Business Support Assistant (SC4) Deir Ezzour

Job Description

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS?All applications should be received no later than 21 September 2021.ABOUT WFPThe?United Nations World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. In 2020, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to fight hunger globally, including its work during the coronavirus pandemic.?In Syria, WFP provides food assistance to more than 4.6 million people each month. This includes families who require emergency assistance when affected by conflict and displacement and also those who need help to improve their nutrition and food security. WFP supports children across Syria with healthy meals and snacks at school, mothers with nutritious diets, and families and communities with sustainable livelihood projects.The United Nations World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.?The mission of WFP is to help the world?achieve Zero Hunger?in our lifetimes.?Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.CONTRACT TYPE & DURATION?Contract Type:?Service?Contract - SC4Duration:?12 monthsDuty Station: Deir EzzourNumber of required employees: 1BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:The Business support assistant will work in the field office under the direct supervision of the Finance/Admin associate and overall supervision of the head of the field office, with technical support from the admin unit in Damascus.The Business support assistant will deliver standard business support processes for a specific professional area of work, to facilitate effective service delivery.??KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Gather information with clear direction to support the drafting of documents and preparing reports by other staff.
• ?Respond to queries and escalate where appropriate, in order to provide a timely and accurate service to clients.
• ?Support processing and managing routine administrative and financial tasks in various in the Field Office, to contribute to the effective and timely management of resources.
• ?Provide revision and proof-reading services for standard documents, to contribute to the development of accurate documentation.
• Take responsibility for the maintenance and set standard filing/archiving system, to ensure information is accurate and readily available.
• ?Identify simple discrepancies in statistics and data, such as missing information, and report to the Finance/Admin Associate to support various units to deliver their work.
• ?Take responsibility for data integrity to facilitate availability of accurate information in corporate systems.
• Provide guidance on routine business support methods and practices to junior colleagues to ensure services are delivered consistently and to the required standards.
• Work with a variety of individuals, taking on feedback where appropriate to assist in business support delivery for staff.
• Perform other duties, as required by the direct supervisor.

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