The United Nations Development Programme Office is seeking a highly qualified professional to fill in a position of Administrative Assistant/Interpreter for its project “EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine” (EUBAM)

TERMS OF REFERENCE

1. Project Title: EUBAM (project ID. 00056174)

2. Post Title: Administrative Assistant/Interpreter

3. Contract type: Service Contract

4. Duty Station: Kuchurgan, Ukraine

5. Expected EOD: 20 October 2007

6. Work schedule: fulltime working week (40 hours), including night shifts.

7. Duties and responsibilities:

Under direct supervision of the Head of Field Office the incumbent will discharge the following functions:

• Assures smooth operational running of the project by means of following UNDP and EC established operational rules and procedures;
• Participates in project activities preparation, implementation and follow up;
• Provides logistical support (travel arrangements, including visas, tickets, etc.) to the project team;
• Facilitate the process of procurement and delivery of goods and services;
• Facilitates project audit, monitoring, evaluation, field visits, missions of the experts;
• Maintain updated networks of project counterparts, contractors, consultants and suppliers;
• Prepares project related correspondence;
• Participates in data collection, analysis and maintenance of projects related files;
• Assures that the progress reporting is done in timely and quality manner based on the requirements of the UNDP and project donors;
• Maintains contacts with UNDP CO on a variety of the operational issues;
• Contributes to the preparation of the project bulletins, promotion materials and project web-site update;
• Facilitates project outreach/communication efforts;
• Provides oral and written translations from English into Ukrainian or Russian and vice versa as required by the project;
• Proofreads and/or edit the project’s correspondence and other official documents;
• Performs other functions/tasks when required.

8. Basic requirements for the incumbent:

• University degree, preferably in Linguistics;
• At least 3 years of progressive experience in project management, preferably in international environment;
• Excellent fluency (both oral and written) in the English, Ukrainian and Russian languages;
• Experience with technical assistance projects is an asset;
• Ability to work in team;
• Ability to work under continuous pressure and meet deadlines;
• Energetic optimistic approach to all possible problems;
• Strong computer skills.

Interested applicants should submit CV and cover letter in English language with the reference to this position to e-mail address: vacancies@eubam.org.

The closing date for applications is 7 October 2007. No telephone inquiries will be entertained. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Please, indicate Administrative Assistant/Interpreter in Kuchurgan for in the Subject line of your message. Please also mention the minimal salary level expected in your cover letter/CV.

UNDP will use a transparent and competitive screening process, though will only contact those applicants in whom there is further interest. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

THIS POST IS OPEN FOR UKRAINIAN NATIONALS ONLY