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Programme Assistant, Polio Eradication Programme

UNICEFNairobi, Kenya
Category | Grade:General | G-5Deadline:6 Aug 2026Job ID:594696Posted on:23 Jul 2026
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Overview

Provide administrative and operational support to UNICEF’s Polio Eradication Programme in Nairobi, coordinating travel and events, administering consultants and vendors, processing programme and financial transactions, monitoring budgets and maintaining accurate records across workstreams.

Department: Polio Eradication Programme

Languages

Required: English

Desired: Another UN language, Local language

Job Areas

  1. Administration & Executive Support
  2. Programme & Project Management

Minimum Experience

5 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Manage correspondence, meetings, records and office administration
  • Coordinate travel, visas, clearances, accommodation and event logistics
  • Process consultant, vendor and partner contracting documentation
  • Process invoices and maintain financial and commitment records
  • Monitor annual work-plan budgets and programme expenditures
  • Enter programme transactions and coding in VISION
  • Maintain monitoring documents and records across polio workstreams

Requirements

  • Completion of secondary education
  • At least 5 years of progressively responsible administrative or clerical experience
  • Proficient or fluent English
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, VISION and SharePoint

Skills

Programme administrationTravel coordinationContract administrationBudget monitoringFinancial transaction processingRecords managementEvent logistics

Tools

Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointVISIONSharePoint

Additional info

  • Fixed-term General Service appointment
  • Open to Kenyan nationals only
  • Post number 00133782