Senior Project Assistant

UNESCO Senior Project Assistant Jobs 2024 – South Africa NGO Jobs. UNESCO South Africa looking for “Senior Project Assistant”. Applicants with a Secondary Education may apply on or before 09th August 2024.

UNESCO Senior Project Assistant Jobs 2024

The UNESCO has published a job vacancy announcement on 26th July 2024 for qualified South Africa’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Project Assistant to be based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Overview Of the Functions of The Post

This position is under the overall authority of the Director of the Regional Office for Southern Africa and the direct supervision of the Regional Advisor for Education for Health and Well-Being. The incumbent will be responsible for providing programme and administrative support and contribute to the effective, planning, implementation and monitoring of UNESCO’s work in the Education for Health and Well-being (EHW) Unit. Specifically, s/he will be responsible for providing support to the “Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3)” and the “Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3 Plus)” programmes in East and Southern Africa (ESA) countries.

The incumbent will work in close collaboration with the Johannesburg Project Office as well as the team in the UNESCO Regional Office in Harare (Zimbabwe), for effective achievement of results, anticipating and contributing to resolving complex programme/project-related issues and information delivery. The incumbent is expected to exercise full compliance with UNESCO programming, financial, procurement and administrative regulations, rules, policies and strategies as well as implementation of the effective internal control systems, working with the team in UNESCO Harare Office.

Eligibility Criteria

Education:

• Completed secondary, technical and/or vocational education.

Work Experience:

• At least eight (8) years of relevant work experience in project /programme implementation, reporting and/or administration, or related field.

Skills & Competencies:

• Professional integrity, tact, diplomacy and good sense of judgement.
• Excellent planning, organizational and coordination skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including drafting skills.
• Very good analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to deal with complex situations and to provide quality and timely support and services.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Strong service/client orientation.
• Excellent IT skills with proficiency in the use of MS Office.

Language:

• Excellent knowledge (oral and written) of English.

Other Details

• Parent Sector: Education Sector (ED)
• Job Family: Education
• Type of Contract: Non-Staff
• Level: Level 1
• Duration of Contract: 1 year
• Selection Process: Interview
• Salary: Negotiable
• Application Process: Online