Assignment Title :  Team Assistant – MARKUP II

Category/Grade :UNOPS – LICA 4

Requesting Division / Section :Division of Country Programmes/ Office for Africa (DCP/ OA)

Duty station* Kigali, Rwanda

Duration : Until 31 December 2023, with possibility of extension

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Application period : 02 August to 16 August 2023

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BACKGROUND

The Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP II) is funded by the European Union (EU) and runs from 2023-2027. With a view to contribute to economic development in the East African Community (EAC) through increased sustainable intra-African and EU-Africa trade, MARKUP II has been designed to improve livelihoods, employment, export competitiveness for MSMEs and economic growth in Africa through supporting the development and strengthening of key export-oriented priority value chains with high potential. The programme will cover activities in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda through the provisions of partnerships with national, regional and international institutions.

The outputs expected from this job are:

• Supporting MARKUP II’s programme management and coordination at country level.

• Supporting the achievement of targets set for implementation through support to the National Project Coordinators in particular on local recruitments, official travels within the country and abroad, partnership agreements with national government and local stakeholders, local procurement, local staff administration and related administrative actions.

RECRUITMENT QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum education and qualifications (level and field of study)

High school diploma or equivalent. Minimum experience (nature, length and field of experience)

Minimum of three (3) years of experience in programme or project administration, technical cooperation or related area.

The minimum years of relevant experience can be reduced to one (1) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.

Desirable experience

Experience with working with Eastern and Southern African region is desirable.

Previous experience in the UN common system desirable Minimum language requirement

Advanced knowledge of English is required. Knowledge of Swahili and/or Kinyarwanda is required

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