United Nations Office
Responsibilities
- Performs basic data entry and extraction function such processing access badges/ passes for all UN visitors, its Affiliates and Conference participants.
- Screens and verifies all supporting documents for identity/access card requests as per existing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
- Uses standard word processing package to produce a variety of routine correspondence, reports, tables, charts, graphs, etc., in accordance with institutional standards.
- Proofreads written products for completeness, grammatical and typographical accuracy.
- Maintains calendar/schedules; monitor’s changes and communicates relevant information to appropriate staff inside and outside the immediate work unit.
- Reviews, records, routes and/or process mail or other documents; gathers pertinent background material; track and monitors follow-up action as required.
- Maintains files (both paper and electronic) and photo databases for UN Visitor badges, monitors changes and communicates relevant information to appropriate staff inside and outside the immediate work unit.
- Updates and maintains large distribution lists; assemble documents, reports, and other materials for global dissemination, where possible using electronic formats; coordinate courier services.
- Reviews HR confidential information and tabulates the same for use or data management for the service.
- Checks accuracy of simple calculations, codings data etc.
- Photocopies a variety of documents and other materials.
- Delivers urgent mail/messages. Identify incidents, commentaries and critiques.
- Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
- Perform other related duties.
Qualifications/special skills
- To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met:
- be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme in human resources management, business or public administration, social sciences, education, or related field. (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent).
- Interested candidates must be pursuing their degree in areas related to this job opening. • applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
- have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter;
- have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
- Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
- Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
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