United Nations Development Program Office is seeking highly qualified professional to fill in position of Administrative Assistant

Programme/Project Title: National Human Development Report

Programme/Project Number: UKR 00/002

1. Post title: Administrative Assistant

2. Duration of employment: 7 months

3. Full time

4. Duty station: Kiev

5. Duties and Responsibilities:

Within the structure of the NHDR Team, the Administrative Manager plays a leading role in managing research component of the project.

The Administrative Manager will be responsible for the following:

1. Drafting of TORs, conducting of tenders and interviews to identify NGOs, academic institutions and individuals to conduct research for NHDR;

2. Preparing a database of regional and local NGOs and academic institutions that can be the Project’s research partners;

3. Managing all financial matters related to research component of the project, including contract, payments and financial revisions, under guidance of the Project Manager;

4. Managing correspondence with partners, research teams and other members of the NHDR Team;

5. Providing logistical support (interviews, travel arrangements, payments) for policy research teams members/NGOs/academic institutions;

6. Managing the scheduling and execution of the launch, work-in-progress and dissemination seminars that each researcher or Policy Research Team will be expected to present or participate in during the course of the research work.

7. Managing the preparation and introduction of the course on Human Development to the universities of Ukraine;

8. Establishing a network of university professors interested in teaching a course on Human Development;

9. Assisting in organizing outreach activities;

10. Participating in and making presentations at seminars, public debates and other presentations regarding the National Human Development Reports.

As appropriate, the Administrative Manager will work with the support of the NHDR Secretary and the NHDR Research Assistant in fulfilling these tasks.

ExpectedOutcomes:

In the course of carrying out these tasks, the Administrative Manager:

1. Oversee the performance of PRTs;

2. Assure that the PRTs deliver the highest quality outputs;

3. Develop a network of scholars and university professors interested in researching the topics related to Human Development and willing to teach a course on Human Development at their universities;

4. Contribute substantively in the dissemination and outreach activities;

5. Perform other related duties as requested;

6. Experience and Qualifications:

· Senior person, with at least 5 years of proven experience in the field of Development;

· Experience with UNDP NHDR Processes;

· Analytical and statistical skills;

· Significant research experience;

· University background, preferably in social and political science and/or economics;

· Familiarity with/working experience of developing and transition related developments (knowledge of Ukraine and Eastern Europe);

· Report writing skills/experience;

· Fluency in English as well as Ukrainian and Russian;

Applications in English language with the reference to this position are to be submitted: to e-mail address : vegorov@un.kiev.ua , or fax (044) 253-26-07.

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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.