Senior Programme Assistant at ILO, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Deadline:  7 July 2023

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Programme Assistant in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The duration of this post is 8 months.

The mission of the ILO is to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Senior Programme Assistant will perform the following functions:

• Assist CTA and NPC in monitoring budget, expenditures and administrative matters, including the planning and preparatory work of the project’s work programme.
• Monitor status of project implementation and receipt of documentation for review and approval, verifying that information is in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Monitor the status of programme and/or project outcomes and deliverables and inform the supervisor of any discrepancies.
• Compile, summarize and present a variety of information and data to the supervisor on issues pertinent to the project, including on budgets, staffing levels and structures of programmes and/or projects, and other related topics or issues.
• Prepare and process financial transactions, including contracts , travel requests, purchase orders, and requisitions, external payment authorizations, and others as may be necessary. Processing vouchers and financial clearance for the project activities.
• Input complete data and process financial/administrative actions on project delivery in Integrated Resource Information System (IRIS) of ILO and other budget and project monitoring data bases.
• Provide advice and support on financial and administrative matters to the project staff where necessary, including finance systems and processes.
• Ensure compliance with ILO procedures and intervene as required. Assist in the preparation of financial reports and documents.
• Follow-up on financial and administrative matters with project partners, including the timely submission of terms of reference (TOR) for external collaborators, confirmation of funds, drafting contracts, processing start-up of action programmes and other required administrative actions.

Eligibility Criteria

• Completion of secondary school education and professional/vocational education or training in accounting or finance.
• Minimum 6 year’s operational or administrative support work experience, the majority of which in the provision of financial operations support services.
• Experience of working with ILO administrative procedure and IRIS is preferred.
• Excellent command of English and Sinhala is required, both written and spoken.

 How to Apply

Applicants must submit applications through online process.

For more information, visit ILO.