Background
The Lesotho Data for Sustainable Development Project a new project funded by the European Union and United Nations Development Program. The project is aimed at assisting the Government of Lesotho in the collection, analysis and dissemination of development data and building institutional and technical capacities for monitoring and evaluation of development programs and effective public management system. The project intends to strengthen national and sectoral capacities to generate and utilize data, facilitate accountability for resources and advocacy for evidence – based planning and results. The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Development Planning, through Dept of M&E and Bureau of Statistics, and managed by UNDP.
UNDP is looking for a Project Assistant to provide project administration, management and technical support for the Lesotho Data project and support project implementation to ensure successful delivery of the project. The Project Assistant will report to the Project Manager, for day-to day activities, and work closely with the Ministry of Development Planning (Bos and M&E Unit) to ensure timely completion of work programs. The program Assistant is also expected to work in close collaboration with other program assistants to ensure consistent and adherence to UN project management systems.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of UNDP Strategic and Policy Programme Manager, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
1. Effective administrative and financial control in the project;
· Support the Project Manager in the implementation of the project and ensure compliance among implementing partners UNDP administrative and reporting requirements, clearance procedures for finance, procurement, recruitment, travel, and related issues;
· Update and initiate processing of project and financial entries in ATLAS;
· Reconcile the records of payments with activities and prepare new disbursements to the Project Manager;
· Proper inventory control supervision of proper issuance of inventory items and supplies;
· Provide assistance in the preparation of budget, and other reports and prepare budget revisions as required;
· Support hosting of project steering committee meetings
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