UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)
KENYA COUNTRY OFFICE
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT “KCO/ADM/2014-020”
Duty Station - Nairobi
Posts: Administrative Assistant, GS-6
Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Reference # KCO/14090
Date of Issue: 20 June 2014
Closing Date: 04 July 2014
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the above Fixed Term position
in the Administration Section of UNICEF Kenya Country Office (KCO).
Purpose of the Post:
Under the general supervision of the Administrative Officer Assets, the incumbent performs
administrative support functions, which includes receiving office equipment and supplies from
suppliers, issuing office supplies to staff members and reconciling the stores records with actual supplies
available. The incumbent also captures and manages the Property, Premises and Equipment (PP&E) in
VISION, generates IPSAS compliant reports, supervise the physical count by third parties, as well as
supervising the maintenance of office buildings and equipment.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Assists the Admin. Officer in Managing the ESARO and KCO (including 4 zonal offices) PP&E
whose value is in excess of $3,000,000.00 by receiving new equipment from suppliers, ensures
that the office equipment is properly tagged and inventories for easy identification and tracking
the movement of equipment from one office to another using both the VISION PP&E module and
the manual database for non-attractive items;
2. Manages the office stores by receiving and issuing Office supplies for both KCO and ESARO
and enters details of the receipts and issues on Bin cards. The value of the ESARO/KCO stores is
approximately $150,000.00 per annum;
3. Undertakes the Reconciliation of the balances in the bin cards with the actual balances of the
stores items and based on the balances decides and recommends to the supervisor on the reordering levels based on the balances and the lead times;
4. Coordinates and supervises the Stores physical stock take at least twice a year. The incumbent
also organizes and oversees the physical verification exercise for KCO both Nairobi and zonal
offices, ESARO non-expendable property and prepares reports highlighting any anomalies which
may be noted during the physical stock take and verification exercises to the supervisor to the
supervisor for corrective action to be undertaken immediately;
5. Captures and updates office equipment details in VISION to reflect the actual location of office
equipment and allocates equipment to staff whenever required in line with set criteria for
eligibility;
6. Monitors and supervises Office maintenance and maintenance of office equipment by contractors
and certifies that the contractors have undertaken the job as required before payment is made;
7. Coordinates the movements of staff to new office locations and ensures that all staff members
have the relevant equipment/items to carry out their day to day assignments;
8. Responsible for compiling list of items to be disposed of, submits to the supervisor for onward
submission to the Local Property Survey Board.
Follows-up on the final approval of PSB recommendations and supervise the disposal accordingly.
If items are to be disposed of through public auction, the incumbent makes necessary arrangement
for the auction to take place;
9. Any other tasks as defined by supervisor.
Required Qualifications:
Possession of Kenya Certificate of secondary Education plus A Diploma in Management. Possession of
a degree in Public/Business Administration will be an added advantage.
Experience:
At least six years progressive work experience working in a busy industry with major work being
Administrative, stores and inventory management. Experience in usage of inventory and stores database
software will be an added advantage.
Language:
Fluency in both written and oral English and Kiswahili language. Knowledge of a second UN language
is an asset.
Competencies:
Competencies:
i) Core Values (Required)
Commitment
Diversity and Inclusion
Integrity
ii) Core Competencies (Required)
Communication [Level I]
Working with People [Level II]
Drive for Results [Level I]
iii) Functional Competencies (Required)
Analysing [II]
Applying Technical Expertise [Level II]
Following instructions and Procedures [Level II]
Planning and Organizing [Level II]
Interested and suitable candidates should ensure they forward their applications along with their
curriculum vitae, P11 (internal candidates should attach copies of their last two Performance Evaluation
Reports), to:
The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF Kenya Country Office
Email address: kenyahrvacancies@unicef.org
Please indicate Reference No. “KCO/ADM/2014-020” in the email subject
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