Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Under direct supervision of the Operations manager, the Administrative Associate supports the Office Operations by performing a variety of standard administrative processes ensuring high quality and accuracy of work. The Administrative Associate promotes a client, quality and results-oriented approach.  S/he works in close collaboration with the Operations, Programme and projects staff team to ensure consistent service delivery and to resolve complex administration related issues and information delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide general administration and operations support to the Somalia Programme Office in compliance with UN Women rules, regulations, policies, and strategies:

• Organize shipments, customs clearance arrangements, and prepare documents for UN Women shipments (received/sent);
• Arrange travel and hotel reservations, prepare travel authorizations, process requests for visas and Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA), identity cards and other documents;
• Provide administrative support to conferences, workshops, retreats;
• Provide administrative support to maintenance of premises and common services, as needed;
• Support collection of information for DSA, travel agencies and other administrative surveys, support to organization of common services;
• Maintain filing system ensuring safekeeping of confidential materials, as necessary.

Coordinate and organize assets management and procurement processes:

• Monitor and maintain office stationery supplies including maintenance of stock list of stationery, distribution of stationery and keeping a log of distribution;
• Coordinate assets management in the office, prepare and submit periodic inventory reports, coordinate physical verification of inventory items;
• Provide inputs to the preparation of procurement plans for the office and monitor their implementation;
• Generate procurement related reports; research and draft responses to enquiries;
• Review procurement requests and initiate procurement procedures for office and project equipment, supplies and services;
• Organize procurement activities and processes, including preparation and conduct of Request for Quotations, Invitations to Bid or Requests for Proposals, the opening and evaluation of tenders;
• Coordinate contract negotiations, prepare request for award of contract for the review and approval of relevant authorities, as required;
• Prepare Purchase Orders (PO) and contracts in and outside Atlas, create vendor profiles in Atlas;
• Review procurement processes conducted by projects; submissions to the Procurement Review Committee.

Coordinate and organize administrative Human Resources services:

• Create and upload vacancy announcements and organize interview panels;
• Assume overall responsibility for attendance and leave management monitoring;
• Under guidance of the supervisor, organization of local recruitment processes assist in the initial rough drafting of job description, provision of input to job classification process, vacancy announcement, screening of candidates, compilations of matrixes, participation in interview panels etc.
• Prepare staffing/personnel related reports; research and draft responses to enquiries for clearance by the Operations Manager;
• Maintain staffing lists and reports.

Provide administrative support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing:

• Provide administrative support in the organization of trainings for the operations/ projects staff on administrative related matters;
• Compile lessons learnt and best practices in administration, procurement, and human resources.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Adherence to UN Women rules and regulations;
• Timely and quality procurement services;
• Perform duties in a transparent and cost-effective manner;
• Provide timely and quality advice to clients;
• Timely and quality reports.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf?la=en&vs=637

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to administer and execute administrative processes and transactions;
• Ability to perform work of confidential nature and handle a large volume of work;
• Strong knowledge of administrative rules and regulations;
• Strong IT and web-based management skills;
• Ability to extract and interpret data.

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Completion of secondary education is required;
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration or related fields is an asset.

Experience:

• At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in administration, procurement, HR, or logistic support service;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.);
• Experience in the use of ATLAS is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Local language is required;
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.

UNWOMEN is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.