Project Associate

Overview:
The project Associate will Support the project team to ensure effective project planning and implementation and ensure full compliance of administrative activities with UN/UNDP rules, regulations, policies and strategies.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assist in compiling and summarizing information and data for the formulation of project work plans. In consultation with project team, draft annual/quarterly budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements, and on other specific project related topics or issues.
- Support project implementation in accordance with the project documents. Review project documents for completeness and compliance with relevant rules and procedures and identify inconsistencies for referral to supervisor. Compile, summarize and present basic information/data on a specific project and related topics or issues;
- Provide administrative and logístical support to ensure successful project delivery that includes organization/coordination of project events, procurement and finance-related activities, contract management, recruitment, and coordination of field visits and project-related missions.
- Establish and maintain contacts and cooperation with the relevant UN Agencies, government institutions, and other partners and relevant stakeholders. Provide support in updating database of the relevant public and development partners, and other stakeholders who are counterparts for the project.
- Support regular communication with partners, project counterparts, stakeholders, and beneficiaries.
- Support dissemination of high-quality information and visibility of the project activities among the stakeholders.
- Monitor project budget, financial resources, and accounting for effective and transparent use of available resources and to ensure accuracy and reliability of data/information used in financial reports.
- Coordination of travel arrangements, including purchase of tickets, DSA calculations, PO preparation, arrangement of shipment/courier
- Support the organization of progress meetings, field, and study visits to monitor project implementation and support organization of workshops, roundtables, and conferences within the project.
- Maintenance of the proper filing system for finance, HR and procurement records and documents.
- Implementation of HR processes in State Office as applicable including support to contract management
- Coordination of assets management in the state office, timely preparation and submission of periodic inventory reports.
- Coordination of the provision of reliable and quality office supplies.

Required Qualifications:

- Master degree in business management, public administration, economics or equivalent with 5+ years of experience.
- Excellent analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (written and verbal) skills and problem solving ability.
- Ability to receive and incorporate feedback effectively
- Motivated to travel frequently to meet the needs of the program and deliver impact effectively
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Fluency in Hindi, English and any other Indian language(s).

**_ Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package._**

**_ Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include cover letter, and resume._**

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