Associate Administrative Officer

About the role

The Associate Administrative Officer supports the OHCHR Regional Representative for Central Asia in Bishkek, ensuring smooth administrative and logistical operations for the regional office. This position plays a key role in coordinating projects, managing human resources, and overseeing budgetary processes.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities, maintain schedules, documentation, and tracking tools.
• Administer human‑resource functions such as recruitment, placement, promotion, performance appraisal, and training, ensuring compliance with UN staff rules.
• Assist in developing and monitoring work programmes and budgets, allocate resources, and support financial database implementation.
• Supervise support staff, manage travel programmes, monitor vendor payments, and oversee office space planning and technology maintenance.

Required profile

• Strong knowledge of UN administrative, budgetary, financial and human‑resource policies and procedures.
• Ability to apply UN rules and regulations to real‑world situations.
• Analytical and evaluative skills for independent research, issue identification, and recommendation formulation.
• Professionalism, reliability, and commitment to meeting deadlines and achieving results.

Required skills