Project Support Consultant Archives, Digitization, and Research (equivalent to P1)

Result of Service

The Project Support Consultant will provide day-to-day coordination, administrative, and documentation support for the implementation of the Digital Archive Initiative within the Relief and Social Services Department (RSSD). The Consultant will support the project team by organizing and documenting meetings, tracking project progress and agreed actions, maintaining project records and management tools, following up with stakeholders on outstanding tasks, and preparing routine progress updates, presentations, and other project documentation. The Consultant will help ensure that project information is accurate and up to date, meetings and follow-up actions are well coordinated, deadlines and deliverables are tracked, and management receives timely information on implementation progress and outstanding issues.

Work Location

Amman, Jordan

Expected duration

12 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The Project Support Consultant will:

1. Support coordination of project meetings, including scheduling, agenda preparation, circulation of materials, and meeting logistics.
2. Take meeting notes and minutes, documenting key discussions, decisions, action points, responsibilities, and deadlines.
3. Support maintaining action trackers and follow up with project teams, consultants, vendors, and other stakeholders on outstanding actions.
4. Support tracking project progress against workplans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and deadlines, highlighting delays or issues requiring attention.
5. Support preparation of routine project updates, progress summaries, briefing notes, presentations, and other reporting materials for management and stakeholders.
6. Support coordination among RSSD colleagues, archive and research teams, consultants, vendors, service providers, and other project stakeholders.
7. Assist with stakeholder consultations, workshops, project reviews, donor-related activities, and other project meetings and events.
8. Perform other project coordination, documentation, and administrative support duties related to the initiative as assigned.

Qualifications/special skills

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in project management, business administration, public administration, management, international relations, development, social sciences, information management, or another relevant field is required. Applicants to positions at this level who have an advanced university degree in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. For applicants who have a first level university degree, two additional years of qualifying work experience is required. At least one year of relevant experience in project coordination, project support, administration, operations, or a related field is highly desirable. Experience organizing meetings, preparing minutes, tracking actions, and following up on deadlines and deliverables is required. Experience preparing progress updates, presentations, reports, and maintaining project documentation is required. Experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders, consultants, vendors, or service providers is desirable. Experience working on issues relating to Palestine refugees, Palestinian history and heritage, or the Middle East region is desirable. Experience with the United Nations or international organizations is desirable. Experience on archive, digitization, or research projects is desirable.

Languages

Excellent command of written and spoken English. Working knowledge of Arabic would be an asset.

Additional Information

Remuneration will be set at 4,791 USD per month.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.