Project Assistant Vacancy @ IOM
POST: Project Assistant
Job Info
- Job Identification: 12758
- Posting Date: 01/16/2025, 02:06 PM
- Locations: Kathmandu, Bagmati Province / Central Region, 44600, NP
- Apply Before: 01/30/2025, 12:00 PM
- Degree Level: Bachelors or Equivalent
- Contract Type: Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension)
- Initial Contract: Duration12
Job Description
Applications are welcome from internal and external candidates. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process. For the purpose of this vacancy, internal candidates are considered first-tier candidates.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration, Management, Statistics, Social Science, Public Health or a related discipline from an accredited academic institution with minimum two years of relevant professional experience. Or,
- High school degree with four years of relevant work experience.
Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
Experience
- Experience in administrative, logistic activities and financial management support, project support and project implementation.
- Experience in working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups is an advantage.
- Prior work experience with international humanitarian/development organizations, non-government, or government institutions/organizations, particularly in a multi-cultural setting, is an advantage.
- Previous experience working on issues related to migration, climate change, labour issues, public health, socio-economic development, and/or migrants’ rights is desirable.
- Excellent computer skills – Data analysis and design software.
- Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision.
Skills
- Knowledge of migration particularly, on migrants’ rights/ migrant protection and empowerment, human rights.
- Knowledge of MS Office applications.
- Pro‐active, result-oriented, organized, and possess good communication skills.
Languages
- For this position, fluency in English and Nepali languages is required (oral and written).
IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.