WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of
equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified
candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or
social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or
expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, physical or
mental disability.
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian
agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world
achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure
that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable,
particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
WFP owns, leases, and globally operates more than 1,400 trucks of different
configurations, trailers and workshop facilities throughout 28 Country
Offices. The WFP fleet is deployed to fill critical gaps in local transport
capacity and stabilize transport rates in the event of increased insecurity
and/or sudden growth in demand, as well as pioneer new routes that, due to
prevailing insecurity, would remain inaccessible to local transporters. In
Dubai, UAE, Global Fleet operate a regional fleet and centralized spare parts
hub to better respond to Country Offices' needs.
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At this level job holders are expected to take responsibility for completion
of a range of business support activities requiring some interpretation of
standard guidelines/practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of
action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to more junior
colleagues.
To deliver a wide range of business support processes and activities for a
specific professional area of work, to facilitate effective service delivery.
JOB TITLE : Business Support Assistant (Data Management)
TYPE OF CONTRACT : Service Contract
LEVEL : SC 5
SALARY: Starts from AED 15,983.22 per month (inclusive of pension), plus
insurance and other benefits.
UNIT/DIVISION : Global Fleet
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Dubai, UAE
DURATION : 12 Months
The selected incumbent will report to the System Administrator and will be
expected to check and correct wrong data entries in WFP's corporate Fleet
Management System (FMS), produce FMS key performance reports, assist in FMS
developments for a more user-friendly application, and provide FMS training.
1. Collate information for inclusion in reports, documents and
correspondence, to support the effective work of other staff.
2. Respond to standard queries and provide timely and accurate guidance.
3. Process and manage routine administrative and financial tasks in various
functional areas, to contribute to the effective and timely management of
resources.
4. Manage and maintain records and databases, to ensure information is
organised and readily available for staff.
5. Maintain relationships with a range of individuals through provision of
business support to assist in information sharing and service delivery to
staff.
6. Proof-read reports, documentation, correspondence, etc., making changes in
line with established guidelines where appropriate.
7. Contribute to improvement of business procedures and processes.
8. Collect and perform basic analysis of data to contribute to quality
business information management.
9. Provide guidance to junior colleagues in performing their duties.
Education : Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary
certificate in the related functional area is desired.
Experience : Five or more years of progressively responsible work
experience in the relative business stream with experience in general
administrative work.
Language : Working knowledge (proficiency/FAO level C) of English and
French.
Knowledge & Skills:
Essential:
* Fluency in English and French
* Proficiency in Excel
* Experience in data management
Desirable:
* Ability to write SQL
* Experience in the use of Asset/Fleet management system
* University qualification
Purpose
* Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Helps teammates articulate WFP's Strategic Objectives.
* Be a force for positive change: Suggests potential improvements to team's work processes to supervisor.
* Make the mission inspiring to our team: Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates.
* Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Articulates how own unit's responsibilities will serve WFP's mission.
People
* Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities.
* Create an inclusive culture: Seeks opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds.
* Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work.
* Create an "I will"/"We will" spirit: Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.
Performance
* Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues.
* Focus on getting results: Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.
* Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines or commitments.
* Be Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.
Partnership
* Connect and share across WFP units: Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor.
* Build strong external partnerships: Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.
* Be politically agile & adaptable: Develops an understanding of the value of WFP's teams and external partners in fulfilling team's goals and objectives.
* Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Aligns own activities with supervisor's priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.
Only those candidates shortlisted will be notified.
15 May 2023.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job
requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to
providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse,
all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and
abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous
reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the
UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),
International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP
External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other
similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight
responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of
ceasing that service.
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