Overview
The Programme Assistant (Social Protection) will support the WFP Social Protection team and MSSI staff with routine implementation, coordination, and administrative tasks related to social protection activities. The role focuses on supporting day-to-day project operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and operational support to MSSI and WFP teams in the implementation of social protection activities.
- Support the planning and implementation of social protection activities.
- Assist with the preparation, formatting, and updating of operational manuals, guidelines, and project tools.
- Support coordination and information sharing between MSSI, WFP, and other development partners.
- Support the organization and logistics of project events, workshops, and municipal coordination meetings.
- Support the preparation of progress reports and documentation.
- Track project activities and milestones.
- Support monitoring and reporting activities.
- Assist in documenting lessons learned and good practices from pilot activities.
- Support capacity-building activities.
- Provide translation and basic interpretation support for routine project documents, reports, and communications between English and Tetum, as required.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Required Experience
Minimum 5 years relevant work experiences. Relevant experience working with government institutions, international organizations, or development partners in project management, coordination, or capacity building roles. Relevant experience in project management, including planning, implementation, and monitoring of multi-stakeholder projects. Experience in official translation and communication between English and Tetum.
Qualifications
Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
