Maintenance Assistant, TC-4, Central Services Center (CSC), DFAM, NYHQ

UNICEF works in a number 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 international locations and territories, we work for each baby, in every single place, daily, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each baby, hope

This place is primarily answerable for the day-to-day upkeep actions of UNICEF premises in New York Headquarters beneath the supervision of the Services Specialist (P-3). These actions embody however are usually not restricted to fundamental repairs, portray, locksmith work, specification and set up of workplace furnishings, reconfiguration of workplaces, meeting, and disassembly of modular workstations, employees relocations, convention room setup, and event-related actions.

How are you going to make a distinction?

Convention Providers upkeep assist

• Preserve day by day all common convention rooms, and huge venues in compliance with NY constructing codes and different UN and State relevant laws:
• Preserve convention rooms, pantry, in a neat, clear, and orderly method by preparation, execution, and close-out of particular workplace social and business-related occasions to incorporate set-up and break-down of rearranging and storing furnishings and different event-related stock.
• Examine the room set-up, IT gear location and report any challenge or lacking gear instantly to the assistance desk.
• Examine every room, straighten chairs, flip charts, and IT gear.
• Examine keyboard and mouse are in the precise place.
• Report instantly to the assistance desk if IT help is required, or gadgets are left behind by the person)
• Escort all Specialised distributors upon arrival to the premises.
• As quickly as an occasion or assembly has been scheduled and obtained a piece order with arrange flooring plan/diagram that displays the kind of setup, conduct a walk-through with the occasion organizer/focal factors to realize a greater understanding of the set-up to scale, together with all components (tables, chairs, furnishings, and so on.). Offering steerage on visualizing the occasion structure and stream will help in visualizing the occasion setup.
• Determine the perfect setup for the occasion by making an allowance for the wants of the occasion or assembly organizer, the A/V distributors, and the setup crew.
• Advise versatile occasion room layouts, which embody high-top tables with stools, buffets of pre-made cocktails and appetizers, drink stations, in addition to seating across the perimeter.
• After the occasions have concluded, be sure that distributors pack rental AV gear and cargo out of the constructing utilizing safety procedures. Take away all furnishings from the room or arrange for the following occasion.
• Setup Registration Tables and Flipcharts
• Extra tasks could embody, however are usually not restricted to:
• Preserve a list of provides and be sure that assigned areas are adequately stocked.
• Make sure that the cleansing vendor cleans, sanitizes, organizes, and maintains the furnishings and occasion provides by the requirements set forth by the assistance desk.
• Working data of fundamental expertise and gear performance in convention rooms.
• As directed by the supervisor or supervisor, carry out different associated duties in Convention Providers.

Operation and upkeep of amenities

• Conduct day by day inspections of the flooring, convention rooms, workplaces, and amenities at NYHQ premises, to make sure that the premises are maintained correctly. Comply with up with essential actions when essential.
• Reply to service requests associated to furnishings strikes, repairs, installations, and furnishings orders by way of the Services Administration Providers Assist Desk
• Conduct the relocation of employees members by coordinating with the Services Providers Specialist, the Senior Upkeep Assistant, the UNICEF employees, the ICTD transfer crew (pc and phone), movers, distributors, and different events concerned.
• Present oversight of the work carried out by contractors performing preventive upkeep, building, alterations, carpentry, portray, carpet set up, and cleansing in compliance with NY constructing codes and different UN and State relevant laws:
• Relocate furnishings as essential for upkeep, induction unit service, window cleansing, renovation, and building initiatives.
• To make sure that furnishings elements are correctly saved, hearth codes are met, and all gadgets are accessible for upkeep operations, at the side of Senior Upkeep Help, carry out periodic opinions, re-arrangements, and cleanings of storage areas on the headquarters and Secaucus Warehouse. 

Operation of routine constructing upkeep

• Acquire service requests for air con/heating, electrical shutdown, cleansing, and upkeep of sunshine fixtures, water coolers, and home equipment from the Services Administration Providers Assist Desk. Restore furnishings, doorways, partitions, carpentry, portray, carpet set up and restore, meeting of things, hanging of images, frames, wall cabinets, whiteboards, and so on.
• Help with the immediate completion of all such requests by both performing them or coordinating with the Senior Upkeep Assistant in issues regarding constructing administration and outdoors contractors.
• Doc the completion of duties by way of the process and maintain a report of those studies and emails.
• Monitor day by day water cooler models on all flooring and make service calls when upkeep is critical. Refill cups as wanted.
• Put together and engrave info panels, indicators, identify tags, and room numbers as essential.
• Ensure that all mild bulbs are checked and changed day by day as essential.

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have…

• A minimal of 5 (5) years “hand on” expertise of related workplace constructing upkeep & trades providers, i.e. electrical, plumbing, workplace building, flooring house layouts, locksmith, engraving machines, energy instruments, mechanical techniques, flooring house layouts, electrical set up, partitioning, workplace modular furnishings, workplace machines, furnishings repairs and partitioning techniques a should (ideally Knoll – Morrison & ACME system 375).
• Information of constructing hearth and security codes.
• Good communication abilities and talent to work in multicultural surroundings.
• Skill to work beneath minimal supervision.
• Will need to have wonderful organizational abilities with means to work effectively inside timeframes required. Train sound judgement in responding to requests, complaints and crises. Skill to work beneath tight schedule.
• Good communication and interpersonal abilities. Diplomacy, courtesy, discretion and initiative essential.
• Good crew participant and in a position to work harmoniously with colleagues additionally beneath stress and ready to take care of points which come up on a contingent foundation.
• Tact and diplomacy required in coping with UNICEF staff and exterior events.
• Prior expertise working within the UN System or different worldwide growth group is fascinating.
• Non-US candidates should be in possession of a US G-4 Visa or be a US Everlasting Resident.
• Fluency in English is required (written and verbal). Information of French and Spanish is very fascinating. Information of one other UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, Russian) is taken into account an asset.

For each Youngster, you reveal…

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

UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to realize 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 international workforce should replicate the range 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 every other private attribute.

We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, 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:

Solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of range and inclusion is essential to ship the most effective outcomes for kids. 

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which shall be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Do you have to 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 shall be cancelled.

All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further info to conduct a background examine.

Authorities staff which can be thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or essential inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any cause.