The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is an agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
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Programme Assistant (3 positions)
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience6 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldProject Management 
Tasks and responsibilities
- Support the project manager in following up and planning with the various FAO units and partners in the delivery of the project/programme.
- Overseeing support activities in project implementation against project workplans, objectives and operating environment.
- Assist the programme manager in the following up of requests for services to be provided under MS 502 and 507 in line with the FAO rules and regulations.
- In collaboration with the technical teams, support in the collation and compilation of the programme annual and quarterly project workplans, procurement, LoA and travel plans.
- In collaboration with the M&E unit and the technical officers, follow up on project periodic reports and submit to Operations for final submission and uploading in the system.
- Ensure timely submission of Staffing action requests and supporting documents to the Operations Team for processing.
- Follow up with the operations and travel units to ensure timely submission of Travel Authorizations, LTECS and BTORS timely processing.
- In collaboration with the operations/budget’s team, ensure projects’ transactions are continuously mapped in FPMIs.
- Track procurement requests and follow up with the operations unit to ensure timely delivery in the field.
- Maintain an asset register for all project related assets and ensure proper handover of assets in liaison with the Asset manager.
- Maintain an up-to-date register of all programme contracts and LoAs on the shared-Drive.
- Review adequacy of financial reports provided by Service Providers and in collaboration with the operations and Finance units, ensure timely payments and closures of POs.
- In collaboration with the communications team, organize and undertake the compilation of project success stories for documentation.
- Preform Other related duties as assigned by the programme manager.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, environmental sciences, rural development or other related fields.
- Six years of relevant experience in the project management and/or Operations
- Working knowledge of English and Kiswahili
- National of Kenya
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Food and Agriculture Organization on jobs.fao.org to apply
