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• The incumbent will gather information with
  clear direction to support the drafting of documents and preparing reports
  by other staff.
• Quickly respond to queries and escalate
  where appropriate, in order to provide a timely and accurate service to
  clients.
• Support processing and managing routine
  administrative and financial tasks in various functional areas, to
  contribute to the effective and timely management of resources.
• Provide revision and proof-reading
  services for standard documents, to contribute to the development of
  accurate documentation.
• Take overall responsibility for the
  maintenance of set standard systems and files, to ensure information is
  accurate and readily available for the function.
• Identify simple discrepancies in
  statistics and data, such as missing information, and report to senior
  staff in order to support clients to deliver their work.
• Take responsibility for data integrity to
  facilitate availability of accurate information in corporate systems.
• Offer guidance on routine business support
  methods and practices to junior colleagues to ensure services are
  delivered consistently and to the required standards.
• Work closely with a variety of
  individuals, taking on feedback where appropriate to assist in business
  support delivery for staff.

• The applicants for the United Nations UN
  World Food Programme (WFP) Business Support Assistant job opportunity
  should hold a Bachelor’s degree in either of the following Statistics,
  Nutrition, Agriculture, Commerce, ICT, Education, Rural Development
  Studies, Social Administration and Social Sciences or any other related
  field obtained from a recognized institution.
• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant
  working experience in either of the following fields; statistics, social
  administration, refugee operations, community mobilization or any other
  related field gained from a reputable organization.
• Good knowledge and skills in using
  Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent command both written and oral of
  English is vital.

• Understand and communicate the
  Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives
  and the link to own work objectives.
• Be a force for positive change:
  Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in
  direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving
  needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
• Make the mission inspiring to our
  team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in
  which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
• Make our mission visible in everyday
  actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall
  operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s
  skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase
  self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental
  needs.
• Create an inclusive culture:
  Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others,
  regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
• Be a coach & provide
  constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching
  to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit:
  Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of
  challenging circumstances.

• Encourage innovation & creative
  solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with
  new ideas and approaches in own work.
• Focus on getting results:
  Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on
  budget and without errors.
• Make commitments and make good on
  commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities
  and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional
  priorities.
• Be Decisive: Makes
  rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain
  circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or
  manager direction.

• Connect and share across WFP units:
  Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities
  and preferred working styles.
• Build strong external partnerships:
  Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or
  escalate needs of external partners.
• Be politically agile &
  adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor
  toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings
  to partnerships: Aligns own activities with supervisor’s
  priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.

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