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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Vacancy in Abuja for a Secretary, March 3rd 2015



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The

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency

of the United Nations. It is the UN system’s authoritative voice

on the state and behaviour of the Earth’s atmosphere, its

interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the

resulting distribution of water resources.


WMO has a membership of 191 Member States and Territories (on 1

January 2013). It originated from the International

Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873.

Established in 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the

United Nations in 1951 for meteorology (weather and climate),

operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.



We are recruiting to fill the position of:



Job Title: Secretary



Location: Abuja

Commencement of Duty: 1st of May or as soon as possible

thereafter



Duties

Under the overall supervision of the WMO Representative for

North, Central and West Africa and under direct supervision of

the National Programme Officer, the incumbent will perform the

following duties:


  • Classify all the incoming and outgoing documents.

  • Prepare the monthly account of the Office.

  • Arrange appointments and maintain the supervisor’s

    calendar, place and screen telephone calls and answer queries

    with discretion;

  • Keep lists of names, addresses and telephone numbers of

    relevant partners (Ministers, Government Officials and members

    of the Diplomatic Corps and Donor Organizations);

  • Prepare briefing material for the supervisors for use on

    Official trips or special meetings;

  • Perform any other assignment that he/she may be directed.

  • Prepare correspondence, some of which is highly

    confidential in both French and English.

  • Transmit the outgoing mails.

  • Maintain the proper Office filing system,

  • Make travel arrangements (flight booking and purchase of

    tickets) for the supervisors and perform liaison duties with

    other units:

Education


  • Completed secondary school education or equivalent

    administration studies with corresponding diploma.

Experience:


  • A minimum of five years progressively responsible

    experience in secretarial functions. Demonstrated experience in

    screening and filtering incoming correspondence end documents

    and working experience in a United Nations or related

    international organization.

Other Requirements:


  • Must possess demonstrated ability to work with Microsoft

    Office software, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation

    software and multi-tasking systems (e-mail, agendas, etc.) and

    the use of Oracle I- Procurement applications.

  • Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to

    draft and produce correspondence, to manage and balance

    workloads and timelines within a multi-structured environment.

  • Demonstrated ability to pay attention to detail.

  • Excellent typing skills.

Languages:


  • Excellent knowledge of English and a very good knowledge of

    French (oral and written).

  • Knowledge of other WMO official languages would be an

    advantage.

Remuneration

A monthly salary commensurate with 0-3 level (approximately NGN

272095) will be offered based on experience. This is a temporary

appointment of up to eleven months on Abuja local conditions.



Method of Application

In order for the applications to be considered valid, these

should be submitted with cover letter (not more than one page)

specifying the motivation for applying, and addressed to: The

WMO Representative, WMO Office for North, Central and West

Africa. All applications should include a functional e-mail

address, mobile number, detailed curriculum vitae and completed

WMO Personal History Form.




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WMO Personal History Form



Interested candidates should submit their applications by email

to: wmosrowa@undp.org



Note:


  • This position will be based in Abuja and is open to

    Nigerian nationals or permanent residents

  • Application received after closing date will not be

    considered.

  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application Deadline 13th February,

2015




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