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Project Assistant - G5 (DC)

BeijingBeijing

  • Organization: ILO - International Labour Organization
  • Location: BeijingBeijing
  • Grade: Administrative support - GS-5, General Service - No need for Higher Education - Locally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Project and Programme Management
  • Closing Date: Closed

Grade: G5  

Vacancy no.: DC/BEIJING/GS/2019-003
Publication date: 16-08-2019
Application deadline (midnight local time): 13-09-2019

Job ID: 1643 
Department: RO-Asia and the Pacific Asia
Organization Unit: CO-Beijing CO-Beijing
Location: Beijing   Beijing
Contract type: Fixed Term 

Contract duration: 12 months with possible extension 12 months with possible extension


Under article 4.2, paragraph (e) of the Staff Regulations, the filling of vacancies in technical cooperation projects does not fall under Annex I of the Staff Regulations and is made by direct selection by the Director-General.

In order to support the best informed process in the filling of the above-mentioned vacancy by direct selection, the ILO invites interested candidates to submit their application online by the above date.

The following are eligible to apply:

  • ILO Internal candidates in accordance with paragraphs 31 and 32 of Annex I of the Staff Regulations.
  • External candidates*

*The recruitment process for General Service positions is subject to specific local recruitment criteria. The ILO may only offer a contract to persons who have a valid residency status and work permit in China.

Technical cooperation appointments are not expected to lead to a career in the ILO and they do not carry any expectation of renewal or conversion to any other type of appointment in the Organization. A one-year fixed-term contract will be given. Extensions of technical cooperation contracts are subject to various elements including the following: availability of funds, continuing need of the functions and satisfactory conduct and performance.

*Conditions of employment for external candidates: In conformity with existing ILO practice, the appointment of an external candidate will normally be made at the first step of this grade. The entry level salary for this position is CNY 147,000 yearly.

Introduction

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a specialised UN agency with a tripartite governance structure encompassing representatives from government, employers, and workers.  It aims at achieving social justice and promotes decent work for men and women by setting and supervising the application of international labour standards, knowledge sharing and supporting countries through development cooperation. The ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia (CO-Beijing) works closely with its Chinese constituents including the government’s ministries and the organizations of workers and employers within the frameworks of the MOU established between the ILO and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and of the China Decent Work Country Programme (2016-2020).

In support of the achievement of the planned Decent Work Country Programme outcomes and UN Development Assistance Framework for the People’s Republic of China Outcome 1 “More people, particularly the vulnerable and disadvantaged, enjoy improved living conditions and increased opportunities for economic, social and cultural development”, CO-Beijing will be implementing a European Union funded project entitled “Improving China’s institutional capacity towards universal social protection.”  The project will be implemented during the period 2019-2021. The project is a part of the EU-China Cooperation Programme on Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, which aims at supporting economic and social resilience in the EU by cooperating with China on sustainable and inclusive growth, decent jobs and social protection. The objective of the “Improving China’s institutional capacity towards universal social protection” Project is to enhance China's employment, social affairs and inclusion through the promotion of (i) improved coverage, adequacy and financial sustainability of the social protection system and (ii) regulatory convergence to international standards in selected areas. This component is organized in the form of an ILO Extra budgetary Development Cooperation Project. The Project also contributes to ILO’s Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All notably by developing and sharing knowledge on pension adequacy and sustainability, extension of social protection to informal economy and non-standard forms of employment, and building a culture of social protection. It also contributes to achieving SDG 1.3 by supporting the development of sustainable social protection systems and floors, and contributing to universal social protection.

The Project Assistant will report to the Project Manager (PM) and work under the general guidance of the National Project Coordinator (NPC) of the Project and the Finance and Administrative Officer and Programme Officers in CO-Beijing.

Description of Duties

Financial support:

  1. Calculate cost estimates for project activities and monitor projected budget and expenditures. Prepare project budget revisions/budget rephrasing when required and submit to the senior team members for approval;
  2. Check all project financial/progress reports, verify the accuracy of calculations and the completeness of supporting documents, initiate correspondence to verify data, answers queries;
  3. Make disbursements from petty cash fund. Maintain records of such disbursements and balance accounts as required and prepare the project petty cash accounts for approval by the supervisor;

    Administrative services:
  4. Prepare contracts and other administrative-related document in the ILO’s computerized financial system
  5. Assist in ensuring the conformance of project terms of reference with workplans and set objectives.
  6. Responsible for procurement process, i.e. project supplies and equipment’s. Arrange for control of distribution and establish/maintain appropriate inventory records.
  7. Provide administrative/logistic support for capacity building, meetings, seminars and/or workshop, travel of project staffs and informal meetings
  8. Establish and maintain project information systems (including paper and electronic filing systems) for administrative, financial, equipment, reporting and all other correspondence;
  9. Draft non-substantive correspondence on projects and programme activities and check outgoing correspondence for accuracy and conformity with established procedures before sending out, take follow-up action as required,
  10. Responsible for processing necessary administrative documents for ILO experts and project incoming missions
  11. Perform simple translation of project-related correspondence and presentation to and from Chinese and support the NPC in the review of translation work
  12. Support the Project Manager and the NPC, in consultation with the ILO Communications Assistant in CO-Beijing, in establishing and maintaining the project’s public page on www.ilo.org/beijing
  13. Perform other duties as may be required
Required qualifications
Education

Completion of tertiary school education, supplemented by a finance/administration diploma is the minimum requirement.

Experience

At least five years of experience in administrative and finance-related work. Previous work experience in the UN/international organizations and/or experiences with EU-funded projects in China will be considered an advantage

Languages

Excellent knowledge of the working language of the duty station and a good knowledge of English.

Competencies
  • Good knowledge of the financial and administrative principles and practices.
  • Good administrative skills to provide administrative support.
  • Knowledge of accounting and finance procedures and ability to maintain financial records and prepare clerical reports and statements accurately.
  • Knowledge of in-house procedures for the preparation of documents and administrative forms, and for the use of filing systems will be considered an advantage.
  • Ability to work Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, E-mail) required for work.
  • Ability to prepare preliminary reports and to draft correspondence.
  • Ability to deal with a range of staff and to respond to their queries.
  • Ability to work in multi-cultural environment.

Recruitment process

Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application form. To apply, please visit the ILO Jobs website. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.

Fraud warning

The ILO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process whether at the application, interview, processing or training stage. Messages originating from a non ILO e-mail account - @ilo.org - should be disregarded. In addition, the ILO does not require or need to know any information relating to the bank account details of applicants.

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