The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. In Syria, WFP provides food assistance to more than 4.6 million people each month. This includes families who require emergency assistance when affected by conflict and displacement and also those who need help to improve their nutrition and food security. WFP supports children across Syria with healthy meals and snacks at school, mothers with nutritious diets, and families and communities with sustainable livelihood projects.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT & ROLE

The Business Support Assistant will work in UNHAS and in collaboration with the other units of WFP

OBJECTIVES

Humanitarian partners across the Syrian Arab Republic benefit from augmented logistics and emergency telecommunications capacity and air services, enabling them to provide humanitarian assistance throughout the crisis.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Collate information for inclusion in reports, documents and correspondence, to support the effective work of other staff. 2. Respond to standard queries and provide timely and accurate guidance. 3. Maintain aviation customer services 4. Support airport ground operations 5. Liaise with airport officials and other local authorities in order to obtain necessary clearances, documentation and authorisations required for air operations. 6. Process and manage routine administrative and financial tasks in various functional areas, to contribute to the effective and timely management of resources 7. Manage and maintain records and databases, to ensure information is organised and readily available for staff. 8. Maintain relationships with a range of individuals through provision of business support to assist in information sharing and service delivery to staff. 9. Proof-read reports, documentation, correspondence, etc., making changes in line with established guidelines where appropriate. 10. Contribute to improvement of business procedures and processes. 11. Collect and perform basic analysis of data to contribute to quality business information management.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.

Experience: At least four years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream with experience in general administrative work. At least one year working experience in administration of air operations.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in Arabic and in English.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

The contract offered provides fvourable conditions and remuneration base salary and social security contribution.

HOW TO APPLY

Please upload your professional CV in English in PDF format making sure to include the following in your Work Experience:
- Company/Organization name and scope of work of the organization
- Exact Position Title and grade (if UN, state exact grade and level)
- Contract type: part-time, full-time, volunteer, consultant, or freelancer. If UN, state exact contract modality
- Start and End date of Employment for each position: From (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy)
- Responsibilities: Main responsibilities that highlight your gained skills and experience
Proof of your work experience will be required in the final stage of recruitment.
Only short-listed candidates will be invited to the next stage of the selection process.
Candidates must get an auto confirmation email once application is submitted.

Follow the links below to submit your application. If any of the links do not work by clicking on it, please copy and paste it in the browser address bar:

Internal candidates:

https://performancemanager5.successfactors.eu/sf/jobreq?jobId=142279&company=C0000168410P

External candidates:

https://job-listing.wfp.org/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=142279&company=C0000168410P

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Qualified female applicants are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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Added 2 years ago - Updated 2 years ago - Source: wfp.org