Operations Associate at the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operations Associate, G-6

Job Number: 528818
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Work Type: Fixed Term Appointment

How can you make a difference?
Responsible for the proper upkeep, maintenance and/or replacement of office premises, office furniture and equipment to ensure that they are in appropriate and good working conditions for all staff and in line with budgetary limitations. Prepare all corporate and individual SSAs for these services including SSAs for programme activities.   Ensure that there is always an adequate supply of non-expendable property and maintain accurate control of the inventory and participate in their physical verification.
Provide operational and administrative support activities for the organization of internal management and operational meetings such Operations Meetings, CRC Meetings, annual reviews, work planning meetings, workshops, Heads of Unites meetings and operations section meetings as well as recording of minutes and/or notes at such meetings.

Arrange for airport pickups, hotels and all other matters relating to the reception of staff and visitors. Assist in giving logistical support for meetings, workshops and training courses. Arrange for the issuance of travel requests and authorizations to staff and government counterparts, provide tickets, DSA in accordance with rules and maintain the necessary records. Assist in providing briefing, advice and information to all categories of staff covering HR, Supply, Administrative and HR rules, procedures and policies, including drafting replies to queries from the Abuja Office and staff. Prepare on own initiative, correspondence, reports, briefing, etc. on HR and other operations matters, some of a confidential nature. Supervise the work of the Drivers, and Operations Assistant who are staff members in addition co-ordinate the work of Cleaners and Security guards contracted through corporate SSAs.

Assist to ensure an effective communication system (telephone, telex, fax, radio etc.) in the office, ensure that all related bills are paid promptly and charges for private calls are collected from staff.
On a periodic basis, review the personnel filing system and recommend appropriate adjustments and improvement to ensure easy retrieval and optimal benefit from the system.  Maintain and update operational, policy, management and confidential files and records;, search, collate and, prepare abstracts of information which may be required from time to time and prepare background material for operational and management meetings as well as maintaining policy, confidential and general management files.
Make travel arrangements for the supervisor and other Unit staff and perform liaison duties with other sections/units. This entails following up on TAs, making the bookings, arranging for the visas, airport transfers, accommodation etc. Prepare briefing materials for the supervisor for use on official trips on special meetings / workshops.

Organize supervisor’s appointments maintain supervisor’s calendar, schedule appointments and meetings, screen and visitors, place and screen calls and respond to queries with discretion. Administer travel arrangements of supervisor, initiate travel processes, follow up and conclude all related travel processes and documents. Prepares, on own initiative, correspondence, reports, evaluations and justifications, as required, on general operational and administrative issue and specialized tasks which may be of a confidential nature within the assigned area of responsibility and ensures follow-up action.
Liaise with the country office and support requests relating to HR Admin. Supply and Finance activities as may be requested.

Qualifications
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• First University Degree or its equivalent in any course under Management Science or Social Sciences.
• Minimum of six (6) years experience including progressively responsible work in office administration and human resources.
• Fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of one other UN working language and working language of the duty station, an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

• UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

Application Closing Date
8th January, 2020 (GMT+0100 (West Africa Standard Time).