Executive Assistant, GS5, FT, post #71575, Minsk, Belarus

UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each little one, all over the place, day by day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each little one, likelihood 

The elemental mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each little one, all over the place, in the whole lot the group does — in packages, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing probably the most deprived and excluded kids and households, interprets this dedication to kids’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness implies that all kids have a possibility to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any little one has an unequal likelihood in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There’s rising proof that investing within the well being, schooling and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all kids the chance to meet their potential but in addition will result in sustained development and stability of nations. This is the reason the concentrate on fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in the direction of realizing the human rights of all kids, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Conference on the Rights of the Youngster, whereas additionally supporting the equitable growth of countries.

How are you going to make a distinction?

Beneath the supervision of Consultant / Deputy Consultant, the Govt Assistant is accountable for communications, operations and administrative help companies to boost the graceful operating of the supervisor’s day-to day actions. Govt Assistants additionally signify the supervisor in initiating, following up on and resolving points pertaining to administrative requests

Abstract of key capabilities/accountabilities: 

• Communications Assist
• Administrative Assist
• Operations Assist

Communications Assist:

• On behalf of supervisor, handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, e-mails and phone calls.
• Talk delicate data to larger degree managers.
• Present routine data pertaining to the work of the division/workplace.
• Draft responses to written inquiries on routine questions.
• Coordinate responses to delicate inquiries.
• Put together briefing supplies for official journeys or conferences.
• Observe up on established deadlines and making certain well timed submissions by employees on studies, correspondence and different paperwork.

Administrative Assist:

• Keep the supervisor’s calendar and prepare conferences.
• Set up official journey on behalf of supervisor.
• Put together documentation for the supervisor’s signature reviewing for type, factual and grammatical accuracy.

Operations Assist:

• Helps capability growth actions and conferences by making the logistical preparations, via participating with facilitators, caterers and hosts.
• Maintains and updates a system which displays the absence of employees.
• Helps administration of administrative provides, workplace gear, and updating the stock of things.

To qualify as an advocate for each little one you’ll have…

• Completion of secondary schooling is required, ideally supplemented by technical or college programs associated to the sector of labor.
• A minimal of 5 years of related administrative or clerical work expertise is required.
• For this place, a bachelor’s diploma from a acknowledged educational establishment in a related discipline might change three years of associated work expertise. A grasp’s diploma might change extra two years.
• Fluency in English is required. Information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.

For each Youngster, you exhibit…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin the whole lot we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to attain outcomes for influence (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others

In the course of the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here. 

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our world workforce should mirror the variety of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.

We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s lively dedication in the direction of range and inclusion is vital to ship the very best outcomes for kids.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which might be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Must you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice might be cancelled.

All chosen candidates will endure rigorous reference and background checks and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra data to conduct a background verify.

Authorities staff which might be thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.

Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.