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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

UNDP recruiting SGP PROGRAMME ASSISTANT

Location : Abuja, NIGERIA
Application Deadline :    23-Jan-12
Type of Contract :Service Contract
Post Level :SB-3
Languages Required :English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)                01-Mar-2012
Duration of Initial Contract :        One year

Company Info:
Effective day-to-day substantive, administrative and financial support to the national SGP team and the National Steering Committee to ensure the smooth operation and management of the GEF-SGP (Global Environment Facility – Small Grants Programme) programme portfolio, timely and efficient response to queries from different grantees and stakeholders, closely monitoring the achievement of the national annual SGP delivery and co-financing targets, and updating of relevant databases .



Job Title: SGP PROGRAMME ASSISTANT


Financial Management
•    Review and process payment requests from grantees and vendors through obtaining necessary clearances and authorizations and ensuring payments are effected promptly;
•    Maintain financial integrity of the programme within UNDP CO and externally, implement and monitor accounting system and databases of SGP country operational budget;
•    Prepare and maintain the grant disbursement table and calendar;
•    Review financial reports submitted by grantees and advise the NC as required;
•    Draft administrative budget proposals;
•    Enter, extract, transfer data from ATLAS and SGP database and produce reports as required;
•    Provide other financial reports as required.

Administrative Functions
•    Procure office equipment and furniture (including communication and audio equipment, supplies etc.).
•    Manage and organize everyday office work.
•    Establish a proper filing system and maintain files and documentation in good order;
•    Draft routine correspondence and communications;
•    Prepare background information and documentation, update data relevant to the programme areas and compile background material for the PM and NSC;
•    Ensure flow of information and dissemination of materials with all concerned;
•    Follow up of travel arrangements and DSA payments for thPM and NSC members.
•    Maintain personnel files, performance evaluation reports, leave records, and other pertinent personnel/consultant records.
•    Ensure all reporting and/or submission deadlines from HQs are met;
•    Provide logistical and other support to the local SGP team and visiting missions, as required.

Duties and Responsibilities
Support to Programme implementation

•    Contribute to day-to-day support to programme/project implementation and ensuring conformity to expected results, outputs, objectives and work-plans;
•    Assist the PM in prescreening project concepts and project proposals, and evaluate the financial part of the project proposals;
•    Assist the PM in development and amendment of application forms and other management tools, requirements of the programme and other SGP documents
•    Advise potential grantees on technical project preparation issues, and Report to PM and NSC on project development activities, as required;
•    Provide day-to-day support to new and already approved projects and the grantees, as required;
•    Assist the PM in project implementation and monitoring, including participation in field visits;;
•    Organize SGP advocacy events, workshops, round-tables, missions forPM and other SGP events;
•    Maintain working-level contacts with NGOs, governmental institutions, donors, other SGP stakeholders, and participate at events for SGP information dissemination purposes;
•    Draft progress reports and other reporting material to the CPMT, UNOPS and  UNDP CO, and assist NC in preparation of semi-annual and bi-annual progress reports;
•    Draft articles, publications, speeches, letters, memos and other documents on behalf of PM, and respond to queries on SGP programme matter;
•    Create and maintain SGP project database and SGP stakeholders database;
•    Maintain and update the SGP website, SGP Global database and UNDP CO website with SGP information;
•    Support and assist PM as and when needed.

Knowledge Management
•    Actively support the SGP and the NSC teams in their efforts towards knowledge management and knowledge networking.

  How to Apply

For details on the job description process, please visit: http://www.ng.undp.org/jobs.shtml
http://www.getnaijajobs.com

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