National Project Assistant
Category | Grade:ProfessionalDeadline:7 Aug 2026Job ID:2601561Posted on:24 Jul 2026
Overview
Support FAO South Africa's One Health pandemic-preparedness project through operational coordination, document control, FPMIS reporting, training and meeting logistics, stakeholder communications, activity tracking, filing systems, procurement and inventory support across surveillance, laboratories and capacity development.
Department: FAO South Africa, One Health Pandemic Fund Project
Languages
Required: English
Job Areas
- Programme & Project Management
- Administration & Executive Support
Minimum Experience
3 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Support training design and capacity-building delivery
- Implement stakeholder communications with the project team
- Upload project reports and documents to FPMIS on time
- Review technical documents for completeness and compliance
- Coordinate workshops, meetings, participants, venues and materials
- Prepare minutes and track assigned actions and deadlines
- Maintain accurate electronic and physical project records
- Assist procurement processes and project-supply inventory
Requirements
- University degree in agriculture
- At least three years of experience in an animal-health discipline
- Working knowledge of English at level C
- South African nationality
Skills
Project coordinationDocument controlWorkshop logisticsStakeholder communicationAction trackingReport writingProcurement supportInventory managementData analysis
Tools
FPMISProject-management softwareComputerized financial systems
Additional info
- National Project Personnel opportunity based in Pretoria
- Project supports One Health pandemic surveillance, laboratory systems and capacity development