- Country: Yangon, Myanmar
- No of vacancies: N/A
- Salary: N/A
- Organization: UNDP
- Gender: Both
- Deadline: 2023-12-31
- Implementation of Operational strategies
- Provision of administrative and logistical support
- Provision of support of office maintenance and assets management
- Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing
1. Ensure implementation of operational strategies, focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Full Compliance of administrative activities with UN/UNDP rules, regulations, policies and strategies.
- Provision of inputs to preparation of administrative team results-oriented workplans.
2. Provides administrative and logistical support, focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Receipts of shipments, customs clearance arrangements, preparation of documents for UNDP Shipments (received/sent), arrangements for shipments. Preparation of all necessary documentation, implementation of follow-up actions, drafting correspondence related to shipments/ customs clearance.
- Arrangement of travel and hotel reservations, preparation of travel authorizations.
- Support to staff members and their dependents by processing requests for visas, identity cards and other documents in accordance with requirements of the United Nations and national government.
- Administrative support to organization of conferences, workshops, retreats.
- Collection of information for DSA, travel agencies and other administrative surveys.
- Preparation of routine correspondence, faxes, memoranda, and reports in accordance with existing SOP
- Extracting, inputting, copying, and filing data from various sources.
- Maintenance of files in Administrative Unit
- Checking vehicle logs and preparation of the draft vehicle history reports and maintenance plans.
3. Provides support to office maintenance and assets management, focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Collection of information on assets management, maintenance of records and files on assets management and other relevant records and files within the unit.
- Maintenance of files and records relevant to office maintenance.
4. Provides support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the unit, focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Participation in the training for the operations/projects staff on administration.
- Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Functional Competencies:
Building Strategic Partnerships
Level 1.1: Maintaining information and databases
- Analyzes general information and selects materials in support of partnership building initiatives
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Level 1.1: Basic research and analysis
- Researches best practices and poses new, more effective ways of doing things
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Level 1.1: Fundamental knowledge of processes, methods and procedures
- Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position
- Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
- Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
Promoting Organizational Change and Development
Level 1.1: Presentation of information on best practices in organizational change
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems and proposes solutions
Design and Implementation of Management Systems
Level 1.1: Data gathering and implementation of management systems
- Uses information/databases/other management systems
- systems
Client Orientation
Level 1.1: Maintains effective client relationships
- Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion
- Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
- Responds to client needs promptly
Promoting Accountability and Results-Based Management
Level 1.1: Gathering and disseminating information
- Gathers and disseminates information on best practice in accountability and results-based management systems
Core Competencies:
- Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity
- Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
- Self-development, initiative-taking
- Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
- Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
- Creating synergies through self-control
- Managing conflict
- Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
- Informed and transparent decision making
Operational Effectiveness
- Ability to perform a variety of repetitive and routine tasks and duties related to general administration support. Ability to review data, identify and adjust discrepancies.
- Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints.
- Good knowledge of administrative rules and regulations
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of clerical, administrative, secretarial best practices and procedures, in-depth knowledge of office software applications relating to word processing data management presentation, Quantum, UNALL, as required.
- Ability to operate and maintain a variety of computerized business machines and office equipment in order to provide efficient delivery of service.
- Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities.
Managing Data
- Collects and compiles data with speed and accuracy identifying what is relevant and discarding what is not, records it in an accessible manner and maintains databases.
- Thoroughly and methodically collects, verifies and records data demonstrating attention to detail and identifying and correcting errors on own initiative.
- Transmits file data; creates and generate queries, reports and documents utilizing databases, spreadsheets, communications and other software packages with speed and accuracy.
- Interprets data, draws conclusions and/or identifies patterns which support the work of others.
Managing Documents, Correspondence and Reports
- Creates, edits and presents information (queries, reports, documents) in visually pleasing, clear and presentable formats such as tables, presentations, briefing notes/ books and reports using advanced word processing and presentation functions and basic database and spreadsheet software.
- Edits, formats and provides inputs to correspondence, reports, documents and/or presentations using work processing, spreadsheets and database meeting quality standards and requiring minimal correction.
- Shows sound grasp of grammar, spelling and structure in the required language.
- Ensures correspondence, reports and documents comply with establish UN standards.
- Ability to produce accurate and well documented records conforming to the required standard.
Planning, Organizing and Multi-tasking.
- Organizes and accurately competes multiple tasks by establishing priorities while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions, deadlines, available resources, and multiple reporting relationships.
- Plan, coordinates and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines.
- Demonstrates ability to quickly shift from one task to another to meet multiple support needs
- Establishes, builds and maintains effective working relationships with staff and clients to facilitate the provision of support.
Promoting Learning and knowledge management/ sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
- Secondary education. University Degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration desirable.
- 5 years of relevant administrative experience. Experience in the usage of computer and office software packages (MS word, Excel, etc.)
- Experience in handling of web-based management systems.
Language Requirements:
Proficiency in Myanmar and English languages (both oral and written).
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