RSCE Travel Assistant Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs.
RSCE Uganda looking for “Travel Assistant”.
Applicants with a High school diploma may apply on or before September 08, 2023.
The Regional Service Centre in Entebbe (RSCE) was established in 2010 through General Assembly resolution 64/269 as part of the Global Field Support Strategy (GFSS). The overall objective of GFSS was to transform service delivery to field missions through a fundamental shift in the existing division of labour and a relocation of functions to improve responsiveness and address the needs of the field missions.
RSCE Travel Assistant Jobs 2023
The RSCE has published a job vacancy announcement on August 25, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Travel Assistant to be based in Entebbe, Uganda.
| Recruiter | Regional Service Centre in Entebbe (RSCE) |
| Position | Travel Assistant |
| Location | Entebbe, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | High school diploma |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | September 08, 2023 |
RSCE Job Vacancy 2023
Responsibilities
The focus of this position is to provide Travel related services within the Service Delivery model of the RSCE. The post provides guidance and direction to the relevant service delivery area with regard to travel related issues and processes.
On behalf of the service line, the Travel Assistant supports the Centre as follows:
- Resolves client queries logged through iNeed within agreed Service Level Agreement.
- Creates work orders in iNeed, monitors work orders, and provides daily reports on ageing analysis. Closes work orders in iNeed.
- Calculates air fare, excess baggage entitlements, terminal expenses, daily subsistence allowance for staff and dependents traveling on missions, etc.
- Calculates airfare for requested destinations, lump sum, and costs for shipment of personal effects.
- Processes DSA advance; and expense reports.
- Provides information to staff and consultants on the most direct and economical route, and plans routings, and itineraries plus the most economical airfare rates for such travel as permitted by rules and regulations.
- Provides information on rates and travel schedules for specific itineraries. Advises on travel issues. Replies to queries to clients.
- Contacts airlines or travel agency to make reservations at least expensive fares, and requests issuance of tickets.
- Arranges tickets for official and training travel; arranges tickets and cargo pace for repatriation of Human remains; Arranges tickets for medical evacuation.
- Advises substantive offices, travelers, and other relevant staff of arrival information, requesting arrangement to be made accordingly for traveler.
- Checks entitlements eligibility, approves entitlement leave, calculation of points according to cycles, post travel management, update of leave card, and compilation of staff benefits accruals.
- Processes entitlement travel service as requested by client missions and RSCE Staff.
- Approves payments in UMOJA; monitors payments activities, provides feedback to clients on payments made.
- Performs other duties as required.
Eligibility Criteria
Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Work Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in travel administration or related area is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to three (3) for candidates who possess a first level degree or higher.
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software e. g. Umoja or similar is desirable.
- Experience in application of United Nations or similar international organization’s Staff Rules and Regulations in an operational environment is desirable.
- Experience in a shared service center or similar setup is desirable.
Languages:
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of French is desirable.
Other Details
- Posting Title: TRAVEL ASSISTANT, G5
- Job Code Title: TRAVEL ASSISTANT
- Department/Office: Regional Service Centre at Entebbe
- Duty Station: ENTEBBE
- Posting Period: 10 August 2023 – 08 September 2023
- Job Opening Number: 23-Administration-RSCE-215651-R-Entebbe (R)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
How to Apply RSCE Travel Assistant Jobs 2023
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=215651
The Closing Date: September 08, 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | rsce.unmissions.org |
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