Job Title National Post - Personal Assistant to Representative, GS-6, Ukraine Country Office
Job ID 25580
Location Eastern Europe, Central Asia
Full/Part Time Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Rotation This post is non-rotational.
Please note that applicants applying for UNFPA General Service posts located in Ukraine must have a valid Residence Permit or Ukrainian Permanent Residency.
Post Type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Kyiv, Ukraine
Closing Date: Sunday, 08 September 2019
Duration: One year renewable (*)
*No expectancy of renewal in accordance with UN Staff Regulation 4.5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Background Information
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Personal Assistant (PA) provides critical senior level, administrative, secretarial and communications support, as a direct report of the Country Representative.
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Main Tasks & Responsibilities
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As being key interface with staff members in the Country Office, you will be responsible for maintaining full confidentiality, upholding protocol, managing information flow and following up on deadlines and commitments. You will also facilitate knowledge building and management; provide logistical support; support communications; and coordinate secretarial services. The job’s major focus is on coordination of the participation of the Representative and Assistant Representative in meetings and other events, as well as support for the engagement of the Country Office in various corporate initiatives that are not limited to any specific area of UNFPA’s mandate.
You would be responsible for:
Ensuring optimal communication flows between the Representative and the staff of the CO, as well as external counterparts. In consultation with other CO personnel, responding to requests for information, in a timely, discrete manner.
Preparing documentation and presentations, including correspondence, briefs and reports, and researching and collating material to meet the Representative’s needs for official trips and meetings. This includes preparation/compilation of briefing notes and talking points, summaries and background documentation required by the Representative/Assistant Representative for all official meetings and missions, including through collecting and substantive integration of inputs from CO colleagues and external sources.
Undertaking logistical administrative and financial arrangements in consultation with the Admin/Finance Associate, for meetings and workshops involving the Representative and Assistant Representative.
Managing the Representative’s calendar and schedule of appointments; receiving high-ranking visitors/official by being responsible for protocol matters; taking minutes as required; screening calls with tact and discretion; preparing informal translations and acting as interpreter if required.
Managing all aspects of the Representative’s and Assistant Representative’s travel arrangements, including managing administrative files for mission and travel, compiling draft mission reports for the Representative and Assistant Representative.
Assisting the Representative and Assistant Representative with political/environmental scanning by coordinating information gathered from a variety of sources.
Provides support to the involvement of the Representative and Assistant Representative in corporate initiatives, such as interdivisional working groups and regional initiatives. Consolidates updates on UN-wide changes that may be afoot.
Qualifications and Experience
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Education:
Completed Secondary Level Education required. First level university degree desirable.
Knowledge and Experience:
Six years of relevant experience in administration and/or research.
Two years of experience in research assistance.
Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
Proficiency in current office software applications.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Languages:
Fluency in English, Ukrainian and Russian is required
Required Competencies
Values:
Exemplifying integrity
Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
Embracing diversity in all its forms
Embracing change
Core Competencies:
Achieving Results
Being Accountable
Developing and Applying Professional Expertise/Business Acumen
Thinking analytically and Strategically
Working in Teams/Managing Ourselves and our Relationships
Communicating for Impact
Functional Competencies:
Providing logistical support
Managing data
Managing documents, correspondence and reports
Managing information and work flow
Planning, organising and multitasking
Managerial Competencies:
Providing strategic focus,
Engaging in internal/external partners and stakeholders,
Leading, developing and empowering people, creating a culture of performance
Making decisions and exercising judgment
UNFPA Work Environment
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, Embracing diversity in all its forms, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities for all including persons with disabilities.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer
WARNING TO APPLICANTS: UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you have received a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web. Should you feel that you have received a fraudulent notice, letter or offer that makes use of the name or logo of UNFPA, you may submit a report through the UNFPA fraud hotline http://www.unfpa.org/help/hotline.cfm
Notice to applicants: In accordance with the rules of the United Nations, persons applying to posts in the international Professional category, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, are required to renounce such status upon their appointment. Exceptions to this rule are very limited and can be made only for: (a) stateless persons; (b) newly appointed staff members who have applied for citizenship by naturalization, when such citizenship will be granted imminently; (c) acting staff members in the General Service and related categories with permanent residency status, on promotion to the Professional category; (d) staff members appointed under a temporary appointment. Please understand that UNFPA is not in a position to provide advice on or assistance in applying for any citizenship.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------