Job Detail

The incumbent will undertake the following to ensure the success of the project:

• Support effective design and implementation of infrastructure activities in the ABADEI program
• Provide support in developing partnerships and ensure coordination with implementing partners and relevant stakeholders including UN agencies.
• Contribute to knowledge management and information sharing in the ABADEI program team.

1. Support effective design and implementation of Infrastructure activities in the ABADEI program, focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Support AFA to ensure proper planning, internal control system and safeguard measures for efficient and effective use of financial and other resources of the ABADEI programme. 
• Ensure full compliance with UN/UNDP rules, regulations, and policies of financial activities, financial recording/reporting system.
• Support AFA on preparation of budgets, periodic expenditure reporting, donor reporting and other financial reports.
• Properly manage bank and cash operation of the PMU. 
• Maintain complete sets of books of accounts and financial records on a daily basis, following standard accounting principles.   
• Support AFA in analysis and monitoring of the financial situation, presentation of forecasts for the ABADEI program, monitoring of financial exception reports for unusual activities, and transactions executed.
• Ensure financial transactions are authorized, recorded, filed with adequate supporting documentation.
• Preparation and monitoring of budgets; regular analysis and reporting on the budget approvals and the delivery situation.
• Provide coordination support in the audit and spot check process in accordance with UN/UNDP rules, regulations, policies and procedures including pre-audit preparations and ensure continuous follow ups on the implementation of audit findings.

2. Provide support in developing partnerships and ensure coordination with implementing partners and relevant stakeholders including UN agencies, focusing on achievement of the following:

• Support capacity building of local partners, organize relevant orientations and trainings for local partners. 
• Identify potential organizations to engage with in the targeted areas and contribute to build a network.
• Act as the UNDP/ABADEI infrastructure focal person to develop support a coordination mechanism that allows to share information and to harmonize the work carried out by different partners.  
• Support working relationships and create programmatic linkages with relevant UN Agencies and counterparts, as guided by the supervisor.

3. Contribute to knowledge management and information sharing in the UNDP country office

• Collect information related to infrastructure work and provide inputs for the preparation of substantive briefs and advocacy initiatives.
• Identify and document best practices and lessons learned from infrastructure interventions.
• Assis in producing publicity materials on infrastructure work including success and lessons learned.

Perform other duties within your functional profile as assigned and deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the office

3. Institutional Arrangement

The Technical Associate for Infrastructure will work in close coordination with the PMU team and be responsible for providing technical support to Infrastructure component. S/he works under the guidance and supervision of the Program Manager of ABADEI. The technical associate will also work closely with partners, UN Agencies, technical advisors and experts, and civil society to help implement infrastructure activities.