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Job Title: Administrative Assistant/Interpreter
Duty Station: Kuchurgan, Ukraine
Category: Democratic Governance
Project Title: EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (00063781)
Contract type: Service Contract (ICS6)
Starting Date: 15 June 2009
Application deadline: 6 June 2009
Description of responsibilities
Under direct supervision of the Head of Field Office the incumbent discharges the following functions:
• Provides oral and written translations from English into Ukrainian or Russian and vice versa as required by the project;
• Assures smooth operational running of the project by means of following UNDP and EC established operational rules and procedures;
• Participates in project activities preparation, implementation and follow up;
• Provides logistical support (travel arrangements, including visas, tickets, etc.) to the project team;
• Facilitates the process of procurement and delivery of goods and services;
• Facilitates project audit, monitoring, evaluation, field visits, missions of the experts;
• Performs other functions/tasks when required.
Qualifications
• University degree, preferably in Linguistics with English being major specialisation;
• 3-5 years of progressive experience in administrative work, preferably in international environment;
• Excellent fluency (both oral and written) in the English, Ukrainian and Russian languages complemented with working experience in interpretation/translation;
• Experience with technical assistance projects is an asset;
• Strong computer skills.
How to apply
Interested applicants should submit CV in English language via the following URL: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=10376 The closing date for applications is 6 June 2009. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
UNDP will use a transparent and competitive screening process, though will only contact those applicants in whom there is further interest. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. |