Project Assistant – Migration Management Support

About the role

The Project Assistant will support the implementation and coordination of UNDP’s social cohesion and employment project for refugees and migrants, working closely with the Presidency of Migration Management (PMM) in Ankara.

Key responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day technical and operational support to PMM staff for project activities aligned with annual work plans.
• Facilitate coordination and information exchange among PMM units, labour market institutions and project partners.
• Collect, compile and follow up on PMM inputs for project reports, guidelines, tools and presentations.
• Prepare routine working documents in Turkish and support meetings, workshops, trainings and field visits.
• Maintain organized project documentation, correspondence and databases.
• Support the collection of sex‑disaggregated data and gender‑equality inputs.
• Assist in planning, documenting and evaluating social cohesion activities at central and provincial levels.
• Support field‑level research, outreach and monitoring, including data collection and tracking tools.
• Maintain stakeholder contact lists, coordination tracking tools and follow up on feedback and recommendations.

Required profile

• Strong organisational and administrative skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders, including government units, NGOs and UN agencies.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in Turkish (and preferably English).
• Experience in supporting project implementation, coordination or migration‑related programmes is an advantage.