The UNDP Libya is looking for a Project Support Associate who will be in charge of the operational aspects during the creation of the first-ever National Biodiversity Finance Plan for Libya. This critical position will not only administer, finance, and manage the logistics of the project but also allow the expert team to carry out their main task of developing a strategy and doing the critical analysis of natural heritage in Libya that is to be protected.
If you are a very well organized professional who has experience in the areas of project support, finance, and administration, and you want to contribute your skills to a mission that is going to be quite impactful from the environmental point of view, we invite you to become a member of our team in Tripoli.
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Position Title: Project Support Associate
Job Identification: 31284
Posting Date: 15 January 2026, 3:48 PM
Application Deadline: 25 January 2026, 6:59 AM
Job Schedule: Full time
Location: Tripoli, Libya
Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Grade: NPSA-7
Vacancy Type: National Personnel Service Agreement
Practice Area: Nature, Climate and Energy
Bureau: Regional Bureau for Arab States
Contract Duration: 1 Year
Education & Work Experience: Bachelor’s Degree – 4 year(s) experience OR High School certificate – 7 year(s) experience
Required Languages: Fluency in English and Arabic is required
Vacancy Timeline: 1 Week
Organizational Context and Role
UNDP is the foremost agency of the United Nations which is committed in all respects to the total elimination of poverty and its resultant evils, inequality, and global warming. The Organization’s Nature, Climate Change, Energy, and Waste (NCE&W) Hubs coordinate and complement their actions along the lines of the SDGs and the Paris Agreement to scale up integrated solutions that alleviate poverty, empower people and cause the creation of resilient governance.
In Libya, UNDP is now playing a major role through its GEF-funded project in the country’s first National Biodiversity Finance Plan (BFP). The BFP is a strategic tool which aims to identify, mobilize and scale up financial resources for biodiversity conservation—a major commitment under the Global Biodiversity Framework. The project will assess the economic situation in Libya, track financial resources, and come up with strategies that are easy to implement to eliminate the biodiversity financing gap.
An organized and proactive Project Support Associate is required to take care of the project team’s administrative, financial and logistical needs. The Senior Finance Expert (Project Lead) will personally supervise you and you will be the operational anchor making sure of smooth project running, UNDP procedures adherence and good coordination of activities. This position allows the technical specialists to concentrate on the analytical and strategic side of the work and thus indirectly, make a contribution to the sustainable environmental future of Libya.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide Comprehensive Project Management Support:
- Ground support for financial and administrative projects will be in all aspects and will always be timely and proper.
- Try to minimize the work of the national project team, payment schedule management and facilitating meetings, consultations, and travel related to the project.
- Travel plans for both national and international trips will be made in a hassle-free and efficient manner.
- Minutes of meetings, decisions made and actions taken will be recorded and support will be provided to monitoring and evaluation activities e.g. workshop evaluations.
- Do other tasks relevant to the position that are assigned by the Senior Finance Expert.
2. Support Financial Management and Compliance:
- You will take part in supervising the project budget and will also help with the procurement and accounting processes to be carried out under the guidance of the UNDP Country Office and Global Policy Management and Technical Support Unit (GPMTSU).
- Guarantee that financial resources are disbursed to partners who are implementing the project without any delay.
- Keep meticulous records of all costs incurred and be involved in the preparation of financial statements.
3. Ensure Effective Administrative and Logistical Support:
- Calculate every financial aspect concerning work plans and budgets.
- Follow UNDP rules and regulations in managing the procurement processes, requisitions and purchase orders.
- Make a list of project assets/equipment and help the transfer of the assets at the end of the project.
- Project establishment and management in UNDP’s Quantum system at the Country Office level.
- Get everything ready for workshops, meetings and travel—venue booking, accommodations, visas and security clearances included.
- Keep updating the procurement plan and contacts list of the project on a regular basis.
- Share knowledge with networks and aid in compiling and distributing project knowledge and tools, products.
4. Support Knowledge Building and Capacity Development:
- Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to systematically organize and disseminate project insights and best practices.
- Contribute to projects aimed at strengthening capacities related to biodiversity finance.
5. Perform Other Duties as Required:
- Undertake additional tasks within the functional profile to ensure the efficient functioning of the project and the organization.
Competencies
Core Competencies (Level 1):
- Achieve Results: Sets up his/her own work and monitors it, observes every little detail, and provides quality work within the deadline.
- Think Innovatively: Receives and generates creative ideas, resourceful in finding solutions, and gives suggestions for betterment.
- Learn Continuously: Open to new ideas and curious, gives and takes knowledge, learns from errors, and is always asking for feedback.
- Adapt with Agility: Changes his/her behavior according to the situation, and positively copes with ambiguity/uncertainty, and is versatile.
- Act with Determination: Shows strong will and passion, and can remain calm and deliver in difficult conditions, and is self-assured.
- Engage and Partner: Shows kindness and understanding to others, and creates good relations.
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: Values and honors differences, has knowledge of hidden bias, and takes discrimination head on.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Secondary education is required.
- A degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field is desirable but not compulsory for the post.
Experience:
- A minimum of seven years (in case of secondary education) or just four years (in case of having a bachelor’s degree) of significant experience in project management, finance, administration, accounting, budgeting, or a related field.
- Working relationships with both national experts and international institutions.
- Good command of the main software applications (MS Office).
- Ability to demonstrate handling of complex work situations, keeping the overview, and providing coordination support while being on time with the deadlines.
- Able to collect, process data, and write formal letters by showing proof.
Desired Skills:
- Familiarity with UNDP/UN rules, regulations, and practices especially concerning project-drawing and execution.
- Holding a specialized advanced degree in administration, finance, accounting, or a related area.
Languages:
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
Important Information for Applicants
- Equal Opportunity: UNDP practices the policy of equal opportunity in terms of employment. Diversity is one of our core values, and we invite all qualified candidates from every background to apply. The decisions regarding employment are made based on the candidate’s merit and the person’s fitness for the position.
- Integrity: UNDP’s policy regarding harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, and abuse of power is one of zero tolerance. All candidates selected will undergo relevant checks and are expected to conduct themselves according to the highest standards.
- Selection Process: UNDP retains the right to choose one or more candidates from this announcement and may keep the applications for other similar positions.
