Office Assistant - Roma, Italia - FAO
Descrizione
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT:
Office Assistant
Job Posting: 25/Jan/2023
Closure Date: 14/Feb/2023, 4:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit:
LEG
Job Type:
Staff position
Type of Requisition:
General Service
Grade Level:
G-4
Primary Location:
Italy-Rome
Duration:
Fixed-term: 2 years with possibility of extension
Post Number:
CCOG Code: 2101
- Staff in the General Service category are recruited locally from the Primary Location area, which is where the office is located._
FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
- Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply
- Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
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FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for
_better production_,
_better nutrition_,
_a _
- better environment,_ and
_a better life_, leaving no one behind.
Organizational Setting
The Office of the Legal Counsel ensures that the Organization's activities are carried out in accordance with its Constitution and the other Basic Texts of the Organization, in a manner consistent with its status as an inter-governmental organization of the United Nations system, and that its relationships with governments, organizations and individuals are on a sound legal basis.
Main Purpose
The Office Assistant performs a large variety of routine administrative transactions and office support functions contributing to the smooth and efficient running of the work unit.
Supervision Received/Exercised
The Office Assistant reports to the Legal Counsel and the Deputy Legal Counsel and receives guidance from a higher graded Office Assistant /Executive Associate.
Working Relationships
The Office Assistant usually interacts with a wide variety of colleagues within the work unit and with immediate clients within the Organization, providing routine administrative and office support services.
Key Functions/Results
- Arrange appointments for the supervisor, receive visitors, place and screen telephone calls and respond to routine requests for information.
- Provide office, protocol, administrative and logistics support to meetings, committees, conferences, etc.
- Review, record, distribute and process incoming mail and correspondence; followup on pending actions.
- Respond or draft responses to standard/routine correspondence and other communications; use word processing package to produce a wide variety of large, complex documents and reports.
- Proofread documents and format texts for accuracy, grammar, punctuation and style as well as for adherence to established standards.
- Initiate general administrative tasks in the computerized financial/travel/human resources systems.
- Make travel and hotel arrangements and prepare travel authorizations/claims for staff as required.
- Provide assistance in the administrative processing of vacancy announcements and consultants' contracts.
- Research, compile and organize information and reference materials from various sources for reports; create spreadsheets and presentations; manage and update databases for mailing lists and other information; and maintain electronic and paper files.
- Perform other duties as required.
Impact Of Work
The incumbent's work impacts on the timely and efficient delivery of office support services and on the overall output of the work unit.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
Education:
Secondary School Education.
Experience:
Three years of relevant experience in office support work.
Languages:
Working knowledge (proficient - level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate - level B) of another official FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical Skills
- Good knowledge of communication and documentation standards.
- Good knowledge of corporate computerized financial/travel/human resources
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