UNFPA Programme Administrative Assistant Jobs 2021 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. UNFPA Nigeria programme looking for “Programme Administrative Assistant”. Applicants with a Secondary school education may apply on or before 25 August 2021.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is a UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. Its work includes developing national healthcare strategies and protocols, increasing access to birth control, and leading campaigns against child marriage, gender-based violence, obstetric fistula, and female genital mutilation.
UNFPA Programme Administrative Assistant Jobs 2021
The UNFPA has published a job vacancy announcement on 17 August 2021 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Programme Administrative Assistant to be based in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
| Recruiter | United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) |
| Position | Programme Administrative Assistant |
| Location | Maiduguri, Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Secondary school education |
| Experience Required | Minimum of 5 years |
| Application Deadline | 25 August 2021 |
UNFPA Job Vacancy 2021
Job Purpose: The incumbent performs administrative and secretarial support to the Program Officers in close collaboration with the Head of office. The incumbent also provides organizational functions of the office in terms of providing effective communications support to the office; ensure facilitation of knowledge building and management and logistical support.
Main Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Receiving Visitors into the office/answering/attending to all enquiries in respect of the Maiduguri Sub-office.
- Receives incoming mails, sort them and distribute the mails to appropriate officers for necessary action.
- Prepares and processes out-going mails for pick-up by Courier Service, tracks movement of mails and monitors delivery at various destinations.
- Review incoming correspondence, collect and prepare necessary information for the Head of Office’s reply/action; take dictations and types correspondence, document and reports ensuring that spelling, punctuation and format are correct; and draft and finalize responses to routine matters.
- Make photocopies, files documents of the Sub-office and retrieves them for action by appropriate staff.
- Source for quotations and undertake minor purchases.
Qualification:
- Be a Nigerian national (male or female)
- Completion of Secondary school education. A Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma in Secretarial Administration, Public Administration or in a related field is desirable.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the public and private sector.
- Working knowledge in computing skills in all software packages, is essential.
- Knowledge of office administration.
- Ability to maintain high level of accuracy in preparing and entering information.
- Previous experience in similar positions in a development organization.
- Virtual meeting platforms experience
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Duration: One year (renewable based on availability of funds and satisfactory performance)
- Level: SB3
- Languages: Fluency in English required. Strong capability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written English will be an asset.
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UNFPA Programme Administrative 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 this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 25 August 2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unfpa.org |
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