Project Assistant
ankara turkey
- Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
- Location: ankara turkey
- Grade: Administrative support - Administrative Services and Support - Generally no need for Higher Education
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Occupational Groups:
- Administrative support
- Project and Programme Management
- Closing Date: Closed
1. Position Information
Office/Unit/Project | Developing Women Empowerment Models in Manufacturing Industry |
Functional Title | Project Assistant |
Classified Level (NPSA 1-12) | NPSA 5 |
Duty Station (City and Country) | Ankara, Turkey |
Type (Regular or Short-term) | Regular |
Office- or Home-based | Office-based |
Expected Starting Date | 1 May 2024 |
Expected Duration | 12 months (extendable based on satisfactory performance and availability of funding) |
Position Number | 209134 |
2. Office/Unit/Project Description
The main aim of the project is to showcase pilot transformation cases in manufacturing industry and to establish replicable models for inclusive and sustainable growth with specific focus on women empowerment. The specific objective of the project is to widen women’s possible qualified STEM based employment opportunities by providing sustainable partnerships, capacity development solutions in industry and bring women into traditionally male-dominated sectors and occupations in line with digital and green transformation requirements of the manufacturing industry in post COVID-19 period.
The project will be implemented in the 5 pilot provinces namely Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir, Kocaeli, and Manisa.
The project period will cover 24 months. Implementation period will consist of two basic components namely financial support to third parties and activities. Activities are formulated in a complementary manner and classified under five components. Some of the sub-activities could go in parallel to match the required needs for the project. “Activity-1 Preparatory Studies” will focus on complementary and quick assessments to formulate pilot cases while enforcing commitment of the local stakeholders. In parallel selection of change agents/operators and companies for pilot implementation will be also completed here. “Activity-2 Capacity Development of Target Groups” will cover a wide range of capacity improvement/development actions targeting change agents/operators, SMEs, and key interface organizations. “Activity-3 Pilot Transformation Cases” will showcase pilot implementation in companies, placement/incentive programs and “Activity-4 Monitoring & Evaluation” will follow up and document implementation experience for replication. “Activity-5 Communication & Visibility” will include key communication-oriented actions.
The project is mainly linked to “Private Sector Development” action of the Competitiveness and Innovation Sector Operational Programme 2014-2020 (CISOP) with a specific emphasis on transforming the manufacturing industry and increasing the competitiveness through emphasising women employment. Accordingly, Developing Women Employment Models in Manufacturing Industry, the project, is expected to contribute to the achievement of “Activity 1.1: Manufacturing Activity of the CISOP- 2014-2020” by aiming at improvement of the total factor productivity of the national economy with a specific emphasis on transforming the manufacturing industry, and increasing its competitiveness.
The project will focus on addressing the challenge of adoption to the new work patterns of the manufacturing sector with a special focus of women empowerment while showcasing transformation results in the context of recent trends. The project is also designed to support compliance with the EU acquis via interventions that will be contributed through strengthening institutional capacity in the relevant sectors. IPA II aims to assist Türkiye in multiple areas including private sector development and manufacturing sector. The project aims to contribute to the improvement of the total factor productivity of the national economy with a specific emphasis on transforming the manufacturing industry, and increasing its competitiveness trough focusing on women empowerment in employment. In addition, business opportunities will be in transition to a green economy offers. Activities support to respond the requirements of trends on digital transformation and green transformation in accordance with the CISOP.
3. Scope of Work
Project Assistant will be assisting the Project Manager and Project Associates for organization of activities and in accounting, finance, and procurement. In line with the segregation of duties which will be done by the Project Manager, Project Assistant will be critical to carry out administrative procedures helping both the Project Manager and Project Associates as well as short term experts. The Project Assistant will be mobilised for the TISK. Depending on the activity, duration allocation for the Project Assistant role will be more concentrating on accounting and finance due to workload for financial supports to women. The Project Assistant will also assist the Project Associate in the planning, implementation and reporting of trainings and assessment activities that will be conducted by the affiliated entity, i.e., the MESS.
The NPSA holder are expected to assume the following tasks depending on their assignment location:
Measurable Outputs | Key Results Expected/Major Functional Activities | % of time |
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50 |
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40 |
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10 |
4. Institutional Arrangement
The Project Assistant will be reporting to the Project Manager and will be working closely with international senior experts, local senior experts, and local junior experts.
5. Competencies
Core | ||||||||||||||||
Achieve Results: | LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline | |||||||||||||||
Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements | |||||||||||||||
Learn Continuously: | LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback | |||||||||||||||
Adapt with Agility: | LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible | |||||||||||||||
Act with Determination: | LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident | |||||||||||||||
Engage and Partner: | LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships | |||||||||||||||
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination | |||||||||||||||
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
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6. Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA
Min. Education requirements |
Bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or Economics and/or Administrative science or social sciences
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Min. years of relevant work experience |
Minimum 2 years of working experience with (Bachelors degree) progressively responsible administrative support experience, preferably in development projects is required at the national or international level
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Required skills |
Microsoft Office, Windows-based applications, integrated web- based management systems, spreadsheets and databases.
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Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section |
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Required Language(s) |
Fluent written and spoken English and Turkish.
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Professional Certificates | - Project Cycle Management Certificate |
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