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Project AssociateEmployer UNDP |
| Information on vacancy | |
| Period of publication | 22.07.2025 - 05.08.2025 |
| Field of activity / position: |
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| Duties | Background Uzbekistan is committed to building climate resilience and fostering sustainable, low-carbon lifestyles, especially among its youth in rural areas. The country faces severe environmental challenges, including rising temperatures, frequent droughts, and the ongoing desertification linked to the drying Aral Sea, which particularly impacts rural communities. This project aims to equip young people with critical skills and knowledge to adapt to and mitigate these climate impacts, empowering them to lead their communities toward a more sustainable future. The project has three main components. First, it will mainstream climate change education across all upper secondary schools in Uzbekistan, providing a developed curriculum and teacher training to reach over 1.3 million students. Second, it will engage and empower over 800 youth through the Young Green Ambassadors program, enabling them to lead practical climate resilience and sustainability projects in their communities. Third, it will focus on upskilling 4,000 youth in rural areas with essential green skills, such as climate-smart agriculture and renewable energy, through vocational training programs and support for job placement. The project emphasizes strong partnerships with national institutions, including the Ministry of Education and the Agency for Youth Affairs, to ensure climate education and green skills development are integrated into both school curricula and vocational training. By investing in climate-conscious youth, the project supports Uzbekistan's broader climate goals and commitments, helping to shape a generation ready to lead climate action and foster sustainable growth across the country. he Project will be implemented in Karakalpakstan, Bukhara, Navoi, Khorezm, Samarkand, Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya regions. The The Project Associate is responsible for providing administrative, financial, and operational support to ensure the project's effective and efficient execution. This includes managing day-to-day financial transactions, supporting project procurement, assisting in financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with UNDP's operational and financial guidelines. The Associate will work closely with the Project Manager and project team members to facilitate budget tracking, financial reporting, and administrative coordination. Duties and Responsibilities The Project Associate will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, and provide financial services to ensure high quality, accuracy and consistency in work. The Project Associate will work closely with national partners, the project, the operations and program departments of the UNDP office and would have the following roles and responsibilities: • Be responsible for logistics, travel arrangements, and hiring project staff, in accordance with corporate rules and UNDP requirements. • Encouraging understanding and promotion of gender equality among project staff and partners. • On the basis of consultations with the project manager and the UNDP Business Center, carry out the procurement in accordance with the rules and procedures of the UNDP. • Preparation of all financial and administrative documents required for project implementation in accordance with UNDP rules and procedures. • Preparation of all financial and administrative documents related to the implementation of the project in accordance with UNDP rules and procedures, budgeting of costs and obligations for the project. • Preparation of quarterly and annual budget plans for recruiting staff; execution and storage of financial statements, and maintenance of the monitoring system for recording the corresponding expenses, balances, payments, and other data on daily financial activities and preparation of reports. • Assistance to project staff, experts, and consultants in matters of financial costs, advance payments, transportation costs, and other financial and administrative costs, preparation and authorization of payments for the services provided. • Preparation of detailed cost estimates, participation, if necessary, in budget analysis and forecasting to support the financial operations of the project, alignment of all accounts within the required time frame. • Processing, updating the list and keeping records of intangible assets in accordance with UNDP requirements. • Execution of duties of a cashier, responsibility for the distribution of the project-based cash flow, keeping records of the cash book and payment orders of regional divisions. • Monitoring of vacations of project employees, checking the correctness and appropriate filling of the monthly report card on the presence at the workplace, vacations, absences at the work place due to illness, etc.. • Analyzing potential administrative and financial issues and taking the necessary steps to ensure that sufficient resources are available to carry out the tasks assigned to the project. • Identifying effective measures to optimize the use of project resources. • Ensuring full compliance of administrative and financial processes and financial reporting with the UNDP requirements, policy and strategy. • The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization. Institutional Arrangement Under the direct supervision of Project Manager and in close collaboration with relevant project partners, the Project Associate will be responsible for the implementation of the project activities aimed at building national capacities for sustainable rural development by pursuing integrated planning and implementation of innovative solutions. Project Associate will provide operational services ensuring high quality, accuracy, and consistency of work. Project Associate works in close collaboration with the Government counterparts, project, operations, and Programme's staff in the UNDP CO to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery and undertake day-to-day responsibility for operational and thematic support services for the satisfactory achievement of the project component outputs. |
| Requirements to the candidate | |
| Age: | Irrelevent |
| Gender: | Irrelevant |
| Residence: | Uzbekistan |
| Education: | Irrelevant |
| Professional requirements | Education: • Secondary education is required. • A university degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Environment, or similar areas will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement. Experience: • Minimum of 7 years (with high school diploma) or 4 years (with bachelor's degree) relevant work experience, preferably in project administration, is required. • Experience in financial management, administration, or accounting, preferably within an international organization or development project setting, is required. Desired Skills: • Familiarity with UNDP financial, procurement, and administrative policies and procedures is an advantage. • Prior experience managing budgets, handling procurement processes, and ensuring compliance with financial policies is desired. • Proficiency in the use of computer software applications, particularly MS Excel is an asset. • Demonstrated experience in use of information and communication technology as a tool and resource is desired. • Experience in handling web-based management systems is an asset. Language(s): • Fluency in English and Uzbek (written and oral) is required. Knowledge of Russian is desired. |
| Working conditions | |
| Region | Tashkent |
| Employment | Full |
| Salary offered | NB3/NPSA-7 |
| Extra motivation | • Annual Leave • Sick leave (certified and uncertified) • Maternity leave • Parental leave • Medical insurance |
| Additional information | |
| Additional information: | To apply, use the link below: https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/27917 |
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