Executive Associate

**Job no**: 572501

**Contract type**: Temporary Appointment

**Duty Station**: Bangkok

**Level**: G-6

**Location**: Thailand

**Categories**: Programme Management

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job - it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

**_ For every child, better future._**
- Learn about what we do to create a fair chance for every child in Thailand, click _here_._

**_ How can you make a difference?_**

Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Director, the Executive Associate is accountable for procedural communications, operations and administrative support services, as well as specialized administrative functions, to enhance the smooth running of the supervisor’s day-to day activities, as well as his/her section. Executive Associates also represent the supervisor in initiating, following up on and resolving issues pertaining to administrative requests.

**COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT**:

- Communicate sensitive information to higher level managers.
- Provide routine information pertaining to the work of the division/office.
- Draft responses to written inquiries on routine questions.
- Coordinate responses to sensitive inquiries.
- Follow up on established deadlines and ensuring timely submissions by staff of reports, correspondence and other documents.

**ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT**:

- Maintain the supervisor’s calendar and arrange meetings.
- Organize official travel on behalf of supervisor.
- Preparing briefing materials for official trips or meetings.
- Prepare documentation for the supervisor’s signature reviewing for style, factual and grammatical accuracy.

**OPERATIONS SUPPORT**:

- Supports capacity development activities and conferences by making the logístical arrangements, through engaging with facilitators, caterers and hosts.
- Maintains and updates a system which monitors the absence of staff.
- Supports management of administrative supplies, office equipment, and updating the inventory of items.

**BUDGET MONITORING SUPPORT**:

- Provides support on budget revision/preparation, implementation status, determination position of funding utilization, operational, and financial closure.
- Monitors budgets and financial expenditures of section, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, keeping supervisor informed and advised on actions for decision/follow up.
- Prepares and maintains records, documents and control plans for the monitoring of project/programme implementation.
- Carries out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants for his/her section such as registering grant allotments and tracking expiring programme grants.

**PROCUREMENT SUPPORT**:

- Guide managers in the process of PCA/SSAs in line with the policies and guidance issued by FRG, SD and DHR.
- Facilitate the processing of contracts for consultants and external partners that provide a service to the section. This includes preparing and filing documents, completing necessary forms and templates, uploading TOR’s in VISION, and making necessary logístical arrangements.
- Maintain up-to-date vendor lists, partners, and consultant rosters.

**To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have**

**_ The following minimum requirements:_**

**Education**:

- Completion of secondary education is required, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the field of work.

**Work Experience**:

- A minimum of six years of relevant administrative or clerical work experience is required.
- Experience in a similar role within UN system, preferred.

**Skills**:

- Training and experience using MS Outlook, TEAMS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Zoom, and other UNICEF software such as SharePoint; knowledge of integrated management information systems required.
- Thorough knowledge of UNICEF’s organizational structure, administrative policies and procedures.
- Organizational, planning and prioritizing skills and abilities.
- Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with visitors.
- High sense of confidentiality, initiative and good judgment.
- Ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural background.
- Ability to work in a team environment to achieve common goals and to provide guidance to more junior support staff.

**Language Requirements**:

- Fluency in English and Thai (both written and spoken) is required. Knowledge of another