Volunteer with UN Volunteers in Egypt: Administrative Assistant
Applicant criteria
- 27 - 60
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
United Nations Volunteers programme is offering a volunteer opportunity in Egypt: Administrative Assistant.
Duration:
12 months (with possibility of extension)
Duties & responsibilities
- Screen unit’s incoming and outgoing mail/e-mail, routing to appropriate colleagues for action.
- Compose, draft and prepare from instructions correspondence on issues relating to the unit (bank signatory letters, etc.).
- Disburse cheques and cash vouchers to suppliers, and file related documentation.
- Develop training materials and job aids, and deliver training to budget centres in supplier creation to improve the quality of supplier management across the region.
- Identify opportunities for streamlining of processes around supplier management including related filing to ensure optimal use of staff time while maintaining essential controls.
- Promote volunteerism in the development sector in Egypt through the sharing of experiences and stories amongst networks and relationships with local organizations, groups, individuals, co-workers and fellow UN Volunteers.
- Utilize skills developed on the job to assist other organizations in a volunteer capacity to improve administrative and management procedures.
Eligibility criteria
Age: 27 - 80
Nationality: Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
Required experience:
- 3 years of experience in using automated accounting systems such as Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Dynamics, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Arabic
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Detail-oriented and highly accurate
- Strong customer-service mindset
- Experience documenting and streamlining business processes (desirable)
- Experience developing and delivering training programs for administration and finance (desirable)
Languages:
- English, Level: Fluent, Required
- Arabic, Level: Working knowledge, Required
Required education level:
Bachelor degree or equivalent in Accountancy, Business Administration, Management, Commerce or Finance.
Required Skills:
- Accountability
- Professionalism
- Self-management
- Teamwork
- Creativity
- Planning and organizing
About The United Nations Volunteers (UNV):
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.
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