Project Associate

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    VOLUNTEER
  • Posted:
    1 week ago
  • Category:
    Project Management
  • Deadline:
    01/11/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the supervision of the Project Technical Coordination Unit (PCU), or its designated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will be responsible for the following activities: Project Management Support: ● Planning and Implementation: Assist in the preparation and implementation of work plans, schedules, and budgets for different fronts of the Floresta+ Amazônia Project. ● Monitoring and Evaluation: Participate in monitoring the progress of project activities, collecting and analyzing data to report results to the Technical Coordination Unit and other interested parties. ● Documentation and Reports: Prepare progress reports ensuring that all activities comply with the guidelines and goals established by the project. ● Communication with Stakeholders: Maintain continuous communication with internal and external stakeholders. Executive Secretariat: ● Scheduling and Coordination: Manage the project agenda, organizing meetings, events, and conferences, and ensuring the participation of interested parties. ● Preparation of Minutes: Prepare minutes of meetings and draft documents, ensuring clarity and precision in internal and external communications. ● Document Organization: Maintain an organized and efficient filing system for physical and digital documents, ensuring the accessibility and integrity of information. ● Administrative Assistance: Provide administrative support to the Technical Coordination Unit and managers, including arranging travel, managing correspondence and other tasks as needed. Furthermore, United Nations Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteer Program into their duties and promote voluntary actions through the engagement of communities in the course of their work. As such, United Nations Volunteers should dedicate part of their working time to doing some of the suggested activities: • Expand their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteering by reading relevant UNV or external publications and actively participating in UNV activities (for example, in events marking International Volunteer Day); • Know and strengthen traditional and/or local forms of volunteering in the host country. • Prepare annual and end-of-work reports on results and opportunities. • Contribute articles/essays about field experiences and submit them to UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. • Assist the UNV Buddy Program for newly arrived UN Volunteers. • Promote or advise local groups in engaging in online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use UNV’s online volunteering service whenever technically possible.

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