Overview
Provides substantive support to the planning, coordination, and delivery of project activities within the Nexus Response Mechanism (NRM) project in Syria. Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure efficient project implementation.
Tasks Summary
- Support senior technical leads or project managers in stakeholder engagement, training needs assessment, and capacity-building program development.
- Contribute to budget preparation, procurement processes, and risk identification with mitigation measures.
- Assist in drafting project agreements, amendments, and budget revisions.
- Coordinate logistics for training sessions, workshops, and meetings.
- Support the development of training materials and integration of thematic inputs.
- Liaise with service providers and project stakeholders for effective project implementation.
- Facilitate internal and external communications.
- Develop and update monitoring tools, progress tracking sheets, and risk/issue registers.
- Collect, prepare, and archive documentation related to training and project activities.
- Contribute to drafting and quality assurance of reports, meeting minutes, and donor/partner submissions.
- Track project milestones and alert managers on deadlines and reporting requirements.
- Ensure compliance with UNOPS policies, procedures, and donor requirements.
- Coordinate procurement, travel, transport, and inventory management.
- Support HR-related project requirements.
- Manage project files, shared drives, and document management systems.
- Support the organization, facilitation, and delivery of training and learning sessions on project management.
- Participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives and Communities of Practice.
- Conduct research on project management-related topics and contribute to reports.
Experience Requirements
- Relevant experience is work in project management or related areas.
- Demonstrable proficiency in the use of collaboration and productivity tools (e.g. MS Office, G-Suite, etc) and web-based management systems is required.
- Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
- Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
Qualification Requirements
- Required: Secondary school (or equivalent) with 6 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 2 years of relevant experience.
- Desired: A globally recognized professional certificate or membership in Project Management is desired.
