Business Support Assistant

June 3, 2021June 19, 2021KabulAfghanistan

World Food Programme (WFP) About

Founded in 1961 and assisting 80 million people in around 80 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations. Two-thirds of its work is in conflict-affected countries where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than those living in countries without conflict. In emergencies, WFP is often first on the scene, providing food assistance to the victims of war, civil conflict, drought, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, crop failures and natural disasters. When the emergency subsides, WFP helps communities rebuild shattered lives and livelihoods. WFP also works to strengthen the resilience of people and communities affected by protracted crises by applying a development lens in its humanitarian response. WFP is the largest humanitarian organisation implementing school feeding programmes worldwide and has been doing so for over 50 years. Each year, WFP provides school meals to between 20 and 25 million children across 63 countries, often in the hardest-to-reach areas.

Job Description

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is well known for its ability to deliver food assistance rapidly to people in need. To continue responding effectively to challenging contexts while also contributing to longer-term efforts to end hunger, WFP’s Strategic Plan focuses on better understanding of national nutrition" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">food and nutrition security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security challenges and reshaping its engagement through support to national safety nets and social protection systems, to help host governments with their hunger-fighting strategies.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The Business Support Assistant (UNHAS) reports to the Administration Assistant and UNHAS Finance Officer, under the overall supervision of Head of UNHAS in WFP Afghanistan. The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), managed by the World Food Programme (WFP), offers safe, reliable, cost-efficient and effective passenger and light cargo transport for the wider humanitarian community to and from areas of crisis and intervention. It is the only humanitarian air service that gives equal access to all humanitarian entities. UNHAS responds to the need for access to the world's most remote and challenging locations, often under precarious security conditions, where no safe surface transport or viable commercial aviation options are available. Sometimes natural disasters – such as the recent Caribbean hurricanes – leave air transport as the only mean of access; at other times, it is conflict that puts entire areas beyond the reach of land transport or commercial flights. Created precisely for such scenarios, UNHAS provides access for humanitarian workers and cargo, allowing life-saving projects to be implemented and monitored.

JOB PURPOSE

To deliver standard business support processes for a specific professional area of work, to facilitate effective service delivery within the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), managed by the World Food Programme (WFP).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Gather information with clear direction to support the drafting of documents and preparing reports by other staff. 2. Respond to queries and escalate where appropriate, in order to provide a timely and accurate service to clients. 3. Support processing and managing routine administrative and financial tasks in various functional areas, to contribute to the effective and timely management of resources. 4. Provide revision and proof-reading services for standard documents, to contribute to the development of accurate documentation. 5. Take responsibility for the maintenance of set standard systems and files, to ensure information is accurate and readily available for the function. 6. 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. 7. Take responsibility for data integrity to facilitate availability of accurate information in corporate systems. 8. Provide guidance on routine business support methods and practices to junior colleagues to ensure services are delivered consistently and to the required standards. 9. Work with a variety of individuals,

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Public Administration. Experience: Minimum of 3 years of work experience in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Public Administration. Language: Fluency (level C) in English language, plus Pashto and/or Dari, preferably both. Knowledge & Skills:

Proficient in the use of office equipment and computer software packages, such as Microsoft Word.
Knowledge of work routines and methods in order to complete processes under minimal supervision.
Uses tact and courtesy to give and receive information to a wide range of individuals.
Ability to identify data discrepancies and rectify problems requiring attention.
Ability to offer guidance or basic on-the-job training to more junior staff.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Position Title: Business Support Assistant (UNHAS) Grade: General Service - Level 4 (GS4) Contract type: Fixed-Term (FT) - 12 months, renewable Duty Station/travel: Kabul, UNHAS and with travel inside Afghanistan, as required Salary: Competivie remuneration package Medical Plan: International valid medical plan valid also for staff, spouse and dependents children under 18 years Annual leave: 30 working days per annum WFP Work Envirionment: WFP is committed to ensuring that all its workplaces are free from abuse, offensive behaviour, harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. WFP is also committed to promoting a work culture in which every employee understands, and is able to carry out, his/her personal responsibilities for maintaining the dignity of work colleagues. WFP seeks to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women. We believe our mission of fighting global hunger worldwide can only be achieved if women, men, girls and boys are offered equal opportunities in terms of access to resources and services and participation in decision making roles. Female applicants are especially encouraged to apply

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

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