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Project Administration and Finance Assistant

Category | Grade:GeneralDeadline:26 Aug 2026 (9 days left)Job ID:2601737Posted on:12 Aug 2026 (5 days ago)
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Job Description

Provides project administration and financial-management support for FAO's sustainable small-scale fisheries project in the Philippines. The assistant maintains financial records, supports procurement, payments, staffing documentation and budget monitoring, and coordinates operational arrangements with government, non-government counterparts and fisherfolk organisations to keep project activities and reporting on track.

Key Details

Department

FAO Philippines

Position details

Experience level

Mid

Minimum experience

5 years

Category

General

Arrangement

Onsite

Education

Bachelor degree

Recruitment scope

National

Language Requirements

Required

English, Tagalog

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Maintain accurate project financial records and prepare quarterly and annual reports
  • Prepare and update the procurement plan, documents and quotation processes
  • Support training, workshops and distributions with project counterparts and fisherfolk organisations
  • Process requisitions, travel requests and operational cash-advance and petty-cash payments
  • Maintain budget-monitoring systems and submit data for Budget Monitoring Reports
  • Train project support staff to use GRMS and FPMIS
  • Maintain administrative files, project inventory and human-resources documentation
  • Update procurement, delivery and distribution schedules with the National Project Coordinator

Role Requirements

  • University degree in administration, finance or a related field
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in project administration or operations
  • Working knowledge of English
  • Philippine nationality

Skills to Have

Tools Knowledge

Additional info

  • Supports the GCP/GLO/1301/SWE project on sustainable small-scale fisheries

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from FAO Careers, on 12 Aug 2026.