Exciting Opportunity: UN Administrative Officer Vacancy Open in Geneva, Switzerland

Exciting Opportunity: UN Administrative Officer Vacancy Open in Geneva, Switzerland

• Job Opening ID: 254627
• Job Network : Management and Administration
• Job Family : Administration
• Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
• Duty Station : GENEVA
• Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Deadline : May 16, 2025

The United Nations is seeking a qualified Administrative Officer in Geneva. This role involves managing administrative functions, supporting logistics, and enhancing operational efficiency to facilitate the UN’s mission and objectives globally.

This position is located in Enterprise Resource Planning Management Section (ERPMS), Programme Support and Management Services (PSMS), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Geneva. The Administrative Officer will report to the Chief ERPMS of OHCHR.

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Responsibilities

• Enterprise Resource Panning – Leads Umoja/ERP system deployment activities across the office.
• Human Resources Management – Effectively coordinates actions relative to the administration of human resource activities
• Budget and Finance – Takes the lead with respect to the preparation and implementation of the work programme, ensuring that financial resources are utilised to implement activities in accordance with the Programme Budget and allotments issued
• General Administration – Oversees work related to procurement, billing and receipt of income from various services, operational travel programme, procurement monitoring and evaluation of vendor contracts/payment to vendors and individual contractors for services.

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Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business or public administration, finance, accounting, law or related area.
• A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in administration, finance, accounting, human resources management or related field is required.
• 2 years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• Experience as SAP ERP Security Liaison Officer is desirable.
• Experience in delivering SAP ERP trainings in different functional areas is desirable.
• Experience in Project Management setting is desirable.