Programme Assistant

WHO seeks a locally recruited Programme Assistant in Tashkent to support programme, financial, human-resources and administrative work. The assistant will process transactions and reconciliations, monitor budgets, brief staff on procedures, track contracts and leave, maintain office and filing systems, draft correspondence, organize travel, and backstop colleagues.

• Provide administrative support to country-office programme activities
• Review obligating documents and complete reconciliations
• Process enterprise-resource-planning transactions and payments
• Monitor programme budgets and financial expenditures
• Support contract, leave and human-resources administration
• Maintain office-space and filing systems
• Draft correspondence and reports
• Organize meetings, travel and logistics

• Completion of secondary education with equivalent administrative certification or training
• At least five years of relevant secretarial or administrative experience
• Expert knowledge of English and local language
• Local recruitment within the Tashkent commuting area

• University degree in business administration, social sciences or related field
• UN administrative-systems training
• WHO, UN or enterprise-resource-planning experience
• French, Russian or German knowledge

• Administrative support
• Financial reconciliation
• Budget monitoring
• Human resources administration
• Travel coordination
• Records management

• Enterprise resource planning system
• Office computer software
• Databases

• Temporary appointment under Staff Rule 420.4, locally recruited in Tashkent