Under the overall authority of the Regional Director of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Regional Office in Bangkok and Office for UN Coordination for Asia and the Pacific, and the direct supervision from Regional Advisor of Social and Human Sciences Unit and Regional Advisor of UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the Service Contract holder will be responsible for providing program implementation support to the Social and Human Sciences (SHS) Unit and Regional Office of UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) in a timely, accurate and pro-active manner in compliance with relevant HR, Administrative and Financial rules and regulations of the Organization, practices, procedures, guidelines, protocols. The volume and complexity of work requires a high attention to detail and accuracy. Typical work involves:
- Monitor finance and budgetary aspects of programme activities in compliance with programme and budgetary requirements and financial regulations.
- Provide support in procurement actions and contract management.
- Undertake basic programme-related budget and expenditure data analysis; provide data for the preparation of reports on programme execution.
- Collate information and draft regular and ad hoc budgetary/financial updates.
- Provide support in preparation of outreach activities, special events, capacity-building/training workshops and HR-related activities.
- Provide support in assessing needs for meetings/events/workshops/seminars, travel, document processing/publication production and consultants/temporary assistance, and coordinate office support services for the same.
- Maintain/update/archive programme documentation and records, research, and track background information and documentation.
- Provide and/or coordinate general office assistance (translation, printing, dispatch of information documents for statutory meetings, etc.) as required.
Additional tasks may be assigned, provided they are consistent with the function as set out above.
COMPETENCIES - Core (C) & Managerial (M)
* Communication (C)
* Accountability (C)
* Innovation (C)
* Knowlegde sharing and continuous improvement (C)
* Planning and organizing (C)
* Results focus (C)
* Teamwork (C)
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
Completed secondary education and/or Bachelor's Degree in the field of business administration, finance, accounting, management, education, social sciences or related areas.
WORK EXPERIENCE
* Minimum five (5) years of work experience in integrated service execution and comprehensive process support preferably in an international environment.
* Proven experience in providing administrative and logistical support as a member of a project team.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills,
- Excellent organizational and coordination skills, with emphasis on quality, efficiency and aptitude to work under pressure.
- Discretion, initiative and service oriented to provide quality and timely support and services.
- Good knowledge of standard office software (word processing, spreadsheets, etc.).
- Capacity to deal with people of different cultural backgrounds efficiently and tactfully.
- Flexibility to adjust work schedules and priorities. Attention to detail and meticulous in correspondence.
For complete job description and to apply, visit:
https://careers.unesco.org/job/Bangkok-Programme-Assistant-Social-and-Human-Scinences-and-UIS/1362209557/
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please visit the UNESCO Careers website (https://careers.unesco.org/careersection/2/joblist.ftl?locale=en_GB). No modifications can be made to the application once submitted. The process may include pre-recorded video interviews and/or written assessments, interviews with a Panel, as well as reference checks. In addition, candidates may be requested to provide additional information which may be pertinent to the position's qualifications.
https://careers.unesco.org/talentcommunity/apply/1362209557/?locale=en_GB