Business Support Associate (Reports) (Re-advertise)

Job Description

Title: Business Support Associate (Reports) (Re-advertise)

Company Name: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Vacancy: 2

Job Location: Cox's Bazar, Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 6 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Type of contract: Fixed Term
∎ Duration: 12 months
∎ This vacancy announcement is for Bangladeshi Nationals
∎ JOB PURPOSE: To coordinate and control a full range of business support services for Operational Information Management and Performance Reporting, to ensure that services are delivered effectively.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
∎ Provide dedicated executive assistant support related to operational information management (OIM) and performance reporting.
∎ Prepare and/or consolidate comprehensive reports, documentation, correspondence, briefing notes, etc. and conduct research in support of the OIM and reporting function.
∎ Actively seek and use feedback to improve business processes and procedures, including those associated with WFP corporate performance reporting.
∎ Respond to complex business support queries in order to provide a timely and accurate resolution of enquiries for clients.
∎ Oversee the maintenance OIM/reporting records and databases to ensure information is organised and readily available for staff and compliant with all relevant regulations and policies.
∎ Revise and review OIM/reports related correspondence and documentation, providing feedback and making amendments where appropriate, to contribute to production of these materials to time and quality standards.
∎ Assist managers and reporting officers in collating relevant information, such as political and humanitarian news and analysis, from various sources, pertaining to WFP's operations and donor policies, trends and preferences.
∎ Assess and recommend improvements to procedures and practices, to contribute to the effective delivery of business support services.
∎ Provide a full range of complex business support services, including supporting the preparation and dissemination of Annual Country Report, in collaboration with different units (programmes, M&E, logistics and resource management, etc.), ensuring coherence and quality of information gathered.
∎ Coordinate among the members of the OIM/Reporting team to ensure support services are delivered consistently and to the required standards.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience: Six or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream with experience in general administrative work.
∎ Knowledge & Skills:
∎ Specialised knowledge of the application of common business processes, practical business support methods, procedures and systems used in area of work, gained through technical training and work experience.
∎ Good communication skills in order to provide specialised business support services to a wide range of individuals.
∎ Ability to analyse and interpret financial data and monitor budgets.
∎ Ability to proactively identify and recommend areas for improvement to the design and delivery of specialised services.
∎ Ability to build relationships with a variety of individuals across functions.
∎ Experience in coordinating the work of others and self and training and supporting others.
∎ Ability to maintain confidentiality.
∎ Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 27 Aug 2023

Company Information:
∎ 16 Aug 2023
∎ United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Category: NGO/Development

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