Onsite Project Administrator

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About the role

  • Project Administrator at UNIDO managing technical cooperation programs and projects for sustainable industrial development. Engaging in project analysis, documentation, and logistical arrangements.

Responsibilities

  • Select, organize, and summarize background information to describe the overall context and background relevant to a project or a sector of technical cooperation activities in a country, and assess the local context for the planning and administration of individual technical cooperation projects.
  • Analyze and interpret project background history and documentation; identify, reconstruct, and document significant project events, decisions, and deviations.
  • Draft sections of program/project documents, such as project background and justification, and development of international scenarios on trade of non-ferrous metals.
  • Inform experts, consultants, and other project participants about logistical arrangements and internal procedures for monitoring and reporting in terms of the immediate objectives of specific projects.
  • Monitor specific aspects of project execution and identify problems and propose that actions be taken to expedite the delivery of inputs.
  • Draft comments on designated aspects of program/project preparation phase progress as an input to further program monitoring planning.
  • Draft project revisions, including adjusting individual project budgets, based on changed work plans.
  • Others, as requested by the Project Manager, for enhancing the unit and UNIDO’s portfolio.

Requirements

  • An advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in engineering, sciences, economics, business administration, international relations, or other relevant discipline is required.
  • At least three (3) years of work experience in project development in an area relevant to the recruiting office is required.
  • Ability to research and analyse information is required.
  • Exposure to the needs, conditions, and problems in developing countries is desirable.
  • Experience in evaluating the needs, conditions, and problems in developing countries is desirable.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
  • Fluency and/or working knowledge of another official UN language, particularly Spanish or French is desirable.

Benefits

  • Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
  • UNIDO welcomes applications from qualified persons with disabilities.
  • Reasonable accommodation will be provided to applicants and employees with disabilities to support full participation in the recruitment process and in the performance of their duties.

Job title

Project Administrator

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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