UNHCR Senior Admin Assistant

Job Description

• Assist in interpreting and processing of entitlements, issuance of contracts and maintenance of various personnel records and files;
• Assist in requisition of office supplies, equipment and arrange for distribution together with the appropriate inventory records;
• Attend meetings on day-to-day admin matters; administer the movement of UNHCR staff members and monitor their attendance records, leave plans, overtime and visa requirements.
• Search office files and records relating to a variety of topics for information and reference. Select information and records in specified format or on the basis of general instructions for use by others in preparing reports, correspondence, technical papers, project or programme plans and general reference documents;
• Assist in administrative formalities related to travel arrangements and issuance/ renewal of visas, licences, travel arrangements and other similar documents;
  
• Arrange appointments and maintain supervisor's calendar, receive visitors, place and screen telephone calls and answer queries with discretion; Keep lists of names, addresses and telephone numbers of ministers, government officials and members of the diplomatic corps;
• Draft correspondence and reports, as required, on general administrative or specialized tasks which may be of a confidential nature within the assigned area of responsibility; Type correspondence, documents and reports, some of which may be highly confidential;
• Assist the management to organise and run UNHCR Office and Residential (wherever applicable) compounds;
  
• Assist in processing MIP and various other claims by UNHCR staff and other clients of UNHCR ;
• Facilitate various official missions of UNHCR staff and other persons of concern to UNHCR;
• Prepare attestations and certificates required by the staff members for signature of senior officer;
• Any other responsibilities/functions deemed necessary or as delegated by the Head of the office and/or Supervisor in order to meet the level of the services in the organization