Administrative Assistant East Jerusalem, State of Palestine

Job no: 596165
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: East Jerusalem
Level: G-5
Location: State of Palestine (SoP)
Categories: Administration

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job - it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to Freedom

How can you make a difference?

As an Administrative Assistant, you will be responsible for executing a broad variety of routine tasks for the Admin unit requiring full knowledge of UNICEF administrative and operational procedures, processes, and policies.

• Travel
• Protocol and Immigration
• Invoice and Financial Transaction Processing

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Education: Secondary Education in any related fields.
• Work Experience: At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Administration, Travel and Tourism, Operations, general administrative, operation logistics, travel . and any other related fields.
• Skills: Strong experience in Travel Management, Protocol Support, Immigration Processing, Invoice Processing, SAP System operations, and Administrative Operations is required.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
• Language:
  Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
• Knowledge of UN Experience, SharePoint, Vendor Coordination, Government Liaison, additional languages, and international exposure is considered an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• (1) Builds and maintains partnerships
• (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• (3) Drive to achieve results for impact
• (4) Innovates and embraces change
• (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
• (6) Thinks and acts strategically
• (7) Works collaboratively with others

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout…