Overview
The Operations Specialist will provide programme management support, stakeholder coordination, and inter-agency collaboration, as well as knowledge and document management.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in tracking programme results against targets and compile data for reports.
- Prepare written summaries of meetings and follow up on action items.
- Support coordination and communication with UN, international organizations, donors, and governments.
- Support preparation for coordination meetings, including drafting materials and recording notes.
- Support design, coordination, and dissemination of public information products.
- Support preparations for official meetings, events, briefings, and field visits.
- Maintain records of programme files and other necessary programme documents.
- Contribute to the implementation of standards, tools, and templates for programme management.
- Contribute to recording and sharing best practices and lessons learned.
- Contribute to the management and upkeep of risk management and issue management logs.
Required Experience
- 3 years Donor priorities . Nationality Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment. Additional eligibility criteria This assignment is funded by the Government of Korea and therefore specific criteria apply:
- - Candidates must be Korean nationals.
- - Candidates must be 27 years of age at the time of application.
- - Candidates who have already served as UN Volunteer Specialist funded by the Government of Korea are not eligible to apply (former UN University and UN Youth Volunteers are eligible).
- - Serving UN Volunteers will not be considered for other UN Volunteer assignments until they reach three (3) months before the end of contract date of their current UN Volunteer assignment.
- - Candidates may apply to a maximum of three assignments and indicate the order of preference in the ‘Additional remarks’ field when filling in the application form.
- - Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selection will be done by the UN Host Entity at the level of the country of assignment.
- Relevant experience 3 years
- ● Programme/project development, support, or management, in either public or private sector organizations.
- ● Experience in coordination, partnership, donor reporting, managing donor agreements, or preparing project proposals is desired.
- ● Experience in monitoring and evaluation of project implementation is desired.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Business Administration, International Affairs/Relations or other relevant areas.
