United Nations Secretariat Public Information Assistant Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. United Nations Secretariat Kenya looking for “Public Information Assistant”. Applicants with a degree in High School Diploma may apply on or before 1st Oct 2022.
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. The UN has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. But one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth where all the world’s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity.
United Nations Secretariat Public Information Assistant Jobs 2022
The United Nations Secretariat has published a job vacancy announcement on 3rd Sept 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Public Information Assistant to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Secretariat |
| Position | Public Information Assistant |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | High School Diploma |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two years |
| Application Deadline | 1st Oct 2022 |
United Nations Secretariat Job Vacancy 2022
Job Responsibilities:
- Provides general office support services to help ensure the smooth functioning of the Visitors Service.
- Uses standard word processing package to produce a variety of routine correspondence, reports, tables, charts, graphs, etc., in accordance with institutional standards.
- Proofreads written products for completeness and grammatical and typographical accuracy.
- Maintains calendar/schedules; monitors changes and communicates relevant information to appropriate staff inside and outside the immediate work unit.
- Reviews, records, routes and/or processes mail or other documents; gathers pertinent background material; tracks and monitors follow-up action as required.
- Receives phone call and visitors and responds to general information about tour bookings and the UN, routine inquiries and information requests, including drafting routine written responses, or routes to appropriate personnel for handling as required.
- Maintains files (both paper and electronic) and databases for work unit.
- Updates and maintains large distribution lists; assemble documents, reports and other materials for global dissemination, where possible using electronic formats; coordinates courier services.
- Processes and deposits the guided tour transactions at the bank; issues receipts to visitors; accurately applies payments received for accounts receivables and forwards reports to the accounting office weekly and other offices as requested.
- Assists the UNIS Administrative Assistant and performs a variety of administrative duties (e.g. leave recording, meeting organization, reservations, office supply and equipment orders, etc.), including preparing and/or processing administrative requests/documents (e.g. travel requests, expense claims, vouchers, visa applications, etc.).
- Photocopies a variety of documents and other materials.
- Operates and maintains a variety of office equipment in the performance of basic office functions, e.g. photocopier, facsimile, printer, scanner, etc.
- Delivers urgent mail/messages.
- Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
- Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: PUBLIC INFORMATION ASSISTANT, G3
- Job Code Title: PUBLIC INFORMATION ASSISTANT
- Department/Office: Department of Global Communications
- Duty Station: NAIROBI
- Posting Period: 02 September 2022 – 01 October 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Public Information-DGC-186861-R-Nairobi (X)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- Completion of a high school diploma or equivalent is required. Supplemental courses in public relations, marketing, communications, or other relevant fields are desirable.
Experience:
- A minimum of two years of working experience in general office support or related area is required.
- Experience in public communications support or related area is desirable.
- Experience with the United Nations or other International organizations is desirable.
- 1 (one) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
How to Apply United Nations Secretariat Public Information Assistant Jobs 2022
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=186861
The Closing Date: 1st Oct 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
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| Official Website | www.un.org |
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