Site Maintenance Assistant (Helper)

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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian Agency, fighting hunger worldwide. WFP has been working in Afghanistan since 1963. WFP food assistance aims to help the most vulnerable, food insecure Afghans, including women and children, as well as families affected by conflict and natural disasters. In 2017, WFP fed over 2.8 million vulnerable Afghans  through various programme activities such as general distributions (food, and/or cash and voucher as the transfer modality); nutrition programmes, through targeted supplementary feeding; school take-home rations; food for assets creation, Purchase for Progress (P4P), training and capacity development activities.  For more information, see wfp.org

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

To support site maintenance services in providing cleaning, laundry, basic garden maintenance, porter duties and other related manual work, to ensure WFP premises are well-organized, kept in a clean and hygienic condition and are in compliance with the established standards.

JOB PURPOSE

To perform routine site maintenance tasks to support safe, comfortable and reliable working environment.  

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Perform basic manintenance of outdor/indor environments, to keep them clean, well organised and in a good condition
• Provide support in loading/offloading and moving office equipments, furniture, baggage and ohter items for efficient site maintenance services.
• Support preparation and delivery of food and beverages, arrange for basic refurbishment and maintenance of kitchen are and equirpment to faciliate efficient service.
• Provide efficient cleaning services including kithens and toilets to ensure clean, hygienic and well-organized working environment.
• Escorting UNHAS visitiors to/from UNAMA terminal to UNHAS compound.
• Assist with collection of delivery from suppliers.
• Maintain and clean all cleaning equipments utilized in the office.
• Any other duties assigned by supervisor.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education.
Experience: Two or more years of relevant working experience

• Knowledge of basic equipment and use of cleaning materials/solutions.
• Ability to operate and maitain equipment and supplies related to work in a good working condition.
• High sense of responsibility and initiative.
• Punctuality, honesty and integrity.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions and meet deadlines.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language. Fluency in Pashto or Dari, preferably both.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Position Title: Site Maintenance Assistant (Helper)

Contract: Service Contract - SC

Duty Station/travel: Kabul, Afghanistan

Salary: Starting at USD8,775.84 net per annum

Medical Plan: International valid medical plan valid also for staff, spouse and dependents children under 18 years

Annual leave: 24 working days per annum

WFP Work Envirionment

WFP is committed to ensuring that all its workplaces are free from abuse, offensive behaviour, harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. WFP is also committed to promoting a work culture in which every employee understands, and is able to carry out, his/her personal responsibilities for maintaining the dignity of work colleagues. WFP seeks to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women. We believe our mission of fighting global hunger worldwide can only be achieved if women, men, girls and boys are offered equal opportunities in terms of access to resources and services and participation in decision making roles.

Female applicants are especially encouraged to apply

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Wednesday, 23 May 2018