and consultants;
• Maintain internal expenditures control system;
• Create requisitions in QUANTUM for development projects; register good receipts in QUANTUM;
• Assist in the preparation and follow up of cost-recovery bills in QUANTUM.
• Compile and summarize data on project delivery; drafts related status reports, identifying shortfalls in delivery, budget overruns, etc., and brings to the attention of program team.

3. Provide administrative support to the Programme/Project:

• Undertake all logistical, administrative and financial arrangements for organization for meetings, workshops, events, and missions.
• Make travel arrangements for the Project Team, including travel requisitions and claims.
• Prepare public information materials and briefing packets.
• Assemble briefing materials and prepare power-point and other presentations.
• Consolidation of project reports for UN Women periodic reporting and uploading in DAMS.

4. Provide administrative support to Resource Mobilization to the Programme/Project:

• Prepare cost-sharing and other agreements; follow up on contributions within the project/donor for timely receipt of fund.
• Organize, compile and process information from/for donor/s, Project team, and project team, as inputs to various databases and documents.

5. Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing to the Programme/Project:

• Provide administrative support synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices related to project management and finance;
• Provide administrative support to the organization of training for the office staff and partners on project and operations related issues.
• Provide post training support by analysing pre and post training questionnaires, analyse data preparing training reports.
• Work closely with the EVAW team in states and in New Delhi office for effective delivery of financial reporting of the project.

6. Any other tasks assigned by the Supervisor.