Vacancy Notice N° o29/2015
Office Assistant (Grade B2)
Directorate of Programme Co-ordination
Council of Europe Office in Moscow
Closing date:
15 May 2015
Location :
Moscow
Job mission
Under the authority of the Head of the Council of Europe Programme Office in Moscow, the Office Assistant will carry out a variety of administrative and secretarial assignments in compliance with the Council of Europe’s procedures, guidelines and priorities.
Key activities
The Office Assistant will perform the following tasks with a concern for quality, efficiency, accuracy and confidentiality:
- assist the Head of Office and Deputy Head of Office in the daily running of the Office;
- update and keep the Office’s agenda, making appointments as requested;
- organise and maintain the Office’s central files: Council of Europe official reports, expertise and other documents relating to the country, outgoing and incoming correspondence, lists comprising contact data for national officials, diplomatic missions and international organisations, mass-media, NGOs, and others;
- perform reception duties, receiving visitors and phone calls;
- ensure the circulation of pertinent information and documents as relevant within the Office;
- draft and edit documents and letters and assist in preparing reports;
- translate/summarise texts (documents, laws, regulations, articles etc…);
- publish documents online and update the Office website;
- prepare travel arrangements via the internal travel management system;
- assist in the preparation of delegation visits and Council of Europe events (seminars, conferences, roundtables, etc…) including, where required, arranging hotel reservations, transport, interpretation services, documentation, etc;
- maintain internal and external contacts;
- interpret, as necessary, during meetings and interviews.
Please note that the incumbent may be required to perform other duties not listed in the vacancy notice.
Eligibility Requirements
This local recruitment procedure is open to candidates resident in the Russian Federation.
Qualification: Completed secondary education followed by an appropriate professional qualification in secretarial/administrative studies or similar;
Experience: At least two years’ proven experience in administrative and secretarial duties;
Language requirements: Excellent knowledge of Russian (mother tongue level) ability to express oneself, present and draft clearly, concisely and convincingly in English and Russian.
Nationality: The appointed candidate must be a national of a Council of Europe member State;
Age: Under 65 years of age at the closing date of the vacancy notice.
Employee Core Values
Competencies
Essential
Professional and technical competencies:
Planning and work organisation: ability to work under pressure, deal with multiple tasks and respect deadlines.
ICT skills: Sound computer skills of standard tools in office applications (word processing, spreadsheet, data bases, presentation software, outlook, internet/intranet publication).
Interpersonal skills: Service and client orientation, team-work and co-operation. Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural team.
Personal attitudes: Initiative and responsibility, result orientation and sense of continuous improvement, concern for quality, efficiency and accuracy, adaptability, self-management and development, organisational alignment.
Personal values: Integrity, loyalty and conscience, discretion, independence and confidence, respect for diversity.
Desirable
Professional and technical competencies:
- Experience in translation / interpretation would be an advantage;
- Experience in the preparation of documents of financial significance would be an advantage;
- Experience of working in an international environment would be an advantage.
Communication and linguistic skills: Knowledge of French or other European languages would be an advantage.
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