- Support management and implementation of project activities;
- Provide procurement, payments and administrative support for the projects;
- Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing
- Provide support to planning and organizing project activities, including the preparation and conduct of meetings, training, workshops and events
- Provide inputs in the elaboration of the budgets for the project annual work plans and update the budget on system and expenditure reconciliation as required;
- Support preparation of regular analysis based on project financial reports in order to inform project management of any potential risks and support decision-making on financial issues;
- Communicate with stakeholders and implementing partners to inform and follow up activities
- Follows up on the internal expenditures control system including timely corrective actions on un-posted vouchers, including the vouchers with budget check errors, match exceptions, unapproved vouchers.
- Regular update on the Consultants List and electronic filing at sharepoint
- Initiate process for procurement of Consultants, Goods and Services, i.e, collection of quotation, canvassing and requisition, and communicate with procurement unit for necessarily follow up
- Support to contract management of Consultants
- Prepare high-quality and timely financial documents for payment processes, troubleshoot any issues, and monitor the completion of the payment processes
- Support preparation of project finance documents;
- Act as an alternate focal for updating the budget on system and expenditure reconciliation as required
- Creation of requisitions in Atlas for development projects, register of goods receipt in Atlas.
- Ensures budget availability for requisitions, POs and vouchers Draft various correspondence and supporting documents concerning finance, administrative, logistical matters as required;
- Supports in monitoring the project budget and preparing project finance documents (including budget revisions and GLJEs).
- Assist travel and logistic arrangment for consultants and resource persons where necessary; i.e, claiming security clearance, fulfilling T&E module in Atlas, flight booking and vehicle and accommodation arrangement, etc.
- Support maintenance of the inventory of project assets/equipment and files; and
- Provide any other administrative and logistical support as may be required.
- Systematic gaining and sharing of knowledge and experience
- Organize briefings for new project staff on SoPs and guidelines
- Synthesis of lessons learned and best practices in project management.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Tracks and reports on mobilized resources
- Researches best practices and poses new, more effective ways of doing things
- Identifies and communicates opportunities to promote learning and knowledge sharing
- Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position
- Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
- Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
- Documents ‘best practices’ in organizational change and development within and outside the UN system
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems and proposes solutions
- Uses information/databases/other management systems
- Makes recommendations related to work procedures and implementation of management systems
- Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
- Self-development, initiative-taking
- Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
- Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
- Creating synergies through self-control
- Managing conflict
- Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
- Informed and transparent decision making
- Secondary Education. A University Degree in Finance, Business or Accounting desirable, but it is not a requirement.
- 6 years with secondary education and 3 years with Bachelor Degree of progressively responsible project administration support experience is required, with knowledge of project finances preferred.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management system is required. Experience using ATLAS desirable.
- Knowledge of IPSAS and/or IFRS preferred.
- Fluency in English and Myanmar.
Contract Duration: One year with possible extension