Business Support Assistant (External Relations) SC5 – Maputo, Mozambique READVERTISEMENT

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

JOB DESCRIPTION

WFP seeks candidates of the very best integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian rules. Number of employees is made on a aggressive foundation, and we’re dedicated to selling variety and gender steadiness. Feminine certified candidates are particularly inspired to use.

WFP doesn’t cost a charge at any stage of the recruitment course of (utility, interview assembly, processing, provide, coaching, or another charges). Presents of WFP employment or job openings with requests for fee of charges are fraudulent. WFP doesn’t concern itself with info on financial institution accounts. Any requests for such fee or info needs to be refused and reported to native regulation enforcement authorities for applicable motion and to WFP for its info.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Meals Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian company combating starvation worldwide. The mission of WFP is to assist the world obtain Zero Starvation in our lifetimes. Every single day, WFP works worldwide to make sure that no little one goes to mattress hungry and that the poorest and most weak, notably girls and kids, can entry the nutritious meals they want.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Mozambique, with an estimated inhabitants of 31 million individuals, is assessed as a low-income, food-deficit nation, ranked 180 out of 188 international locations on the Human Growth Index. Mozambique is likely one of the most disaster-prone international locations on this planet; whereas the southern and central areas recurrently expertise droughts, floods happen each two to 3 years alongside the main river basins and in poorly drained city settlements. The regularity of those occasions perpetuates a cycle of vulnerability and emphasizes the necessity for enough catastrophe preparedness, prevention, and administration. Twenty years in the past, Mozambique was some of the impoverished and capacity-constrained international locations on this planet. Over the previous decade, Mozambique has ranked amongst the highest ten fastest-growing economies on this planet, nevertheless sturdy and regular financial progress has not been translated right into a proportionate discount of poverty.

JOB PURPOSE

WFP Mozambique Exterior Relations unit goals at enhancing public consciousness and understanding of WFP’s work in Mozambique. It goals to enhance model recognition by quite a lot of communication avenues to enchantment to as broad an viewers as doable. The Unit’s work extends to incorporate WFP’s programme work and partnerships with donors. On this regard, the Unit’s work spreads over a spectrum of duties which embody creating artistic content material, media engagement, creating tales, and writing and enhancing exterior paperwork. With a view to implement the deliberate actions, WFP seeks the help of an enthusiastic particular person to help the Exterior Relations unit of WFP Mozambique.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Administration

  • Present secretarial help together with scheduling and organizing conferences, making ready briefs and notes for the document, conducting analysis and monitoring follow-up actions.
  • Monitor the upkeep of information and databases to make sure info is organised and available for employees and compliant with all related rules and insurance policies.
  • Help in planning, monitoring and reconciling price range(s) to make sure that deliberate monetary sources are used successfully.
  • Assist the unit with devising journey plans and liaising with administration items.
  • Be the point of interest for the procurement of visibility gadgets together with creating MicroPurchase Orders (MPO) and liaison with the procurement unit and suppliers as wanted.
  • Assist the manufacturing, dissemination and monitoring of WFP and donor visibility supplies and keep an up to date stock of all produced visibility gadgets.
  • Carry out different associated duties as required.

Partnerships

  • Monitor the personal partnerships portfolio.
  • Hold donor and companion databases up to date.

Salesforce Administration

  • Contribute to information entry into Salesforce to take care of an up to date database of private and non-private partnerships and funding alternatives.

Communications and Reporting

  • Assist with the creation of factsheets, speaking factors, speeches, inside newsletters, and assembly briefs.
  • In help of the Communication Officer, keep a contact checklist of journalists and media to assist the unit keep common and applicable communications when applicable.
  • Assist the preparation of company experiences as wanted.
  • Assist the preparation of key company experiences (Nation Briefs, Scenario Experiences)

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Schooling: Completion of secondary college training. A post-secondary certificates/ college diploma in Political Science, Sociology, Enterprise Administration, Communications or a associated area is a plus.

Expertise: 5 or extra years of progressively accountable work expertise within the relative enterprise stream with expertise normally administrative work.

Data & Abilities:

  • Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and moral requirements
  • Shows cultural, gender, faith, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptableness; Capability to work with minimal supervision, and below stress in a multicultural atmosphere.
  • Shopper-oriented mindset and skill to liaise adequately with exterior stakeholders in addition to prepared to help different items and colleagues as wanted.
  • Data of pc instruments and structure software program. Wonderful command of Phrase, Excel, PowerPoint and so forth. Wonderful oral and written expertise in English and Portuguese for official communications and correspondence.
  • Organized and capable of contribute to information administration

Language: Fluency in each written and oral communication in Portuguese and English languages.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK – OUR BEHAVIOUR MATTERS

  • Leads by Instance with Integrity

Lives WFP values and reveals humanity and integrity by function modelling look after others.

  • Drives Outcomes and Delivers on Commitments

Delivers on commitments and adapts readily to alter.

  • Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Teamwork

Is inclusive and collaborative, and contributes to a tradition of studying and private progress.

  • Applies Strategic Pondering

Demonstrates dedication to collect views, analyse choices and dangers, and suggest new methods of doing issues.

  • Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships

Builds and nurtures exterior partnerships & collaborates with companions to ship frequent goals.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Sort of Contract: Service Contract, Stage 5

Obligation Station: Maputo

Period: 12 months

This place is open to Mozambican Nationals Solely.

Feminine and certified candidates with disabilities are extremely inspired to use.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

DEADLINE: 05th April, 2024

Solely Shortlisted Candidates will probably be Contacted

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WFP has a zero-tolerance strategy to conduct equivalent to fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All chosen candidates will probably be anticipated to stick to WFP’s requirements of conduct and can due to this fact endure rigorous background verification internally or by third events. Chosen candidates may also be required to supply extra info as a part of the verification train. Misrepresentation of data offered throughout the recruitment course of might result in disqualification or termination of employment

WFP is not going to request fee at any stage of the recruitment course of together with on the provide stage. Any requests for fee needs to be refused and reported to native regulation enforcement authorities for applicable motion.


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