Associate Administrative Officer - Security

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Administrative Officer (SAO), the UN Volunteer Administrative

Support Officer is responsible for providing professional and technical administrative and logistical support to MINUSCA Security Section personnel.

Administration:

• Provide overall support in the review and authorization of within mission travel for MINUSCA Security personnel which includes, but are not limited to:
• Prepare the recruitment prcess for international and national posts. This includes the preparation of the necessary paperwork as per the established procedures, screening of the candidates and the participation in the competitive selection process when required.
• Assists the SAO in the Formulation of the section’s budget and follow up on expenditures related to travel and equipment.

• Prepare staffing reports when requested by the SAO.

  Prepare all official correspondence including faxes, internal and external memoranda and code cables.

• Update the section’s email groups and telephone directory
• Assist staff members during the check-in, check out process.
• Update the section’s organizational chart, staffing table and statistics.

Other tasks:

• Provide guidance and advice, in consultation with the Senior Administrative Officer (SAO) , to all MINUSCA Security personnel staff entitlments and mission policy.
• Support the SAO in all the activities related to Mission Support;
• When working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-)governmental counterparts, the incumbent should set aside dedicated time for training, coaching, mentoring and capacity development. Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

University degree (bachelor) in business administration, human resources, finance,

training or other related discipline, or technical training/college in similar disciplines

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

· A Work experience of 2-5 years in related field (Human resources, Administration, Budget, Logistics, Supply chain), preferably in developing countries and/ or in management capacity.

· Solid computer skills, including full proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word etc) and other IT applications and office technology equipment;

· Experience in Budget and finance preferably with the United Nations Organization or similar entity.

· Experience working with Entreprise Resource Planniong is required.

· Ability to perform duties under stress and in insecure, isolated and potentially hostile environments;

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Emergency response, immediate relief operations, and post-conflict humanitarian aid operations, Crisis and conflict prevention, mitigation, resolution and reconciliation, Rule of law, judicial and national legal system reform

Area of expertise details:

Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance

Driving license:

Yes

Competencies values:

Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.ply.

Application deadline: 14-02-2021