Admin and HR Assistant

Eligibility criteria

Candidate age: between 18 and 29 throughout the entire duration of their assignment. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of Programme Assistant FAO representative, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

The UN Volunteer will be working in close coordination and under the direct supervision of the Programme Assistant, will support the project planning and follow up including missions, procurement, HR as well as other operation

· Assist supervisor(s) in monitoring the contractual status of staff on various appointments; assist in the timely preparation and issuance of contract renewals and personnel action forms;

· Support the establishment of international and local contracts

· • Perform the tasks of creating staff contracts in the GRMS system for nationals;

· • Submit consultant / PSA OTLs in GRMS;

· • Maintain file ranking of local and international staff;

· • Perform all travel / mission planning tasks (security clearance, hotel ticket reservation, TA, TEC,);

· • Perform all other administrative and financial management duties as requested by the Administrator or Human Resources representative

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

Education - additional comments: programme/project follow up and coordination, natural resource management; value chains

Required experience: Experience remark:

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience (up to 2 years) in Administration and Human Resources,

• Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded;
• Interest in and eventually experience in the field of natural resources management

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge
• French(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise: Development programme management, Resource mobilization, partnership and donor coordination, Other agriculture related experience Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Knowledge Sharing, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, 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..

Application deadline: 25-02-2020