World Food Programme recruits 01 Business Support Assistant – Medical
World Food Programme
Johannesburg, South Africa
Humanitaire (ONG, Associations, …), Projet/programme de développement
Opportunités de carrière : Business Support Assistant – Medical, G5 Fixed Term (Fluent in English & Portuguese) JHB (158963)
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
ABOUT WFPThe United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to end global hunger. 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 emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. Present in nearly 80 countries, the organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas. We manage an operating budget of approximately $5.9 billion each year, distributing 12.6 billion rations to those most in need. We reach an average of 80 million people with food assistance in around 80 countries each year. The World Food Programme office in Johannesburg is a Regional Office coordinating and supporting the delivery of humanitarian assistance to 11 Southern Africa countries including, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Malawi, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville.
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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXTThese jobs are found in Country Offices (COs), Regional Bureaux (RBs), and Headquarters (HQ). Job holders performing front office management functions typically report to the Deputy Directors or Head of Offices. In cases where these positions support a specific business stream, the reporting line may be to the Head of Unit, Chief, or the designate.At this level job holders are expected to take responsibility for completion of a range of business support activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines/practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to more junior colleagues.
JOB PURPOSETo deliver a wide range of business support processes and activities for a specific professional area of work, to facilitate effective service delivery.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)Working under the supervision of the Regional Staff Counsellor, the incumbent is responsible for the following duties:
• Provide dedicated business support executive services to the Wellness unit. • Prepare and/or consolidate comprehensive reports, documentation, correspondence, briefing notes, etc. and working in collaboration with both the Regional Medical Officer and Regional Staff Counsellor, assist in conducting research in the different areas of wellness. • Oversee the maintenance of non-confidential Wellness records and databases to ensure information is organised and readily available for staff and compliant with all relevant regulations and policies. • Work in collaboration with HR to support RBJ COs update their CO pages on the Wellness App and contribute to the production of Wellness promotion materials to be used in Wellness campaigns. • Assess and recommend improvements to Wellness procedures and practices, to contribute to the effective delivery of business support services. • Coordinate tasks of Wellness focal points/Wellness Committees working on staff issues at the RB/COs to ensure that wellness services are delivered consistently and to the required standards. • In the absence of the Medical Officer, provide coordination to staff’s medical emergencies response, and transfer of emergency cases from the office to healthcare facilities including calling an Ambulance where the need arises. • Ensure that WFP patients being evacuated into South Africa have correct travel documents and working with the Regional Medical Officer book patients to the admitting hospitals• Requisition of desk-side diagnostic and screening tests such as antigen tests, and other goods and services for use by Wellness Unit as required.• Advise staff traveling on mission or reassignment on where to access administration of appropriate vaccine, instruction on malaria prophylaxis and other travel related ailments; Instructs on the content and potential of uses of the travel kit.• Assist in coordinating provision of health education and participates in work environment, occupational health and other specific health issues.• Perform other related duties as required.
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIESPurpose • Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives. • Be a force for positive change: Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor. • Make the mission inspiring to our team: Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates. • Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.
People • Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities. • Create an inclusive culture: Seeks opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds. • Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work. • Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.
Performance • Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues. • Focus on getting results: Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency. • Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines or commitments. • Be Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.
Partnership • Connect and share across WFP units: Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor. • Build strong external partnerships: Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals. • Be politically agile & adaptable: Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives. • Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs. STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEducation : Completion of Secondary Education and Certificate in related field. Additional training or certification in First Aid, or counselling will be an advantage.
Experience : A minimum of four years of progressively responsible work experience in administrative support services is required. At least 2 years of work experience in medical administration is required.
Language : Proficiency in Portuguese and English
CONTRACTUAL INFORMATION• This is a 1 Year Renewable Fixed Term Contract• Net monthly salary range: R26 579 to R 31 304• Benefits: 30 Days Annual Leave, Pension & Medical Insurance
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONSThis Vacancy Announcement will close on Friday, 11th of March 2022 at 11:59 South African Time
This position is only open to South African Nationals and SA Permanent Resident Permit holders
Qualified female applicants are especially encouraged to apply
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
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