UN IT Careers – Senior Database Assistant at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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Organisation: United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: 10020885
Reports to: Resettlement Officer
Vacancy Notice: 003/2014
Duty Station: UNHCR Field Unit Mbarara Uganda
Post Grade: GL5
About UNHCR:
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was
established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The
agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect
refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to
safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that
everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another
State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to
resettle in a third country. It also has a mandate to help stateless people.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
  • The
    Database Officer will be required to enter data mainly related to asylum seekers,
    refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR into the computer database.
  • Prepare
    timely reports and project documents by providing information, preparing
    tables and drafting routine correspondence and reports.
  • Contribute
    to the compilation of data and interpreting the statistics for various
    reports.
  • Assist
    in the development of forms for data collection and analysis, if
    requested.
  • Act
    as interpreter in the exchange of routine information and translate
    routine documents and correspondence as and when required.
  • The
    job holder may be required to collect GIS data, update maps and undertake
    field trips to project sites.
  • Perform
    any other duty, as requested by the Resettlement Officer.
Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
  • The
    Senior Database Officer must have completed his / her Secondary Education
    with post-secondary training/certificate in Electronic Data Processing,
    Information Technology or related field.
  • At
    least five years’ experience in a database related jobs.
  • Fluency
    in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local
    language.
How to Apply: 
All Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their
applications, under confidential cover, quoting the Post No addressed to:
The Senior Administrative/ Finance Officer,
UNHCR Representation in Uganda,
P.O. Box, 3813, Kampala, Uganda

Deadline: 22nd January 2014

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