Associate Administrative Officer at UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya

Deadline: 22 November 2019

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Associate Administrative Officer in Nairobi, Kenya. The duration of this post is 1 year.

UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Associate Administrative Officer will perform the following functions-

• Human Resource Management
  • Undertake actions related to the administration of the unit’s human resource activities, e.g., recruitment, placement, promotion, performance appraisal, job classification reviews, separation of staff members, training etc., ensuring consistency in the application of UN rules and procedures.
  • Provide information regarding conditions of service, duties and responsibilities, and privileges and entitlements under the Staff Rules and Regulations.
  • Provide information on unit’s staffing needs for inclusion in department’s staffing table.
• Budget and Finance
  • Assist in developing the unit’s work program and budget; analyses inputs and formulates resource allocations by work program, or business processes.
  • Monitor budget/work program on a regular basis, and reallocates resources as necessary.
  • Support the implementation of procedures and systems for implementing the appropriate financial database.
  • Contribute to the development of budgetary guidelines for own unit.
• General Administration
  • Supervise support staff as required.
  • Perform other related administrative duties, as required (e.g., operational travel programme, monitoring accounts and payment to vendors and individual contractors for services, physical space planning and the identification of office technology needs and maintenance of equipment, software and systems).

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• An advanced level university degree in business or public administration, finance, accounting, or project management is required.
• A first level degree in combination with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• Minimum 2 years of progressively responsible experience in administration, finance, accounting, human resources management or related area is required.
• Work experience in the United Nations is desirable.
• Work experience with Global Environment Facility (GEF) projects is also desirable.
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Knowledge of French language is an advantage.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, please visit UNEP.