Administrative Assistant at World Health Organization (WHO)

World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Administrative Assistant

Job ID: 2106793
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Grade: G7
Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 years
Organization: AF_NGA Nigeria
Schedule: Full-time 

Objectives of the Programme

• Country Management Support Units (CSUs) have been established in the organisational structure to provide support for Managers and staff to fully assume their responsibilities in the GSM environment and to ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, rules and regulations on all administrative and financial matters and transactions in the context of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system

Description of Duties

• Provide full administrative support to the Deputy WR's office. Draft, review and revise correspondence, reports and documents for proper format and content in consultation with the supervisor.
• Independently compose correspondence of administrative nature, take notes at meetings, provides informal interpretation/translation when required;
• Prepare and process travel requests for Deputy WR using GSM, work with the travel unit to arrange for visa issuance, security clearance, flight and hotel bookings, follows up travel related issues of national and international missions;
• Scan, record, refer and follow up correspondence and documents, evaluate the urgency or critical nature bringing them to the attention of the Deputy WR.
• Inform and remind Deputy WR of follow-up dates, response or specific actions, supplying supporting material as appropriate;
• Maintain and update the filing of technical documents and correspondence (soft/hard copies and databases if applicable).
• Create background reference material as appropriate; access and retrieve relevant material;
• Finalize all administrative and logistics preparations required for the organization of meetings held in the country (working groups, seminars/courses, workshops
• Respond to and act on telephone enquiries in a timely manner.
• Assess the critical nature of technical issues and direct them to appropriate Deputy WR for reply, coordinate appointments for the Deputy WR.
• Establish and maintain a proper computerized information system on MOH and UN counterparts, WHO Collaborating Centers, etc. Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications
Education:

• Essential: Completion of secondary education or equivalent supplemented by secretarial training.
• Desirable: University Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences or related field is an asset

Experience:

• Essential: At least 10 years progressive administrative experience
• Desirable: Experiencein other areas such as Program Management would be an asset. Experience in WHO / UN system.

Skills:

• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and implement inputs from several sources;
• Good filing and organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with staff, experts and visitors.
• Very good time management and stress management skills.
• Knowledge of WHO rules, manuals, practices, procedures

WHO Competencies:

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Knowing and managing yourself

Use of Language Skills:

• Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

Remuneration
WHO offers staff in the General Services category an attractive remuneration package, which for the above position includes an annual net base salary starting at NGN12,007,619 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

Application Closing Date
27th December, 2021 at 11:59:00 PM

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Important Information & Notice

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s) / diploma(s) / certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.
• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
• This post is subject to local recruitment and will be filled by persons recruited in the local commuting area of the duty station.
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