World Health Organization is looking for Executive Assistant 2022 in Dhaka
Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of Administrative Officer and the direct supervision of the Team Leader (Health Systems), the incumbent provides the following secretarial and administrative support to the Health Systems Programme:Office management
- Review incoming correspondence and ensure routing to responsible officer, attaching background documents and highlighting areas requiring action; draft replies on general and administrative matters; ensure outgoing correspondence and reports conform to WHO standards; develop tracking tools to follow up target dates and deadlines.
- Create and/or maintain filing systems and ensure updated information; obtain documents and information from in-house and external sources and perform information search as required.
- Provide guidance to other staff on office procedures and WHO standards.
Programme support
- Provide support in the monitoring implementation of the work plan, including timely information on budget ceiling/award budgets, monitor income and expenditure and funds available; follow up on financial/budgetary issues and ensure timely processing of committal documents; assist in the preparation of financial and technical progress reports to donors.
- Prepare contracts for consultants, Agreement for Performance of Work (APW), Direct Financial Cooperation (DFC), Technical Services Agreements (TSA) and General External Services requests (GES); record receipt of deliverables and initiate and monitor payment.
- Initiate requisitions for goods procurement and record receipt of deliverables.
Meeting Administration/Duty Travel
- Coordinate administrative preparation for meetings, seminars, workshops, ensuring all necessary documents and travel requests are sent to participants; prepare relevant documents and power-point presentations.
- Obtain briefing and prepare background materials for meetings, seminars, workshops, etc., and ensure complete documentation is provided to the unit staff attending the meeting.
- Prepare travel requests for official travel, obtain security clearance, make flight and hotel reservations, prepare travel files and ensure logistic arrangements for smooth conduct of the meetings/workshops in the office and outside venues.
- Schedule unit meetings and prepare minutes.
The World Health Organization’s mission: to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people.
Location:
BangladeshBenefits
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Eligibilities
Education
Essential: Completion of Secondary School education.
Desirable: University degree in Business Management/Social Science/ or relevant field would be an asset. Training in administrative and office management practices would be an advantage.
Experience
Essential: At least five (5) years of experience in secretarial/ /administrative work or Programme support management.
Desirable: Experience in general administration in WHO or in another UN/International organization would be an advantage.
Skills
- Thorough knowledge of modern office procedures and practices. The incumbent keeps abreast of changes in procedures and practices, rules and regulations, organizational structure, in the department, and WHO;
- Ability to draft standard correspondence;
- Ability to handle work in a timely and accurate manner with tact and discretion, as required;
- Ability to maintain and update knowledge in the use of office technology through in-house courses, on-the-job training and/or self-training.
Application Process
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Application Deadline: November 8, 2022
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