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Description du poste

Essential: Completion of secondary school education or equivalent. Desirable: First Degree in Finance, Management, Business Administration, or related field from an accredited/recognized institute. Training in secretarial tasks and/or in an administrative field is desirable. Experience Essential: A minimum of five (5) years of experience in secretarial or administrative positions. Desirable: Relevant experience in WHO or another UN agency an asset. Experience in Oracle-based or other ERP systems an asset. Skills Strong skills to work independently. Strong organizational skills complemented with the ability to work in a proactive manner, multitask and produce results under pressure. Sound knowledge and skills using a variety of office and computer packages. Sound knowledge of WHO and/or UN administrative rules, regulations, procedures, and practices. The ability to multitask and work under pressure. The ability to always exercise discretion in judging the importance, urgency, and confidential nature of various issues and tact when dealing with staff and external partners.

Mission

The ultimate mission of the Administrative Assistant is to ensure that adequate administrative services are provided to all WHO Hub staff. Within the Hub, the Administrative Assistant will report to the Operations Support and Logistics Officer (1st level supervisor) while under the overall guidance of the Regional Operations and Logistics Support Lead, who will also be the 2nd level supervisor. Within the framework of the delegated authority, the incumbent is assigned all or part of the following duties which are performed according to the needs and agenda: Correspondence: Draft general or administrative correspondence on own initiative or based on instructions. Finalize correspondence/reports for signature/clearance and maintain a filing system. Verify that outgoing correspondence is presented in accordance with WHO and department styles and check language, grammar, and accuracy prior to submitting for signature and clearance. Analyze incoming correspondence and requests in the light of background material, instructions, policies, and precedents, researching, obtaining, and attaching background information in anticipation of the responsible officer’s needs or redirecting them as appropriate. Identify and highlight incoming documents, attach background information, and identify areas requiring action by professional staff, drawing their attention to specific items. Ensure that technical reports and documents are in line with WHO standards, rules, practices, and procedures, editing and correcting them as necessary prior to their submission for signature or clearance of relevant authority. Using appropriate tracking tools, follow-up on and ensure that target dates and deadlines are met and that correspondence and queries are responded to in a timely manner. Meeting Administration: Arrange, coordinate, and lead administrative preparation for meetings, seminars, and workshops, including letters of invitation, cost calculation, and travel requests. Assist with preparing documents, dispatching materials, and liaising with participants and others involved. Prepare presentations using PowerPoint and other software packages on their initiative or based on instructions. Schedule weekly team and ad hoc meetings according to schedules and needs; taking and preparation minutes. Obtain briefing and background materials for meetings, seminars, workshops, etc., to be attended by the team’s professional staff, checking their availability, and ensuring they have the appropriate briefing files and documents. Travel: Using GSM/Oracle, prepare travel requests for official WHO travel. Make flight and hotel reservations, prepare travel files and deal with other related matters as requested or on own initiative. Support to staff in initiating Travel Requests (TRs) and advising on Travel Claim (TC) subm

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