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For every child, the right to a fair chance

As part of the consolidation of United Nations agencies at the United Nations House in Diamniadio, UNICEF Senegal is preparing to vacate and hand over its current premises by 31 December 2026 and relocate its staff to the new premises in January 2027. This transition requires temporary reinforcement of the Administration team to ensure service continuity and support operations related to the move, contract closures, and handover of the premises. To this end, UNICEF seeks to establish a roster of qualified candidates to meet administrative support staffing needs during this period.

How can you make a difference? 

Under the supervision of the designated supervisor, the Administrative Associates will provide administrative, operational, and logistical support to the assigned team, with a focus on facilitating UNICEF Senegal’s relocation to the United Nations House in Diamniadio and the handover of its current premises. The role involves supporting document and records management, asset inventory and tracking, administrative transactions, and coordination of relocation-related activities, in accordance with UNICEF policies, procedures, and processes. The incumbent will contribute to the timely completion of relocation tasks and the continuity of administrative services throughout the transition.

Key responsibilities include:

Administrative Support: Manage correspondence, emails, filing, data entry, meeting schedules, minutes, and other routine administrative tasks in accordance with UNICEF policies and procedures.

Document Management and Archiving: Organize, classify, inventory, archive, and securely transfer physical and electronic records, including contracts, invoices, asset registers, and premises handover documents.

Relocation and Premises Handover: Support the coordination and tracking of relocation activities, maintain checklists and action trackers, follow up on outstanding tasks, and compile documentation required for the closure and handover of the current premises.

Asset and Supplies Management: Update equipment and furniture inventories, support physical verification, tagging, movement, reconciliation, and handover of assets, and coordinate office supplies and equipment maintenance.

Budget and Invoice Processing: Maintain budget monitoring records, track expenditures and outstanding payments, collect and verify invoices, and support transaction processing and financial closure in VISION.

Procurement and Contract Administration: Prepare and maintain procurement and contract documentation, support consultant and service provider arrangements, and follow up on contract closures and pending administrative actions.

Planning, Reporting and Coordination: Update progress trackers, compile administrative data, monitor deadlines, prepare reports, and liaise with relevant teams and service providers to ensure timely completion of activities.

Logistics and Travel Support: Arrange meetings, events, travel, staff movements, and equipment transfers, as required, to facilitate business continuity and relocation.

Other Duties: Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Minimum requirements:

Education: Completion of secondary education is required. Professional and/or university courses related to administration, office management, records management, logistics, finances, human resources or a related field is an asset.

- A Bachelor’s degree may be accepted in lieu of three (3) years of relevant work experience, and a Master’s degree may be accepted in lieu of an additional two (2) years of relevant work experience, subject to applicable UNICEF recruitment policies and procedures.

Work Experience: At least 6 years of relevant administrative or clerical work experience required.

Skills (optional): 
Strong organizational, coordination, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
Good document management, filing, archiving, and record-keeping skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate inventories, trackers, and administrative records.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, a collaborative approach, and the ability to work effectively under pressure.

Desirables:

-Additional training or certification in administration, office management, records management, logistics, or a related field.

- Experience supporting office relocation, premises handover, asset inventory, document archiving, or administrative and financial closure.

- Experience using enterprise resource planning systems, particularly SAP/VISION, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.

- Relevant work experience at the country level, particularly in development, fragile settings, and humanitarian contexts.

- Knowledge of UNICEF administrative policies, procedures, and processes.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Please note that this announcement is intended to establish a roster of qualified candidates and does not correspond to a specific vacant position. Candidates included in the roster may be contacted based on

operational needs and, following the required assessment and selection process, may be offered an appropriate type of contract in line with UNICEF policies and procedures.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of misconduct.
UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable.

Appointment, selection and continued engagement are subject to the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent to enable UNICEF to undertake these checks.
Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.

Appointments are conditional on the selected candidates’ willingness to comply with current or future vaccination

requirements, should UNICEF mandate it for personnel.

Failure to comply with such requirements, where applicable and without a duly approved medical exemption from the relevant UN authority, will result in the cancellation of the selection or may lead to other administrative measures, including separation from service

Remarks:  

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and women are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Vacancy Announcement - Roster (Administrative Associates) - SENEGAL CO