Project Assistant

UN Development Programme - UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa

Staff Closes 22 Jun 2026 12 days left

Overview

Support the project team to ensure effective project planning and implementation. Provide administrative and logistical support to ensure successful project delivery.


Key Responsibilities
  • Assist in compiling and summarizing information and data for project work plans.
  • Draft annual/quarterly budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements.
  • Support project implementation in accordance with project documents and agreements.
  • Review project documents for completeness and compliance.
  • Compile, summarize and present basic information/data on projects.
  • Contribute to and support data collection for gender analysis.
  • Provide administrative and logistical support for project delivery.
  • Support partnerships and resource mobilization.
  • Establish and maintain contacts with UN Agencies, government institutions, and other partners.
  • Provide support in updating database of public and development partners.
  • Support regular communication with partners and stakeholders.
  • Support dissemination of project information and visibility.
  • Assist in gathering information on opportunities for resource mobilization.
  • Support monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on project progress.
  • Support implementation of the project monitoring system.
  • Collect, analyze and present information for monitoring and evaluation.
  • Assist in the design and conduct of internal evaluations and surveys.
  • Identify gaps in implementation and provide support in bridging those gaps.
  • Support the organization of progress meetings, field and study visits.
  • Support organization of workshops, roundtables, and conferences.
  • Assist in implementation of effective risk management for the project.
  • Support monitoring of previously identified and emerging risks.
  • Update the status of risks in relevant project risk logs.
  • Monitor project budget, financial resources, and accounting.
  • Support the preparation of project reports.
  • Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing relevant to the project.
  • Participate in training on internal procedures.
  • Provide support to the organization of training and capacity building activities.
  • Make sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
  • Maintain organized records of project data, field activities, case studies, and photographs.
  • Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary.
Required Experience
  • Minimum of 5 years (with secondary education) or 2 years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible administrative or project experience is required.
  • Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
Qualifications

Secondary education is required. University Degree (bachelor´s degree) in Business Administration, Public Administration, or equivalent field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in English and Shona and/or Ndebele is required.
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
Not specified
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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