IGAD Junior Project Assistant

Dead Line for Application: 10th June 2013
Accountable to: Program Coordinator APSA
Position title: Junior project assistant
Job Group: Project Staff
Organisational Unit: Peace and Security Division
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

1.    Background

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) likes to recruit a short-term expert to assist the project activities on mediation and also to assist the newly initiated project on post-conflict areas in partnership with the UNDP regional office in Addis Ababa.

2.    Job Summary:

Under the general guidance of the Director of  Peace and Secuirty  and program coordinator of the APSA support program who is also in charge of coordinating the IGAD-UNDP post-conflict project, the short-term expert will assist the works of the joint project and also assit in facilitating  the implementation of the activities planned under the Mediation Support Unit.

3.    Description of the post
•    Laise  with the UNDP on the impliemtnaiton of the second  round IGAD-UNDP planned activties,  approved by the UNDP;
•    Assit  the IGAD focal person in cooridanitng the activties in the areas  of capacity building  trianings;
•    Assit in the desgining of  proposals for  resource mobilization for post-conflict projects on the basis of the post-cofnlcit framework;
•    Assist the cooridantion of the  mediaiton related activties in cosnutlaiton with the MSU coordianotr;
•    Carry out  other activties when instructred by the Director of Peace and Secuirty

4.    Minimum Requirements

Qualification : BA degree in any social science fields  

5.    Skills and Abilities:

•    Computer skills (office package)
•    Proven ability to work in an international environment,
•    Efficient, systematic, and flexible in terms of working hours
•    Good working knowledge in spoken and written English
•    Experiance with IGAD works is an advantage

Tenure of Appointment: The appointment is for six months with possible extension subject to availability of fund and performance

Language requirements: Fluency in English is required

Only those interested candidates who meet the profile stated should apply. Please write the vacancy announcement number.

IGAD is an equal opportunity employer and female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply""

Send your CV, photocopy of degrees and diplomas with a covering letter, briefly stating why you think you are the right candidate for the job to the following address:

To:    Legawork.Assefa@igad.int

IGAD is an equal opportunity employer and female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply