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Administrative Assistant

UNICEFPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Category | Grade:General | G-5Deadline:12 Aug 2026Job ID:594764Posted on:29 Jul 2026
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Overview

Provides administrative, financial and logistical support for UNICEF operations, maintaining budgets and records, processing contracts and invoices, coordinating meetings and travel, managing supplies and supporting timely, compliant office and programme delivery.

Languages

Required: English

Desired: Another UN language, Local language

Minimum Experience

5 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Monitor budgets, expenditures, grants and financial closure in line with UNICEF rules
  • Maintain work-plan, project, monitoring and budget records for timely management decisions
  • Process consultant and partner contracts and maintain vendor and consultant records
  • Coordinate correspondence, calendars, meetings, minutes and filing systems
  • Arrange event logistics, travel and related administrative documentation
  • Process invoices and respond to transaction-status enquiries
  • Manage office supplies, equipment, inventories and premises services
  • Maintain staff attendance and absence records

Requirements

  • Secondary education in business administration, public administration, office administration, finance, project management, supply chain management, communications or information management
  • At least five years of relevant administrative-support experience
  • Proficiency in English

Skills

Administrative SupportBudget MonitoringFinancial AdministrationProcurement SupportContract AdministrationTravel CoordinationEvent LogisticsRecords ManagementOffice ManagementProject Coordination

Tools

VISION

Additional info

  • Fixed-term appointment