Operations Associate

Under the close supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Operations Associate supports the sub national office's sections by carrying out a range of procedural, administrative, and operational tasks to help develop, implement and monitor their country programme, ensuring timely and effective delivery consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support the sub national office's sections by carrying out a range of procedural, administrative, and operational tasks.
• Help develop, implement and monitor the country programme.
• Ensure timely and effective delivery consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.

Requirements

• Completion of secondary education is required, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization.
• A minimum of six years of progressively responsible administrative or clerical work experience is required.
• Thorough knowledge of UNICEF operation policies and procedures.
• Strong organizational, planning and prioritizing skills and abilities.
• High sense of confidentiality, initiative and good judgment.
• Ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Training and experience using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other UNICEF software such as SharePoint.
• Strong office management skills.
• Proficient/Fluent level of French is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Previous experience in program and/or operations support functions is an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN agency or NGO is considered an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is an asset.

Skills

• Administrative Support
• Clerical Work
• UNICEF Operations Policies
• Office Management
• Program Support
• Operations Support
• MS Word
• Excel
• Power Point
• SharePoint Development
• Organizational Planning
• Prioritization
• Confidentiality Management
• Intercultural Collaboration
• Language Proficiency in French

Languages

French