Project Assistant (Protection) – Affiliate Contract

About the role

The Project Assistant will support the Protection Unit (PXU) in implementing administrative tasks across various protection projects, ensuring smooth coordination with internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Provide general clerical assistance for project activities, including drafting reports, correspondence, and presentations.
• Retrieve, compile, summarize, and present data on specific project topics.
• Assist in monitoring and updating budget information.
• Coordinate meetings, workshops, and events, handling logistical and administrative arrangements.
• Support administrative coordination, liaising with organizational units and external parties to process requests and obtain clearances.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Public Administration, or related field with at least one year of relevant experience, or a school diploma with three years of relevant experience.
• Experience liaising with governmental authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, and working with migrants, IDPs, trafficking victims, or other vulnerable groups.
• Prior experience with international humanitarian organizations in a multicultural setting is an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong organizational, planning, and time‑management abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective stakeholder liaison.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a multicultural environment.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.