UN Habitat Staff Assistant Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs

UN Habitat Staff Assistant Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Staff Assistant”. Applicants with a degree in High School may apply on or before 6th Dec 2021.

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development. It was established in 1978 as an outcome of the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat I) held in Vancouver, Canada, in 1976. UN-Habitat maintains its headquarters at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The mandate of UN-Habitat derives from the Habitat Agenda, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1996.

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UN Habitat Staff Assistant Jobs 2021

The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 9th Nov 2021 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Staff Assistant to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat)
Position Staff Assistant
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Country Kenya
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification High School
Experience Required Minimum Seven years
Application Deadline 6th Dec 2021

UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2021

Job Responsibilities:

  • Supports the manager in presentations to intergovernmental bodies and other meetings, researching issues, preparing briefing notes, slides and subject files, gathering relevant documentation, etc.
  • Establishes/improves administrative procedures and systems to ensure smooth functioning of the department, including filing (paper and electronic) systems.
  • Oversees work of office support staff; establishes priorities and deadlines, assigns work and reviews outputs upon completion; trains office support staff in administrative, protocol and other relevant procedures
  • Organizes official receptions, and services meetings of the Governing bodies, etc., handling all necessary arrangements (e.g., room reservations, guest/participant lists, drafting notifications and invitation letters, catering, seating arrangements, organising background documentation, special equipment, etc.).
  • Prepares, processes and classifies confidential information.
  • Handles a wide range of administrative duties/processes (e.g., leave and attendance records, timesheets, travel arrangements, visa applications, expense statements, telecommunications charges, equipment purchase, service and supply requisitions, conference room bookings, etc.).
  • Exercises quality control function for all outgoing documents; proofreads and edits texts for adherence for format, grammar, punctuation and style.
  • Uses standard word processing package to produce a wide variety of large, complex documents and reports.
  • Manages, updates and further develops internal databases; updates website; generates a variety of standard and non-standard statistical and other reports from various databases.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Position in Organization:

  • Posting Title: Staff Assistant, G6
  • Job Code Title: STAFF ASSISTANT
  • Department/Office: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
  • Duty Station: NAIROBI
  • Posting Period: 07 November 2021 – 06 December 2021
  • Job Opening Number: 21-Administration-UN-HABITAT-167354-R-Nairobi (R)
  • Staffing Exercise: N/A

Qualification:

  • High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience:

  • A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in general office support or related area is required.
  • Experience in planning and organizing meetings, conferences or social events is required.
  • Experience in drafting official correspondence is desirable.

How to Apply UN Habitat Staff Assistant Jobs 2021

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=167354

The Closing Date: 6th Dec 2021.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Particulars Details Link
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Official Website unhabitat.org
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