Programme/Project Title: "Innovations Springboard": Leveraging Information and Communications Technologies for Ukraine’s Prosperity

Programme/Project Number: UKR/01/005

Post title: Programme Assistant

Duration of employment: 01/12/2001 — 01/08/2004

Full time job

Duty station: Kyiv, Ukraine

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the National Programme Manager, the incumbent will be expected to:

• Provide overall administrative and secretarial support to the National Programme Manager;
• Provide logistical support for scheduling, travel, project activities planning, financial reporting, etc;
• Organize office supplies and smooth running of daily operations of the office;
• Provide interpreting and translation both from Ukrainian to English and English to Ukrainian or arrange for an interpreter;
• Draft, receive and route correspondence and maintain follow-up system;
• Prepare invitations, ensure accommodation, logistical and other relevant support to the programme experts;
• Perform other programme-related duties.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Proven 3+ years of relevant experience in working for an international organization on a similar position (references required);
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• Fluency in English, Russian and Ukrainian;
• Knowledge of and complete comfort with computer applications;
• Ukrainian citizen with higher education in a relevant field (such as English, public relations, organization and management).

Deadline: 21 December 2001

UN/UNDP House in Ukraine: 1, Klovsky uzviz, Kyiv, 01021
Tel: +380 (44) 248-03-06, e-mail: bunyatyan@irf.kiev.ua