Technical Project Associate

1.   Position Information

2.  Office/Unit/Project Description 

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The project aims to strengthen social cohesion in Türkiye by supporting the effective implementation of the national harmonization strategy. It enhances opportunities for meaningful participation in social, economic, and civic life, with a particular focus on women. Through a combination of institutional support, community-based initiatives, and targeted services, the project contributes to a more harmonious society and improves well-being for Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTP), International Protection Status Holders and Applicants (IPSHA), and Turkish Citizens. 

To expand access to decent employment, the project reinforces institutional coordination, regulatory frameworks, and labour governance systems while facilitating work permits and labour mobility across regions. It provides market-oriented vocational training, counselling, and job-matching services—especially in the green and digital sectors—and introduces tailored measures to increase women’s employability, including addressing care-related barriers. In parallel, the project supports voluntary relocation by delivering comprehensive resettlement and integration packages that help SuTP and IPSHA settle in new locations and participate effectively in local labour markets and community life. 

The project also enhances language proficiency by scaling up accessible language and literacy programmes, with dedicated support for women and girls through enabling measures such as child-care provision. Additionally, it strengthens social cohesion by addressing cultural and social barriers, discrimination, and misinformation that hinder the participation of SuTP, IPSHA in Turkish society. These combined efforts foster mutual understanding, reduce tensions, and create an enabling environment for sustainable integration and cohesive development. 

3.   Scope of Work 

Support the technical coordination and follow-up of project activities carried out within PMM and ensure the regular and timely flow of technical information, needs and inputs among PMM, UNDP and relevant institutions.

• Coordinate the planning, implementation and follow-up of activities carried out within PMM in line with the Project Document and annual work plans, and follow up the flow of technical information and inputs between relevant PMM units and the UNDP project team.
• Contribute to ensuring that project activities are carried out in alignment with PMM’s institutional priorities, relevant policy documents and strategies, and the work programmes of its central and provincial structures.
• Coordinate technical matters among PMM central units, provincial directorates of migration management, the UNDP project team and relevant institutions, and follow up the timely communication and resolution of technical requests, institutional views and decisions.
• Collect and consolidate technical inputs from relevant units for project outputs requiring PMM review or approval, and follow up the alignment of reports, guidelines, tools, presentations and other technical documents with PMM needs and institutional priorities.
• Contribute to the review of technical deliverables prepared by experts, responsible parties and service providers against PMM needs and the agreed technical scope, and share follow-up actions with the UNDP Project Manager and relevant PMM units.
• Collect, clarify and prioritize technical and operational needs raised by PMM units and provincial directorates, ensure their timely communication to the UNDP project team, and follow up the exchange of information required for their reflection in activity plans.
• Provide administrative and operational support to project activities organized in cooperation with PMM and relevant stakeholders, including meetings, workshops, consultations, trainings, field visits, missions and other events.
• Ensure that project-related documentation, correspondence, meeting records, approvals and supporting documents are properly filed, regularly updated and maintained in line with institutional procedures.
• Support the secure storage and archiving of project records containing personal data, sensitive information or information intended for internal use, in line with applicable legislation, institutional rules and confidentiality principles.

Support PMM’s social cohesion activities at central and provincial levels.

• Support PMM in the design, implementation, follow-up and evaluation of social cohesion activities carried out under the project.
• Contribute to the regular and systematic monitoring of social cohesion activities carried out by PMM central units and provincial directorates, and to the compilation and reporting of their results.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of up-to-date tracking tools covering implementation status, participant profiles, level of outreach, challenges encountered, emerging needs and issues requiring follow-up in relation to activities carried out at central and provincial levels.
• Provide direct support to the design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of activities aimed at strengthening mutual cohesion, social interaction, a culture of coexistence and social participation between Turkish citizens and foreign nationals.
• Support the preparation of activity concept notes, agendas, background notes, briefing materials, participant lists, meeting notes and follow-up tables for social cohesion activities.

Reinforce PMM’s field presence through research, outreach, monitoring and analytical reporting.

• Support field-level research, outreach and monitoring activities undertaken by PMM to generate evidence on migration management, spatial concentration, social cohesion, labour market access and other project-related themes.
• Support the collection, recording and communication of field-level information on cases of social tension, local sensitivities and developments that may affect inter-community relations, in line with confidentiality and personal data protection principles.
• Assist in organizing and reporting on field visits, monitoring missions, consultations, workshops, roundtable meetings and other engagements with provincial structures and local stakeholders.
• Consolidate qualitative and quantitative information obtained from field activities, provincial directorates and relevant stakeholders; assess field findings in terms of implementation status, technical and operational needs, risks and issues requiring follow-up; and provide regular technical inputs to relevant PMM units and the UNDP project team.
• Support the translation of field findings into analytical information, mission reports, briefing notes, implementation status reports and other written inputs to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Develop and keep up to date integrated tracking tools covering project activities, decisions taken, identified risks, follow-up actions, responsible parties and target dates.

Support inter-institutional coordination, partnerships and stakeholder engagement.

• Establish and maintain regular communication channels with relevant public institutions, PMM units, labour market institutions, local authorities, UN agencies, civil society organizations, service providers and other project stakeholders.
• Support coordination with institutions relevant to foreign nationals’ access to formal employment, including labour market actors and public institutions responsible for employment, vocational training, work permits and social security.
• Coordinate the preparation of agendas and technical inputs for technical coordination meetings, consultations and working groups among PMM, UNDP and relevant institutions; record decisions, actions, responsible parties and target dates; and follow up their implementation.
• Support the collection, consolidation and follow-up of feedback, views and recommendations received from PMM, provincial institutions, project partners, stakeholders and beneficiaries.
• Contribute to the coordination of social cohesion-related activities among PMM central units, provincial directorates, local authorities, civil society organizations and other relevant stakeholders.

Support data collection, data management, analysis and evidence-based decision-making.

• Coordinate data collection from PMM units, provincial directorates, responsible parties, service providers and other relevant stakeholders within the scope of the project.
• Support the collection, management, interpretation and presentation of data on migration, labour markets, formal employment, spatial concentration and social cohesion activities.
• Support implementation of the project monitoring system in alignment with its Monitoring and Evaluation framework to ensure effective information sharing, provision of feedback and preparation of high-quality progress reports.
• Monitor existing and emerging technical, operational and field-level risks identified on the PMM side, communicate updated risk information to the UNDP project team, and follow up mitigation measures and actions agreed by the relevant parties.

Support project-related knowledge generation, knowledge sharing and capacity development.

• Support the organization of trainings, briefings, workshops, consultations and capacity-development activities for PMM personnel, provincial institutions and other relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to the preparation and adaptation of training materials, guidelines, tools, presentations and other capacity-development documents developed under the project.
• Support the systematization and dissemination of project knowledge, lessons learned, good practices, tools, guidelines and other materials among PMM, UNDP and relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to relevant knowledge networks, communities of practice and internal learning processes, as requested.
• Support the creation of high-quality information on project activities and their visibility among stakeholders; ensure careful selection of communication tools and tailor messages to take into account the overall socio-political and development context in Türkiye.

The Project Technical Officer performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of PMM and UNDP.

4.   Institutional Arrangement: 

The Project Technical Officer will be based at PMM premises in Ankara for the duration of the assignment and will report directly to the UNDP Project Manager. The incumbent will work in close coordination with the project team designated by PMM and relevant UNDP project personnel.

5.    Competencies       

6.    Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA