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Programme Assistant

Gaborone

  • Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Location: Gaborone
  • Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Project and Programme Management
    • SUBREGIONAL OFFICE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
  • Closing Date: Closed

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FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply.

People with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

Organizational Setting

FAO’s Subregional Office for Southern Africa is responsible for developing, promoting overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing subregional food, agriculture and rural development priorities. It develops and maintains relations with subregion-wide institutions including Regional Economic Integration Organizations (REIOs). It assists the FAO Representations (FAORs) in the subregion with addressing subregional food security, agriculture and rural development issues at country level. The Subregional Office is a subsidiary of FAO’s Regional Office for Africa (RAF).

The position is located in the FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa but stationed at the FAO Botswana office in Gaborone. The position will provide routine administrative and financial functions in support of the delivery of the organizational unit's programme and projects including supporting in the delivery of the Regional FAO/SADC project at regional and national levels in close consultation with SADC Secretariat and the respective partners in the relevant Ministries.

Reporting Lines

Working under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative for Botswana, the direct supervision of the Regional Project Coordinator and in close collaboration with relevant FAO staff, donors, implementing partners and governments.

Technical Focus

The Programme Assistant performs a wide range of routine administrative and financial functions in support of the delivery of the organizational unit's programme and projects.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Collect and compile data on programme/ project activities to support reporting on programme/ project delivery;
• Provide information on programme/ project expenditures and status of programme/ project budget;
• Coordinate activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports and financial statements) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme and programme budget).
• Process, format and proof-read reports, documents, publications and correspondence related to the work of the unit from draft texts;
• Review and direct correspondence, calls and queries to appropriate contacts; provide for background information; respond to routine enquiries;
• Make arrangements for meetings, seminars and events\: implement logistics, prepare correspondence, compile and distribute documents, make administrative arrangements;
• Initiate and follow up on administrative and financial actions related to staff management, non-staff support, travel, payments, and procurement;
• Perform other duties as required.



MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Candidates will be assessed against the following

• Secondary School Education
• Three years of relevant experience in financial and/or administrative support work
• Working knowledge (Level C) of English, French or Spanish
• Good knowledge of the MS Office applications, Internet and office technology equipment
• National of Botswana

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical Skills

• Good knowledge of corporate information systems
• Good knowledge of common administrative and financial rules and regulations
• Good knowledge of communication and documentation standards

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.


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