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Job Title:      Secretary
Organisation: United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: 10026827
Vacancy Notice: 33/2016
Duty Station: Arua, Uganda
Post Grade: GL4
About UNHCR:
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was
established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly.
UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees is to lead and co-ordinate action for international
protection to refugees; seek permanent solutions for the problems of refugees
and safeguard refugee rights and well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate
concerning issues of statelessness, as it is given a designated role under
Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Job Summary: The Secretary
will provide secretarial and administrative support to the Unit as a whole. The
incumbent will receive regular guidance from his/her supervisor. As per
specific instructions, the incumbent will require liaising with other internal
or external entities, to ensure effective delivery of services and achievement
of objectives. The assignments are mostly standard tasks including limited
interpretation of subject matter and information exchange between staff in the
office, at the duty station and external officials of other institutions to
ensure mutual understanding.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Prepare correspondence for signature,
    checking enclosures and addresses, and draft correspondence on routine
    matters.
  • Arrange appointments/meetings both
    internal and external, some involving high ranking officials.
  • The incumbent will receive visitors, place
    and screen telephone calls, respond to routine requests for information
    and take notes at meetings as and when required.
  • Type a wide variety of material from
    drafts and printed texts using a word processor. Proof-read for
    correctness and maintain office records and reference files on various
    subjects.
  • Assist in making travel arrangements.
  • The incumbent will receive, review, sort
    and distribute all incoming and outgoing material, highlight priority
    items and attach necessary background information.
  • May be required to maintain/update
    confidential files.
  • Perform any other relevant duties as
    required.
Key Performance Indicators: The
UNHCR Office has sufficient secretarial and administrative support thus better
able to meet its objectives.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the United Nations
    UNHCR Secretary job placement should have secondary education or hold
    equivalent technical or commercial school with Secretarial training and/or
    certificate.
  • At least three years of previous job experience
  • Computer skills (MS office and People soft
    applications).
  • Fluency in English and working knowledge
    of another relevant UN language.
How to Apply:
All interested Ugandan nationals who wish to join the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are
encouraged to click on the link below and follow the application instructions
after reviewing the job details.
Deadline: 4th
January, 2017

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