Administration Associate - Committees (Internal Candidates Only)

Under the direct supervision of the Chair, the Administrative Associate (Committees) is responsible for the following, in conjunction with the other members of the secretariat:

1. Corporate function and services

• Positive, patient, constructive communication with members, submitting officers and other stakeholders.
• Positive contribution to teamwork and collaboration with members and CPC team.

2. Review Board Meetings

• Arrange and coordinate Committee meetings
• Establish the Committee agenda in cooperation with the Chair
• Review submissions prior to Committee meetings, and if necessary request clarifications, and/or additional information from submitting officers
• Ensure timely and efficient distribution of submissions and relevant documentation to the participating Committee members

3. Review Board Documentation

• Attend Committee meetings and note the panel’s discussions
• After each meeting, communicate any queries from the Committee to submitting officers and follow up as required.
• Prepare and distribute a draft of the official minutes and recommendations of the meetings and obtain clearance of this document by a majority of participating Committee members.
• Follow up clearance by all participating members; promptly forward these to the Chair for her/his actions.
• Ensure the maintenance of a permanent record of all Committee minutes/recommendations and submissions reviewed by the Committee.
• Prepare Committee-related correspondence, including answering queries from the Secretaries of the regional Contracts and Property Committees.

4. Knowledge Management

• Compile statistics on submissions as requested
• Maintain the HQCPC intranet page as requested
• Input and update accurate data and information to institutionalize and disseminate knowledge. 
• Use technology, electronic systems and tools to initiate work, share information with colleagues 
• Collect feedback, ideas, and internal knowledge about processes and best practices and utilize these productively.

• Completion of secondary school or equivalent is required.
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s Degree) is desirable but not required, and may compensate for some of the required years of experience.     

• With a high school degree 6 years of experience in general administrative, logistics, or operations’ support services in national or international public or corporate organizations are required.
• A good understanding of UNOPS, its role and mandates preferably with associated field experience.

• Full working knowledge of English, including excellent drafting and editing skills;
• Knowledge of French or Spanish is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of another official UNOPS language is an asset.

• Contract type: Local Individual Contractor Agreement (LICA)
• Contract level: Local ICA Support, LICA-6
• Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.