Operational Officer with UNDP in Myanmar
Under the direct supervision of the Country Technical Lead and National Programme Officer, the International UN Volunteer will carry out the following tasks:
Administrative & Operations Support
- Oversee various internal operations functions within the organization including finance, HR, procurement, and logistics
- Work closely with administrative and operation staff to support, guide, and provide advice on day-to-day operations and problem solving, team building, etc.
- Conceptualize and develop various process improvements and operations management activities to improve organizational efficiencies (e.g. process maps, trackers, systems integrations, etc.)
- Report to the Supervisor on bottlenecks, issues, and general status for daily operations
- Actively participate in strategic planning sessions, long-term planning and vision for organizational structure, operations, and project implementations
- Act as a liaison with the Regional Office, and occasionally the Head Office, in managerial support including weekly updates, quality assurance, and internal policy and process activities
- Lead and assist ad-hoc administrative and operations activities including drafting correspondences, organization and coordination of documents, reports, etc.
Project Management Support
- Assist in programmatic and administrative support for program areas implemented by the country office
- Assist Project Leads and support teams in monitoring and providing guidance on routine implementation of programmatic project activities
- Support Project Leads in developing and reviewing relevant documents for programme implementation such as Performance Based Agreements (PBAs), Terms of References (ToR), etc.
- Support in preparing project related reporting, including quarterly and annual reporting to donors
- Support the Country Lead in assembling briefing materials, providing updates and input for various meetings with the Regional Office, coordination meetings and discussions
- Liaise with the Regional Office on periodic reporting (monthly, quarterly, etc.), and other requests to provide guidance on in-country programmatic areas
Qualifications/RequirementsRequired degree levelBachelor degree or equivalentEducational additional comments
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, finance/economics or other related field. Master’s degree is an asset but not required.Required experience36 MonthsExperience remark
- Demonstrated experience in finance, budgeting, and project management
- Experience with internal operations management (i.e. procurement, finance, process improvements, governance, etc.)
- Previous experience with UN systems, processes, and software (i.e. ATLAS, procurement process, etc.) is preferred but not mandatory
- Experience leading and working with cross-cultural teams
Language skills
- English(Mandatory), Level – Fluent
Application deadline: 2nd August 2021