UNDP Nigeria: UNV Country Operations Assistant

UNDP Nigeria is recruiting for UNV Country Operations Assistant.

UNV COUNTRY OPERATIONS ASSISTANT

Location : Abuja, NIGERIA

Background
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UNV volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive, and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

•  Volunteer-related support
•  Administrative and logistical support
•  Programme-related support

Required Skills and Experience
Education:

• Secondary education.
• Certificate in administration, accounting or finance desirable.

Experience:

• 5 years of relevant experience in administration and/or programme support services.
• Experience using computers and office software packages (ERP/ATLAS HCM and ATLAS Finance, MS Word, Excel, etc.).
• Experience in handling of web-based management systems is highly desirable.

Language Requirements:
Fluency in English and national language of the duty station.

Application Deadline
15th October, 2010

How To Apply
Click here to apply online