Republic of Moldova

Project Assistant - “Chisinau Municipality Development” Project

Background:
The present project is designed to assist the Local Public Authorities of the Chisinau Municipality in the process of strengthening their institutional and financial management capacity to support achievement of long-term development goals and improve service delivery. The project envisages three main components, and namely strengthening institutional development and municipal governance; support in reforming municipal public finance; and support for better planning, infrastructure rehabilitation and service delivery improvements.

Summary of key functions:

• Pro-actively contribute to day-to-day project implementation and ensure conformity to expected results and project work-plans;
• Provide support to international consultants in the implementation of their tasks for the achievement of project results (communication, contracts, agenda, visas, hotel reservations, etc);
• Prepare and issue contracts; Maintain records on all project personnel/national consultants;
• Monitor budget expenditures and maintain a proper record of approved project budgets and their revisions;
• In accordance with the Work Plan arrange for procurement of equipment, supplies and services; Maintain equipment inventory;

 

Qualifications and skills required:

• University Degree in economics, finance, accounting, law, public administration or other related field.
• At least three years of experience in administrative work, accounting/finance, economics, or other substantive area is required.
• At least two years of previous experience in development assistance or related work for a donor organization, consulting company, or NGO is compulsory.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling web-based management systems.
• Fluency in both oral and written English and Romanian is a must.  Knowledge of Russian desired.

Terms of Reference

Personal History Form (P11)

Interested persons should submit their application letters and duly completed Personal History Form (P.11) with the mark “CMD Project Assistant” by _15 January 2008 , 17:30 (local time) to the following address: UNDP Office, 131, 31 August str., MD 2012, Chisinau Moldova, or alternatively by email to vacancies-moldova@undp.org.

Only those short listed will be contacted.

Failure of candidates to submit a duly completed P.11 form, as well as false representations on this form, shall constitute sufficient grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of the application. All information provided in the P.11 form will be treated as strictly confidential.