The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
The WFP Regional Bureau for Eastern and Central Africa (RBN) is based in Nairobi and provides strategic direction, technical guidance, resource mobilization and management support to WFP operations and activities in nine countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.
JOB PURPOSE
The Administration Unit in the Regional Bureau for East and Central Africa (RBN) is to support the delivery of quality, customer- focused, value for money administrative services that enable staff in country/location operations to deliver food assistance to beneficiaries, in line with WFP strategy
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business/Public Administration or any other related field relating to office management and administration, preference will be given to candidates holding master’s degree.
Working Experience: Five or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream, with experience in managing administration functions.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written English. Intermediate knowledge of other UN languages would be an advantage.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
Has gained experience in administration.
Has demonstrated a high level of proficiency in day to day work.
Has provided coaching or training to new staff member within area of expertise
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Contribute to a WFP country plan, including administrative processes, aligned with country and wider WFP strategies and policies to facilitate efficient and effective administration services.
- Support the development of annual plans and implementation of policies, systems and procedures to support WFP strategic objectives.
- Collate data and prepare data analysis to provide management and clients with the accurate information and reports for efficient planning and decision-making.
- Support management of existing resources in the area of responsibility (e.g. WFP managed facilities, assets and travel management, etc.) and assist in identification of new requirements aiming at efficiency, cost-effectiveness and timeliness of operations and services.
- Facilitate the compliance of the services provided (e.g. WFP managed facilities, assets and travel management, etc.) with the corporate Occupational Safety and Health Policy.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES CONTINUED
- Support a culture of environmental sustainability throughout WFP by role modelling actions that drive sustainability in all administrative activities.
- Guide and supervise junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
- Maintain the partnership with WFP stakeholders, other UN agencies and local government offices.
- Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
- Conduct oversight missions, identify short comings and provide recommendations.
- Support Country Offices on technical issues and providing training on assets management system and fleet management.
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