Vacancy Announcement: Programme Assistant, GS5, Lusaka, Zambia, Post #52827, Fixed Term

UN Children's Fund - UNICEF | Staff |
Closing: 11 Jan 2026 3 days remaining
Location: Lusaka, Zambia

Overview

Provides administrative, operational, and procedural support to the Chief of WASH. Facilitates programme implementation, monitoring, and delivery of results.


Tasks Summary
  • Support preparation, implementation, and monitoring of annual work plans
  • Carry out SAP transactions, monitor project implementation, and track expenditures
  • Assist in drafting programme reports, dashboards, and performance indicators
  • Liaise with colleagues to resolve transactional or procedural issues
  • Facilitate processing of contracts, including TOR uploads and Service Gateway transactions
  • Manage office calendars, coordinate meetings, and draft minutes
  • Maintain tracking systems for staff leave and absence
  • Prepare documentation for financial monitoring
  • Collect and facilitate processing of invoices and payment requests
  • Conduct physical verifications of office assets and raise procurement requests
  • Update and validate partner contact databases and training participant lists
  • Provide travel support for team members
  • Support procurement of supplies and office equipment management
  • Maintain updated inventories
  • Provide logistical and operational support for training sessions, workshops, and conferences
  • Assist in preparing background materials, agendas, and attendance records
  • Maintain organized document repositories for knowledge sharing
  • Provide administrative and logistics support for onboarding new staff, interns, and consultants
  • Support staff in navigating digital repositories
  • Draft and edit internal communications
  • Utilize AI and data visualization tools
  • Maintain digital archives
  • Champion digital solutions and support colleagues
  • Safeguard documents ensuring confidentiality and mitigate data risks
  • Support section during emergencies and surge assignments
  • Provide back-up support in the office when required

Experience Requirements
  • Minimum five years of relevant administrative or clerical work experience required
  • Experience working with an international agency, using SAP or related financial software, conducting financial analysis, producing dashboards with Power BI, processing UN HACT/FACE Forms, and working in multi-cultural teams is beneficial

Qualification Requirements
  • Completion of a first degree in accounting or finance
  • A certification as a chartered accountant is beneficial
Other Details

Languages Required: English

Languages Preferred: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish, or a local language

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