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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