Messenger - Local post for Nationals of Egypt
Messenger - Local post for Nationals of Egypt
Location :
Cairo, EGYPT
Background
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Reporting to the Administrative Associate, Messenger shall perform duties of messenger service support to the UN Women Regional Office for Arab States, ensuring the highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, and excellent knowledge of operations, protocol, and security issues. The Messenger shall also demonstrate a client-oriented approach, courtesy, confidentiality, tact, and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Administrative Associate, the Messenger shall provide physical operations services as a member of the operations team to UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States.
Duties and Responsibilities
Incoming/Outgoing correspondence and packages:
Collection and delivery of mail and other materials as required from and to the post office, government agencies, and other institutions; Sorting, delivery, and pick up of mail from various offices on the premises at regular intervals. Maintenance of records as required; Packaging/packing of material received for dispatch; labeling, inserting material in envelopes and franking outgoing mail; Supports project teams in preparing meeting packages (photocopying material, preparing folders for participants, etc.).
Provides efficient messenger services focusing on the achievement of the following results:
Assist in the loading, unloading, and movement of furniture, equipment, and cargo office supplies; Perform a Variety of unskilled tasks as a helper and messenger; Remain flexible and work additional hours when required; Monitors the inventory of water bottles, places orders when required, and ensures distribution of the bottles to every floor.
Provides efficient organization and cleaning services:
Keeping clean the offices, kitchen, corridors, toilets, workshop venue, and the office environment at all times; Paying attention and ensuring hygienic standards of sanitary facilities at all times; Keeps office room floors, surfaces, furniture, walls, doors, windows, and carpets clean and hygienic; Clean the toilets and put in the toilets the toilet rolls, soaps, washing liquid, and towels when required; Report on the stock status of toilet rolls, soaps, washing liquid, etc.; Maintaining the organization of paper, documents, and clean desks and offices; Supporting office hospitality in the presence of guests; Maintaining cleanliness of the entrance and all UN Women floors.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.
Competencies
Core Values:
Respect for Diversity; Integrity; Professionalism.
Core Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example.
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FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
Ability to sort out and organize large quantities of material for dispatch; Understanding of UN Women operations procedures and requirements; Efficiency in the delivery of all listed services; Focuses on results for the client and responds positively to feedback; Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
Required Skills and Experience
Education and Certification:
Completion of secondary education is required.
Experience
At least 2 years of work experience as a messenger is desirable; Previous experience in sorting, filing, and organizing large amounts of documents is required; Experience in work for UN or other international organization/company is desirable.
Languages
Fluency in Arabic is required; Working knowledge of oral and written English language is desirable.
Application:
Interested Individual Consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
A cover letter with a brief presentation of your consultancy explaining your suitability for the work and a link to the portfolio of work; UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from
The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including all of them since the online application submission only permits to upload of one file per application. Incomplete submissions can be grounds for disqualification.
Note:
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality, and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW, and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity, and organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
