OMT Secretariate

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of OMT co-chairs or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV OMT secretariate will:

• Organize OMT meeting on a monthly basis with the possibility of the ad-hoc in case of emergency as recommended by the RC office, UNCT, or OMT;
• Produce accurate Minutes of OMT meetings, and coordinate and track progress on outcomes from the meeting decisions;
• Update repository of OMT documents in OMT SharePoint;
• Act as focal person for Business Operations strategy and ensure its regular update;
• Follow up with concerned OMT members on actions recommended by the OMT;
• Update the OMT member list;
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor(s);

Educational additional comments

Bachelor's degree in a relevant area, i.e. administration.

Experience remark

• At least 3 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in administration, or other relevant programmes; experience with coordinating with various international organizations is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization;
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;

• Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;

• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;

• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;
• Sound security awareness;

Language skills

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Thai(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge

Competencies values

Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Integrity, Professionalism, Working in Teams

Application procedure

• Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile including contact details and two references and submit it. Incomplete profiles shall not be considered. 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? 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. Post is for National UN Volunteer assignments ONLY. This is a national UN Volunteer assignment. Therefore only nationals of above-mentioned Country and legal residents with a residency permit, the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply. For further details, please clink on the link below. Application deadline: 08-08-2021