Project Assistant, Gender Mainstreaming

About the role

UNDP Montenegro is recruiting a Project Assistant for its gender equality portfolio, which supports the women's economic empowerment component of the regional EU4Gender Equality Programme for the Western Balkans and national gender equality initiatives. The post is open to internal and external applicants and is based in the UNDP Montenegro office in Podgorica, under the direct supervision of the Project Analyst for Economic Empowerment of Women and the overall guidance of the Gender Equality Analyst.

Key responsibilities

• Support day-to-day implementation of the regional EU4Gender Equality Programme and national gender equality programming, including drafting correspondence and reports, writing meeting minutes and providing translation and interpretation into English.
• Maintain documentation (progress reports, technical reports, meeting minutes) in hard and electronic copies in an accessible filing system.
• Assist the M&E officer with monitoring and evaluation, knowledge resources and donor, governance and corporate progress reports.
• Provide logistical support for events, meetings, study tours, travel, conference facilities and subsistence allowances.
• Support recruitment of experts, procurement (Quantum, tender documents, quotations and bids) and monitoring of consultants' work and payments.
• Handle daily transactions in the Quantum system, keep a budget notebook, revise budgets, estimate expenses and report on expenditures, and prepare asset and inventory reports.

Required profile

• Secondary education, or a university degree (Bachelor's) in Social Sciences, Economics, Management or a related field.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible administrative and financial administration experience with secondary education, or 2 years with a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience with computers and office software (MS Word, Excel) and advanced knowledge of spreadsheets and databases.
• Desired: project administration and finance experience, experience with international organizations, web-based management systems, event logistics, and project monitoring and evaluation.