Istanbul Operations Associate: Budget, Travel & Logistics

UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund; Fatih; On-site; TRY 2,921,000 - 4,382,000; Full time

Job summary

UNICEF is seeking an Operations Associate (G-6) in Istanbul to provide procedural and specialized administrative support within the Division of People and Culture. The role reports to the Operations Officer and collaborates with IT and GSSC on procurement, budget, and logistics tasks.

Responsibilities include budget monitoring, contract administration, travel arrangements, asset management, and supporting talent management activities.

Qualifications

• Secondary education is required; technical/university courses related to the field are a plus.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant programme support, operations, administrative or clerical work experience.

Responsibilities

• Budget monitoring and financial expenditure tracking for the division.
• Procurement support: contracts, LTAs, vendor engagement and contract administration.
• Travel coordination and entitlements processing for staff and consultants.
• Management of administrative supplies, office equipment, and asset counts.
• Organising end-to-end logistics for workshops, coaching programmes, and talent management events.
• General administrative support and coordination with various sections and offices.

Skills

Project management

Collaboration

Problem solving

Digital dexterity

Education

Secondary education (required)

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

SharePoint

Job description

UNICEF is seeking an Operations Associate (G-6) in Istanbul to provide procedural and specialized administrative support within the Division of People and Culture. The role reports to the Operations Officer and collaborates with IT and GSSC on procurement, budget, and logistics tasks.

Responsibilities include budget monitoring, contract administration, travel arrangements, asset management, and supporting talent management activities.