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OVERVIEW

Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED)

Duty Station: Basrah

Job Family: Education

Type of contract : Non Staff/ Service Contract

Duration of contract : 1 yr

Recruitment open to : Internal and exterior candidates

Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 20-01-2025

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

1. Overview of the capabilities of the put up:

Under the general supervision of the Director of the UNESCO Office for Iraq, Chief of Education and the direct supervision of the Project Officer primarily based in Baghdad, the incumbent will probably be accountable for offering help by way of the supply of a variety of workplace, monetary, and administrative actions in help of the undertaking.

The candidate will probably be accountable for offering the executive help to the undertaking workers in implementation of two tasks, the primary undertaking is “Improving Access to Inclusive Quality Education in Southern Iraq” funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation / Government of Italy, the primary goal of this undertaking is to make sure all learners in Iraq, particularly weak OOSC in southern governorates, are in a position to entry and full high quality, inclusive and gender responsive major and secondary schooling. This will guarantee institutionalized help is in place to make sure entry to major and secondary schooling for 40,000 OOSC in Basrah, Dhi Qar and Maysan governorates. The second undertaking is “Teach for Future: the future of Zubair is in my classroom today” funded by Eni Iraq BV, the undertaking is to be carried out within the Al Zubair district of Basra Governorate that straight responds to the instructing and studying wants of the kids, academics, dad and mom and faculty administration group and district of 131 major colleges within the Al Zubair district.

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2. Main duties and duties:

• Produce draft paperwork, and correspondence associated to the work of the Section/Unit from draft texts. Search, find, compile, evaluate and replace info and knowledge used within the growth of paperwork, work plans and budgets; enter and replace authorised work plans/price range knowledge within the automated system, making certain accuracy and compliance with the authorised quantities; run experiences from the automated programs in an effort to help preparation of normal and ad-hoc budgetary/monetary updates, reporting on programme/undertaking supply, statistics and/or projections for use and scrutiny by the supervisor or accountable supervisor.
• Prepare quite a lot of administrative documentation utilizing examples or templates; provoke administrative procedures/transactions and guarantee follow-up, together with fee follow-up in collaboration with the Administrative Unit. Inform staff members of particular administrative processes and associated procedures to help work planning and well timed and coordinated execution of labor; alert staff members of excellent obligations, timeframes and bottlenecks.
• Organize official conferences, occasions and workshops by reserving venues, tools and offering different associated logistical help. Organize official journey at the side of conferences, occasions and workshops; make journey preparations; observe and put together itinerary and agenda; facilitate journey by offering/clarifying info and getting ready the mandatory documentation. Provide administrative help for the occasions; collate/format info and knowledge for presentation in closing type; inform contributors; set up the distribution of documentation; gather minutes/info/documentation and put together related documentation.
• Receive, analyse, register, and distribute incoming correspondence and different paperwork; decide the significance and precedence of paperwork acquired; put together correspondence and solutions to requests for info on packages and actions, attaching related documentation; confirm invoices in opposition to contract phrases and situations and put together contract modifications and requests for funds; perform casual translation of paperwork.

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• Respond to enquiries and comply with up on routine excellent issues; route info and queries as acceptable; present info to supervisor and colleagues; make appointments, obtain guests, and take phone calls, answering inquiries and/or referring them to the specialist involved. As directed, liaise with numerous inner providers to acquire extra info/clarifications.
• Assist in different administrative duties, together with i) logistics help; ii) preparation of related documentation for missions; iii) preparation of minutes of conferences; and iv) general administrative help for the Project staff.
• Additional actions that could be required to make sure the success of the undertaking and the unit

3. COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)

Accountability (C)

Communication (C)

Innovation (C)

Knowledge sharing and steady enchancment (C)

Planning and organizing (C)

Results focus (C)

Teamwork (C)

Professionalism (C)

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For detailed info, please seek the advice of the UNESCO Competency Framework.

4. Required Qualifications:

Academic {qualifications}:

• Completed secondary, technical, and/or vocational schooling.
• A certificates or specialised coaching in a number of of the next disciplines: administration, finance, accounting, and/or procurement is fascinating.

Years of related work expertise:

• Minimum 5 (5) years of related expertise and progressively accountable work expertise in program administration and/or assistant capabilities.
• Experience in monitoring monetary and exercise reporting of implementing associate is required. eiWLA6B Cw0gz1
• Experience in monitoring the important thing efficiency indicators of companions and getting ready the acceptance notes with the supporting paperwork to launch funds
• Highly desktop competent with expertise within the utilization of company monetary programs and workplace software program packages (MS Word, Excel, and so forth.)
• Previous related expertise in UN organizations in comparable roles is fascinating.
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Language necessities:

• Excellent/excellent data and drafting expertise in English and Arabic;
• Knowledge of one other UN official language (French, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish) is fascinating.

Competencies:

• Integrity, reliability, and sense of dedication within the execution of duties.
• Excellent coordination expertise.
• Good data of results-based and price range administration instruments.
• Ability to construct and keep partnerships.
• Ability to work beneath strain, handle heavy workloads and to satisfy tight deadlines, paying shut consideration to element and high quality of labor.
• Strong IT expertise together with good data of ordinary workplace software program.
• Strong analytical, downside fixing and organizational expertise.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication expertise (verbally and in writing), and sensitivity to the native context.
• Excellent undertaking implementation expertise.

SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS

UNESCO recollects that paramount consideration within the appointment of workers members shall be the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, technical competence and integrity. UNESCO applies a zero-tolerance coverage in opposition to all types of harassment. UNESCO is dedicated to reaching and sustaining equitable and numerous geographical distribution, in addition to gender parity amongst its workers members in all classes and in any respect grades. Furthermore, UNESCO is dedicated to reaching workforce variety when it comes to gender, nationality and tradition. Candidates from non- and under-represented Member States ( final replace right here) are significantly welcome and strongly inspired to apply. Individuals from minority teams and indigenous teams and individuals with disabilities are equally inspired to apply. All purposes will probably be handled with the best stage of confidentiality. Worldwide mobility is required for workers members appointed to worldwide posts.

UNESCO doesn’t cost a price at any stage of the recruitment course of.

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