The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UNV volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive, and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity.
UNV headquarters is in Bonn, Germany and has approximately 150 staff positions – with the majority in Bonn and some positions with different UN peacekeeping and political missions, and in other Headquarters locations (e.g. New York and Tokyo).
Responsibilities
Summary of Key Functions:
Volunteer-related support
Administrative and logistical support
Programme-related support
Ensures effective volunteer-related support, focusing on achievement of the following results:
Maintain volunteer files of all UNV volunteers assigned to the country, ensuring that all correspondence and periodic reports (online) are properly kept, and that related matters requiring action are brought to the attention of his/her supervisor.
Monitor and keep records of the contractual status of all serving UNV volunteers and flag to his/her supervisor follow-up actions on assignment extensions, renewals and replacements.
Maintain up-to-date volunteer leave records and ensure that all UNV volunteers submit their leave requests well in advance to the UNDP office (particular attention is given to final leave entitlements); submit to UNV headquarters copies of the final leave records for all departing UNV volunteers.
Competencies
- Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
- Identifies and communicates opportunities to promote learning and knowledge sharing
- Develops awareness of the various internal/external learning and knowledge-sharing resources
- Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
- Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position
- Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
Required Skills and Experience
Education: Secondary education.
Certificate in administration, accounting or finance desirable.
Experience: 5 years of relevant experience in administration and/or programme support services.
Experience using computers and office software packages (ERP/ATLAS HCM and ATLAS Finance, MS Word, Excel, etc.).
Experience in handling of web-based management systems is highly desirable.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English and national language of the duty station.
Closing date is October 15, 2010
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