Project Associate

This project-support role helps deliver UNDP’s earthquake recovery work in Mandalay. The Project Associate will coordinate financial, procurement, administrative and logistics processes; manage budgets, payments, assets and fleet support; maintain project records and reporting; and enable efficient operations for community-led recovery, restored services and livelihoods after the 2025 earthquake.

• Support project work planning, budget updates, meeting coordination and project documentation
• Manage budget availability, expenditure controls, payment processing and financial reporting in Quantum
• Process requisitions, procurement cases, invoices and project-related payments
• Maintain petty cash, office-running costs and travel reimbursements in line with UNDP procedures
• Manage project logistics, vehicle fleet, assets, inventory, office premises and staff schedules
• Maintain administrative, personnel and financial files and shared electronic workspaces
• Support audits, spot checks, knowledge products and operational-efficiency improvements

• Secondary Education with six years of progressively responsible experience, or Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, economics, political or social sciences with three years
• Experience using office software and web-based management systems
• Experience in project administration and operational support
• Experience processing financial transactions in an enterprise resource planning system
• Fluency in Myanmar and English

• Experience with UNDP or United Nations corporate tools
• Experience in financial management, premises management or fleet management
• Knowledge of procurement procedures and monitoring and evaluation tools

• Financial Management
• Budget Monitoring
• Procurement
• Office Administration
• Fleet Management
• Asset Management
• Project Coordination
• Quantum

• MS Word
• Excel
• Quantum