UNFPA VACANCY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

UNFPA VACANCY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT


INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN organization in Reproductive Health and Population and Development, is recruiting personnel for the following position in Abuja:

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
TYPE OF CONTRACT: FIXED TERM APPOINTMENT (FTA)
POST LEVEL: ICS 06 (POSITION PRESENTLY CLASSIFIED AT (ICS 05, BUT AWAITING APPROVAL AT ICS 06)
DUTY POST: ABUJA
DURATION: ONE (1) YEAR (RENEWABLE BUT SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE)

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION

Academic Requirements – Successful candidate must posses a Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma in Secretarial Administration, Public Administration or related field.

EXPERIENCE
A professional experience of 5 to 8 years in public or private sector.

LANGUAGE AND OTHER REQUIREMENT:
Fluency in oral and written English language.
Computer skills: proficiency in current office software applications.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

All applications should include functional e-mail addresses and mobile phone numbers, letter of application and detailed curriculum vitae (CV), attached as one file in MS WORD format only. Applications should be addressed to The UNFPA Resident Representative, Abuja and forwarded to http://nigeria.unfpa.org/vacancy.htm latest by 30 October, 2010 and clearly marked “ ADMIN ASST - ICS 05

Please note that UNFPA will respond only to those applicants in whom it has a further interest. Kindly also note that ONLY applications sent by e-mail will be accepted. Qualified women are encouraged to apply.

*UNFPA reserves the right to appoint at the indicated or lower level and prior to the closing date.

UNFPA – Because everyone counts

KINDLY NOTE THAT ONLY APPLICATIONS SENT BY E-MAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED.