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Programme Assistant, GS-6, Deputy Representative's office, Damascus, Syria

Damascus

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Damascus
  • Grade: Administrative support - GS-6, General Service - No need for Higher Education - Locally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Development Cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals
    • International Relations
    • Administrative support
  • Closing Date: Closed

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose for the job: Under general supervision of the Deputy Representative, performs a variety of information gathering, monitoring, technical and administrative services of moderate scope and difficulty, in support of programme activities.

 

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

  1. Processes transaction (payments, supply, liquidation of CAGs, etc.) in VISION and ensures that it is finalized and effected.

 

  1. Advises the Deputy Representative and other members of the team on the status of programs funds and closely monitoring of funds expiry, outstanding CAGs, donor conditions, etc.

 

  1. Contributes to the preparation of reports, project documents and submissions to governments by providing information, preparing tables and drafting relatively routine sections.  Prepares background information for use in discussions with governments and other organizations. Participates in the briefing and debriefing of project personnel.

 

  1. Scrutinizes plans of operations, exchanges of letters and takes appropriate follow-up action.  Assists in the administrative process of government requests for assistance.

 

  1. Assists Deputy Representative in preparation of meetings, maintains contact with partner institution and individuals towards programme implementation. May be required to carry out specific administrative operational/control tasks for project/programme activities.

 

  1. Maintains contact list and prepares correspondences for partners, ensures the organization and filing of programme documents and follow-up with other sections as well as partner.

 

  1. Performs other duties, as required. 

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education : Completion of secondary education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization.

Experience: A minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible administrative or clerical work experience is required.

Language Requirements : Fluency in English and Arabic is essential.

 

Competencies:

Core Values :  

  • Commitment
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Integrity

 

Core competencies: 

  • Communication (II)
  • Working with people (II)
  • Drive for results (II)

Functional Competencies

  • Analyzing (II)
  • Applying technical expertise (II)
  • Planning and organizing (II)
  • Following Instructions and Procedures (II)

Duration : One year

 

 

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