VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
UNFPA Regional Sub-Office in Khovd aimag
is seeking a highly qualified individual for the below post

Post title: Secretary/Translator
Type: Project post
Duration: 1year initially with possible extention (subject to satisfactory performance)
Under the guidance and supervision of the Regional Sub-Office (RSO) Manager, the Secretary/ Translator is expected to provide all necessary operational support to the effective daily implementation of UNFPA activities. Secretary/ Translator in the UNFPA Regional Sub-Office:
- Arranges appointments, receives visitors, places and screens telephone calls and answers queries;
- Receives, registers, screens, logs and routes correspondences;
- Drafts letters and other basic correspondence and ensures follow-up actions;
- Take minutes of meetings;
- Asists RSO staff, including a Peace Corps volunteer in preparing or formatting presentations and reports;
- Manages documentation center , filing system for RSO and handles office stationary supply;
- Acts as a petty cash custodian and a leave monitor for RSO;
- Makes field trip arrangements; maintains vehicle history repots, monitors utilization of the office vehicle, keeping records on fuel consumption;
- Translates various documents, including technical papers on reproductive health, population, development, gender and admin/ finance documents between English and Mongolian;
- Interprets between English and Mongolian for UNFPA staff during meetings. Workshops and trainings;
- Performs other duties, as required.


Qualifications required:
- University degree
- At least 3years of professional experiece, preferably in administration and translation
- High proficiency in translating and interpreting between English and Mongolian (Knowledge of Kazakh language is an asset)
- Excellent writing skills in English and Mongolian
- Good knowledge of the technical terms used in the areas of reproductive health, and population and development
- Proven competency in the use of common computer programs
- Ability to operaty office equipment

This post is open to a Mongolian national only.
Please hand deliver your application letter along with your CV, references from your previous employers (ONLY copies, not orginals) to: UNFPA, Khovd Sub-Office, Khovd Governor’s Office building, Jargalant soum, Khovd aimag. Telephone:432-2527. Deadline for applications is 5:00p.m on 2 March 2009. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.