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APROGRAMME SUPPORT ASSISTANT CONSULTANT (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT CONTRACT),

Bangkok, Thailand (Job ID 11216)

United Nations Population Fund, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand is currently seeking qualified candidates for the below position.

PROGRAMME SUPPORT ASSISTANT CONSULTANT

The candidate must be fluent in Thai and English, with minimum of FIVE (5) years of relevant experience in administration and programme management.

Job Description

The Position:

Considering the workload of the programme support team, and to fill the gap during the recruitment period of Programme Associate, GS-6, Fixed Term Appointment position, UNFPA APRO needs to hire a programme support assistant consultant to assist the programme support team to provide logistical support on workshops, meetings/events organizing, which includes travel arrangements for APRO staff members and meeting participants, submission
of payment requests to Finance for goods/services received.
 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Scope of work:  The scope of work of the programme support assistant Consultant is as below:

• Undertaking logistical, administrative and financial arrangements required for the organization of technical workshops, inter-agency meetings, panel discussions, roundtables, missions, and other events organized by the programme and technical teams
• Reviewing incoming correspondence, collecting and preparing necessary information for replies / actions, and drafting and finalizing responses
• Preparing travel authorizations and making travel arrangements for programme and technical team, and meeting participants
• Assisting programme and technical teams in prepare documents for hiring of Individual Consultants and procurement of goods & services.
• Assisting programme and technical teams in submitting payment request.
• Carrying out any other administrative duties as may be required by the direct supervisor
   

Duration and working schedule:   6 months contract initially, and the contract may be extended subject to the needs of the office and to fund availability.

Place where services are to be delivered:  UNFPA Asia and the Pacific Regional Office in Bangkok.  

Delivery dates and how work will be delivered:  The programme support assistant consultant is expected to work full-time in UNFPA APRO office as soon as possible to provide logistical support during the required period.

Monitoring and progress control:  The programme support assistant consultant must submit the monthly certified time sheet.

Supervisory arrangements: The consultant reports to the Deputy Regional Director

Expected travel:  Travel is not required.  The consultant is expected to work full time in UNFPA APRO office and to be at the venue of meetings/workshops.

Required Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

Minimum High school Certificate.  Bachelor’s degree will be an asset.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• At least 5 years of experience in programme and administrative support 
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment 
• Some work experience with the UN system is preferred but not mandatory.
   

Languages: 

Thai and English proficiency is mandatory

Disclaimer: 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Fraudulent notices, letters or offers may be submitted to the UNFPA fraud hotline http://www.unfpa.org/help/hotline.cfm

Further details and instructions for application can be found on
https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2003/job/11216

Deadline of the application is 30 June 2023.

UNFPA reserves the rights to respond only to applicants in whom UNFPA has further interest.