Deadline: 23 September 2015
The UN Women is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Programme Associate based in Rabat, Morocco.
UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women which was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Programme Associate performs the following functions-
- Support the development and drafting of the MCO annual work plan
- Collect and present background information for the preparation of effective application of RBM tools.
- Provide programme and administrative support in the preparation of programme work plans, budgets, and proposals on programme implementation arrangements.
- Assemble briefing materials and prepare power-point and other presentations for the programme unit.
- Identify sources, and gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, speeches and position papers.
- Support the Programme Team in the implementation of the control mechanisms for development projects through monitoring of budget preparation and modifications.
- Support the set-up of projects in Atlas, required budget revisions, revision of project award and project status, determination of unutilized funds, operational and financial close of a project.
- Support the Programme Team in the financial management of Programmes.
- Provide guidance to the executing agencies on routine implementation of projects, tracking use of financial resources.
- Provide necessary information for the audit of programmes/projects and support implementation of audit recommendations.
- Organize, compile and process information from donors, Regional Office, and programme team, as inputs to various databases and documents.
- Support the Programme team in the tracking and reporting on mobilized resources.
- Review of Financial Reports; preparation of non-PO vouchers for development projects.
- Ensure maintenance of the internal expenditures control system which ensures that vouchers processed are matched and completed; transactions are correctly recorded and posted in Atlas.
- Take timely corrective actions on un-posted vouchers, including the vouchers with budget check errors, match exceptions, unapproved vouchers.
- Create requisitions in Atlas for development projects registers of goods receipt in Atlas.
- Make budget check for requisitions, POs and vouchers.
- Prepare cost sharing, and trust fund agreements, follow up on contributions within the MCO resource mobilization efforts.
- Assist in the preparation of cost-recovery bills in Atlas by elaboration and implementation of the income tracking system and follow up on cost recovery.
- Monitoring of financial commitments of the projects and delivery.
- Support synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices related to programme management.
- Support synthesis of lessons learned and best practices in programme finance.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Support organization of training for the office staff and partners on programme and operations related issues.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Completion of secondary education required.
- University degree or equivalent in Business or Public Administration is an asset.
- A minimum of 6 years of administrative experience preferably in a large or international corporation or organization.
- Experience in working in a computer environment using multiple office software packages, experience in ATLAS an advantage.
- Fluency in English, French is required. Knowledge of Arabic is an asset.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit UN Women.
