Business Support Assistant,
Khartoum
WFP - World Food Programme
Closing date: Saturday, 14 July 2018
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STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Completion of secondary school education.
Experience: Three or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream .
Experience: Three or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream .
SKILLS - 1) Admin concepts and principles with a broad knowledge of best practices, techniques and processes and specialised knowledge in a specific area. 2) Good communication skills with the ability to persuade, influence, negotiate with the wide range of key stakeholders and adapt communication style to different situations. 3) Knowledge of common business principles and processes and the ability to quickly assimilate UN/WFP specific processes and systems. 4) Strong initiative-taker and demonstrated ability to take independent decisions. 5) Analytical and problem solving skills.
Knowledge & Skills:.
Language: Fluency in English and Arabic oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
.WFP’s greatest strength is its 14,000 dedicated people working tirelessly around the world to reduce hunger, often under difficult conditions where security threats and risks to personal safety are considerable. The global context in which WFP operates is rapidly changing which means the need for effective people management is becoming more important than ever before. In this context, WFP launched its People Strategy in November 2014. It articulates key strategic focus to build an engaged workforce, with the right skills, in the right roles enabling WFP to continue fulfilling its humanitarian response role while simultaneously building its capabilities to address the long-term goals of Zero Hunger.
JOB PURPOSE
1)To perform and apply appropriate processes, procedures and policies that
support the efficient and effective procurement of IT Services.
support the efficient and effective procurement of IT Services.
2)To deliver a wide range of business support processes and activities for a specific professional within IT Unit, to facilitate effective service delivery