Project Associate The Forest Agriculture and Sustainable Trade (FAST) - Jakarta

Long-term contract
Localisation Jakarta, Indonesia
No remote
From 5 to 10 yrs of exp.
Posted on 12-05-2024

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress.

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Scope of Work

The Project Associate Will Ensure The Project Activities Delivered And Done In Order To Support The Programme Implementation. Under The Supervision Of National Project Manager FAST, He/She Will Do Following Scope Of Works

  • Support the project team to ensure effective project planning, budgeting and implementation focusing on achievement of the following results:
  • Coordination project planning and preparation work for, typically, a medium-size and complex component of the project initiatives.
  • Analysis, research, summary and presentation of basic information/data on specific projects and related topics.
  • Preparation for project documents and submission to relevant parties for approval by relevant parties
  • Implement project standard operating procedures in line with the government and UNDP’s regulations.
  • Support to the effective reporting on progress of project implementation:
  • Preparation and analysis of project workplan and budget proposals; provides assistance in the interpretation of budget guidelines; reviews and coordinates submissions of work proposal and budget estimation, ensuring requisite information is included and justified in terms of proposed activities; propose adjustments as necessary; prepares reports and ensures that outputs/services are properly categorized.
  • Preparation of results-oriented progress reports, in line with the monitoring and reporting guidelines and presents it to the project assurance team on a timely manner.
  • Preparation of data for monitoring of projects; categorization, updating, tracking and analyzing data related to projects, e.g. accounting records, outputs, resources utilized, deviations/revisions, etc.; carries out periodic status reviews
  • Identification of issues and initiates requisite follow-up actions
  • Preparation of reports on budget revisions, expenditures and obligations, verification availability of funds.
  • Preparation for financial authorizations for expenditures to be approved and documentation in prevailing budget system.
  • Provision of administrative support for annual and quarterly work plans as well as project board meetings, audit, operational and financial closure of a project
  • Provides administrative support to the Project Management Unit focusing on achievement of the following results:
  • Supporting the team and serves as focal point for administrative issues related to coordination, monitoring and expedition of project implementation activities
  • Preparation of draft standard terms of reference against project objectives, obtained necessary clearances, process and follow-up on administrative actions and provision of solutions to the issues related to project implementation, e.g. recruitment and appointment of personnel, travel arrangements, training/study tours, authorization of payments, disbursement of funds, procurement of equipment and services, security compliance, etc.
  • As focal point for responding to simple information requests and inquiries; review and establishment of filling management system; organization of meetings, workshops; monitoring of implementation of various routine administrative tasks.
  • Preparation of draft correspondence on project budget-related issues, periodic reports, briefing notes, graphic and statistical summaries, accounting spreadsheets, etc.
  • Supervision of project support assistant, driver and other clerical level personnel.
  • Support strategic partnerships, communication, and support to the implementation of resource mobilization
  • Updated database of the relevant public and development partners private sector, civil society and other stakeholders who are counterparts for the project.
  • Establishment of filing management for internal databases; updated statistical tables, graphic content, and other background materials/notes to facilitate audit and other reviews.
  • Supporting communication team in publication of multiple languages report as a tool to communicate results, deepen stakeholder knowledge and buy-in to the project, and resource mobilization for the project,
  • in coordination with supervisor, communication, monitoring and reporting personnel and other relevant counterpart communications department drafts project summaries, coordinates with editor, translation services, etc. on
  • Preparation of draft correspondence of all aspects of programme/project administration, including work plan and budgets, revisions and other related issues, as well as prepares project’s contributions for a variety of periodic reports
  • Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing focusing on achievement of the following results:
  • Participation in the trainings for the operations/ projects staff.
  • Documentation of lessons learned and best practices in project support management function.
  • Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
  • Effective contribution to learning and knowledge sharing in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming.
  • The incumbent of the position should avoid any kind of discriminatory behavior including gender discrimination and ensure that
  • Human rights and gender equality is prioritized as an ethical principle within all actions.
  • activities are designed and implemented in accordance with “Social and Environmental Standards of UNDP”.
  • Any kind of diversities based on ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, class, gender are respected within all implementations including data production;
  • differentiated needs of women and men are considered.
  • inclusive approach is reflected within all actions and implementations, in that sense an enabling and accessible setup in various senses such as disability gender language barrier is created.
  • necessary arrangements to provide gender parity within all committees, meetings, trainings etc. introduced.
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Minimum Qualifications Of The Successful NPSA

Min. Academic Education Secondary Education is required.

University degree (Bachelor’s Degree) in Accounting, Finance, Business, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences Management or other relevant fields will be given due consideration, but is not a requirement.

Min. Years Of Relevant Work Experience

Minimum 6 years (with Secondary Education) or 3 years with Bachelor Degree) of relevant experience in project admin and finance preferably in the field of environment, or natural resources management.

Relevant experience in administrative/ financial/ procurement/ asset management and project activities would be an asset

Required Skills

□ Good inter-personal and communications skills.

□ Ability to work in a team

□ Up-to-date computer skills required, knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

□ Familiarity with Government and UN/UNDP procedures would be highly desirable

□ Experience in project implementation using Government and International Organization rules and regulation is an asset

□ Experience in collecting, analyzing, and summarizing administration report would be highly desirable

□ Ability to draft correspondence on budget-related issues, briefing notes, graphic and statistical summaries, and accounting spreadsheets would be desirable

□ Experience in producing financial report and conducting financial tracking would be desirable

Required Language(s) (at Working Level)

Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required.

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