Executive Assistant to Deputy Head of Office (Maiduguri)

• Maintenance of the DHoO’s calendar, contacts with high-ranking visitors, arrangement of appointments and meetings, acting as an interpreter when required and/or taking minutes. 
• Maintenance of protocol procedures.
• Preparation of high quality briefing materials for DHoO’s appointments, meetings, missions.
• Preparation of informal translations.
• Management of DHoO’s missions and representation schedule.
• Maintenance of rosters of high-level partners, telephone lists.
• Preparation of correspondence, directives, comments on behalf of the DHoO for his/her signature and making follow-up when required.
• Use of automated office management systems for effective functioning of the DHoO’s office.

• Maintenance of the filing system ensuring safekeeping of confidential materials. Use of automated filing system.
• Coordination of the information flow in the office, follow up on circulation files.
• Facilitation of information sharing between UNCT and the UN Coordination Unit.
• Follow up on deadlines, commitments made, actions taken and coordination of collection and submission of the reports to Head of Office.
• Screening of all incoming calls and correspondence.
• Presentation of proposals to eliminate communication bottlenecks in the office and streamline office procedures between the supervisor’s office and subordinate division.

• Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Organization of specialized trainings for secretaries.
• Organization of trainings to UN staff on coordination, administration and protocol issues.

• Maintaining information and databases
• Analyzes general information and selects materials in support of partnership building initiatives

• Basic research and analysis
• Researches best practices and poses new, more effective ways of doing things
• Documents innovative strategies and new approaches

• Fundamental knowledge of processes, methods and procedures
• Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
• Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments.

• Presentation of information on best practices in organizational change
• Documents ‘best practices’ in organizational change and development within and outside the UN system 
• Demonstrates ability to identify problems and proposes solutions 

• Data gathering and implementation of management systems
• Uses information/databases/other management systems
• Provides inputs to the development of simple system components

• Maintains effective client relationships
• Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion
• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
• Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal and external clients
• Responds to client needs promptly

• Gathering and disseminating information
• Gathers and disseminates information on best practice in accountability and results-based management systems
• Prepares timely inputs to reports
• Maintains databases

• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity  
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment 
• Self-development, initiative-taking 
• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work 
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively 
• Creating synergies through self-control
• Managing conflict
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.
• Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
• Informed and transparent decision making.

• Secondary Education with specialized secretarial training.
• University Degree or equivalent would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.

• 4 years of progressively responsible secretarial, administrative, programme experience is required at the national or international level.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc), experience in handling of web based management systems.

• Fluency in the UN and national language of the duty station.

*QUALIFIED FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

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