Job Highlight

Support the full project cycle from planning and budgeting to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, while serving as Gender, Youth, and M&E Focal Point for UN-Habitat Morocco

Role Purpose

The Program Assistant/Associate is called upon to carry out the following key tasks: Support the overall project cycle (planning, proposal development, reporting) of ongoing projects.

Support project planning duties, including budget, work planning, day-to-day operation, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation to ensure the effective execution of projects.

Functions / Key Results Expected

* Project Support
* Support the overall project cycle (planning, proposal development, reporting) of ongoing projects.
* Support project planning duties, including budgeting, work planning, day-to-day operations, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation to ensure effective execution of projects.
* Participate in the development of work plans, including timeframes, activity cost estimates, project proposals, budgets, and tracking of expenditure and rate of expenditure.
* Support the planning, monitoring (M&E) analysis, and reporting of programme activities for quality results and strategic decision-making.
* Prepare related elements and documents for briefings, proposals, reports, communications, and advocacy materials.
* Support reporting processes to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accurate monitoring, documentation, and visibility of activities and results.
* Contribute to the development of Terms of Reference (ToRs) for project implementation, ensuring clarity of scope, deliverables, and timelines.
* Provide technical support throughout internal project review processes, ensuring compliance with procedures and quality standards.
* Organize various project meetings, including preparation and participation in implementation missions, coordination of activities, and follow-up on agreed action points with stakeholders.
* Coordination, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
* Support the facilitation of resource mobilization efforts and identify strategic collaboration opportunities with key partners.
* Support the promotion of integrated approaches and cross-programme collaboration within the results-based management cycle aligned with the country cooperation strategy.
* Serve as Gender, Youth, and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) focal point, ensuring alignment with cross-cutting priorities and reporting requirements.
* Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing
* Support the coordination and organization of capacity-building activities, including training sessions, field missions, and exchange visits with partners and stakeholders.
* Support technical training and mentoring of interns, facilitating knowledge transfer and team capacity development.
* Communications and Visibility
* Contribute to the office’s overall communication and visibility efforts, supporting dissemination of project achievements and activities.

Education Requirements

Required

* Secondary school (or equivalent) with 5 years of relevant experience OR
* Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Urban planning with 1 year of relevant experience is required.

Required

Experience Requirements

* At least 5 years of professional work experience, at the national and/or international level, in Urban development, or other relevant programmes; experience working in the UN or other international development organization is an asset.
* Required technical knowledge in the field of urban planning and related fields;
* Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
* Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing.

Desired

* Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is an asset.
* Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.