Programme and Administrative Assistant, SAF/SSC

Introduction

The Programme and Administrative Assistant will be responsible for providing support to two TC projects:
1. SAFE & FAIR
2. Sustainable supply chains to build back better
An equal share of 50% of the time of the Programme and Administrative Assistant should/will be allocated to each project, since the position will be co-funded by both projects.

SAFE & FAIR will work on a local, national and regional basis delivering technical assistance and support with the overall objective of making labour migration safe and fair for all women in the ASEAN region. SAFE & FAIR engages with ASEAN Member States’ government authorities; ASEAN institutions; workers’ organizations; employers and recruitment agencies; civil society organizations; community-based organizations; families and communities; research institutions and academia, media networks, youth, and the general public and will deliver programming in ten countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam).  The project is part of the multi-year EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls. It is implemented by the ILO in partnership with UN Women, led by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

Sustainable supply chains to build back better 
Advancing decent work in five global supply chains of key importance to the European Union for a fair, resilient, and sustainable COVID-19 crisis recovery.
Over two years, the ILO and its Decent Work Teams and Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will support governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations and other stakeholders in  Malaysia and in further tiers of the supply chains, with new knowledge, tools, guidance, policy advice, technical assistance and training to address decent work challenges and opportunities in the rubber gloves industry. 
The project is sponsored by the European Union (EU) Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).

Reporting lines:
The Programme and Administrative Assistant will work under the supervision of the National Project Coordinator of Safe and Fair and the National Project Coordinator of the Sustainable supply chains to build back better.  Overall guidance will be provided by the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) of Safe and Fair and the Technical Officer of the Sustainable supply chains to build back better in Geneva with administrative and financial guidance provided by the Programme and Administrative Officer in ROAP. The incumbent is required to work in close collaboration with other ILO staff members as well.

Specifically, the Programme and Administrative Assistant will perform and assume the following tasks and responsibilities:

Description of Duties

1.    Assist in monitoring budget, expenditures and administrative matters of the SAFE & FAIR Project and the Sustainable supply chains to build back better project delivered through the country office.

2.    Prepare and process financial transactions in IRIS including contracts, travel requests, purchase orders and requisitions, external payment authorizations and others as may be necessary.

3.    Review monthly expenditure and process expenditures in IRIS. Prepare budget revisions and update budgets in the financial management system (IRIS) where necessary. Prepare monthly financial reports of the project. 

4.    Provide advice and support on financial and administrative matters to project staff where necessary, including finance systems and processes. Ensure compliance with ILO procedures and intervene as required.  Assist in the preparation of financial reports and documents. 

5.    Assist the NPCs in processing start up and implementation of action programmes and undertake the drafting of different types of contracts as well as in processing vouchers and financial clearances for these activities. 

6.    Maintain an overview of the projects’ work s to ensure compliance with ILO procedures.

7.    Maintain and update project databases including project information relating to budget, expenditures and status of on-going project personnel contracts. Maintain a follow-up system; set-up and maintain an orderly filing system for the project.

8.    Provide secretarial and administrative support for seminars, workshops, meetings and other activities of the project, including preparation of invitation letters and other documents for meetings as well as logistical arrangements.

9.    Make travel arrangements, hotel reservations and prepare travel authorizations/claims, compile, calculate and prepare cost estimates and prepare documents and materials for missions. 

10.    Receive and assist visitors, place and screen telephone calls and correspondences, maintain the NPC’s calendar, arrange meetings as necessary, and respond to routine queries and requests for information.

11.    Make arrangements for the procurement, shipment and receipt of office and project supplies, equipment and materials and household effect, including customs clearance.

12.    In coordination with the Regional Human Resources Development Unit, assist staff members and their dependents in processing requests for visas, identity cards, driving licenses and other necessary administrative documents in accordance with the requirements of the ILO and relevant country governments.

13.    Draft correspondence, reports and documents on project activities and ensure accuracy and conformity to existing standards and procedures.

14.    Assist the NPCs in the preparation of status reports, progress and evaluation reports, and ad hoc reports required by the ILO and the donor.

15.    Maintain regular communication with project staff and project partners and do follow-up actions on activities as necessary.

16.    Perform other duties as may be required by the NPC and CTA for SAFE & FAIR and NPC and Technical Officer for Sustainable supply chains to build back better, with regards to the project.

Required qualifications

Education

Completion of secondary school education, supplemented by commercial training in bookkeeping, accounting, business administration or equivalent experience.

Experience

At least five years of project/management support (admin and finance) experience. Familiarity with ILO administrative procedures would be an asset.

Languages

Proficiency in English and national language with good drafting skills.

Competencies

•    Knowledge of ILO administrative and financial policies and procedures
•    Excellent organizational skills
•    Knowledge of requirements and procedures for the preparation and processing of documents, vouchers, administrative and financial forms and for the creation and maintenance of filing systems.
•    Ability to establish and maintain a comprehensive administrative and financial information system
•    Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Reader) and ability to use other software packages and virtual meeting platforms/tools required by the project.
•    Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
•    Ability to work as a member of a team and manage workload under time pressure and meet deadlines. 
•    Ability to evaluate correspondence and inquiries for best course of action.
•    Ability to respond to work related inquiries in a timely and appropriate manner.
•    Ability to obtain services and support from other work units inside and outside the office for completion of tasks.
•    Ability to make effective administrative arrangements for virtual and in-person meetings, missions, trainings and the like with minimum supervision;
•    Capacity and willingness to take initiatives;
•    Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills;
•    Ability to work in a multicultural work environment and gender-sensitive behavior and attitudes are also required.