Project Management Support - Senior Assistant

**Job Highlight**
Support the full project cycle from planning and budgeting to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, while serving as Gender, Youth, and M&E Focal Point for UN-Habitat Morocco

**About the Region**
The UNOPS Africa Regional Office, based in Nairobi, Kenya, oversees the delivery of over 250 projects across 40 countries, with a focus on fragile and conflict-affected settings. Supported by more than 1,000 personnel across five multi-country offices—spanning North, West, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa, and the Horn of Africa—the office advances national priorities through strategic initiatives in Climate Action, Health, Infrastructure, Peace and Security, Middle-Income Country Support, and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The Regional Office provides strategic leadership, operational support, and oversight in key areas including Partnerships, Communications, Management and Oversight, Infrastructure and Project Management, Health and Safety, and Security. By promoting excellence in project delivery, fostering knowledge sharing, and driving continuous improvement, the office contributes to sustainable infrastructure, transparent resource management, and a better quality of life for communities across the continent.

**About the Country/Multi-Country Office**
Based in Tunis, the North Africa Multi-Country Office (NAMCO) oversees operations in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, and Morocco, delivering project management, financial services, infrastructure, procurement, and human resources support. With active project offices in Morocco and Libya, NAMCO works in close partnership with governments, NGOs, and international financial institutions to advance socio-economic development across the region. NAMCO’s portfolio spans health, justice, climate action, and environmental preservation, while promoting youth and women's empowerment through improved access to education and employment opportunities. Key initiatives include: supplying digital learning materials for Tunisian schools (World Bank), supporting Tunisia’s national development plan (AICS), enhancing maritime border management (EU), delivering high-tech health equipment to 75 hospitals (World Bank), supporting resilient agriculture in Libya (IFAD), and advancing vocational training in Morocco (KOICA). NAMCO’s work contributes directly to inclusive growth and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

**Job Specific Context**
The Program Assistant will work within the UN-Habitat Morocco Country Programme under the supervision of the Head of the Morocco Program.

**Role Purpose**
The Program Assistant/Associate is called upon to carry out the following key tasks: Support the overall project cycle (planning, proposal development, reporting) of ongoing projects.

Support project planning duties, including budget, work planning, day-to-day operation, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation to ensure the effective execution of projects.

**Functions / Key Results Expected**
1. Project Support

• Support the overall project cycle (planning, proposal development, reporting) of ongoing projects.

• Support project planning duties, including budgeting, work planning, day-to-day operations, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation to ensure effective execution of projects.

• Participate in the development of work plans, including timeframes, activity cost estimates, project proposals, budgets, and tracking of expenditure and rate of expenditure.

• Support the planning, monitoring (M&E) analysis, and reporting of programme activities for quality results and strategic decision-making.

• Prepare related elements and documents for briefings, proposals, reports, communications, and advocacy materials.

• Support reporting processes to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accurate monitoring, documentation, and visibility of activities and results.

• Contribute to the development of Terms of Reference (ToRs) for project implementation, ensuring clarity of scope, deliverables, and timelines.

• Provide technical support throughout internal project review processes, ensuring compliance with procedures and quality standards.

• Organize various project meetings, including preparation and participation in implementation missions, coordination of activities, and follow-up on agreed action points with stakeholders.

2. Coordination, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

• Support the facilitation of resource mobilization efforts and identify strategic collaboration opportunities with key partners.

• Support the promotion of integrated approaches and cross-programme collaboration within the results-based management cycle aligned with the country cooperation strategy.

• Serve as Gender, Youth, and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) focal point, ensuring alignment with cross-cutting priorities and reporting requirements.

3. Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing

• Support the coordination and organization of capacity-building a