Organizational context:This position is within the Integrated Office of the Special Representative and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC), based in Bogota. The role reports directly to the SRSG, DSRSG, and the Head of the Integrated Office, supporting the mission's leadership.Job purpose:The Senior Staff Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting the mission leadership of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. This includes ensuring the SRSG and DSRSG receive timely and accurate background materials and correspondence. The role involves managing sensitive communications, supporting high-level calendars, drafting official documents, and coordinating administrative and logistical matters. By overseeing workflow, budget adherence, and record-keeping, the position contributes significantly to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Front Office, facilitating the mission's operational objectives.Responsibilities:The Senior Staff Assistant is responsible for managing incoming and outgoing correspondence, including confidential and sensitive materials, and ensuring mission leadership receives necessary background information. Duties include supporting the management of senior leadership calendars, liaising with government officials and diplomats, and drafting, editing, and finalizing official documents.



The role also involves overseeing and monitoring the office budget, maintaining a tracking system for action points, and coordinating administrative issues across mission components and UN agencies. Additionally, the position assists in organizing official travel for the SRSG and DSRSG, provides administrative support for attendance and claims, and ensures proper record-keeping and secure handling of sensitive information.Education:A high school diploma or equivalent is required. A higher education degree in social, communication, economic, or political sciences, or a related area, is desirable. Technical training in secretarial or administration is also desirable.Work experience:A minimum of eight years of progressive experience in administrative support, including correspondence, event, meeting, and budget management, is required. Experience providing personal and administrative support in the front office of high-ranking officials is desirable. Knowledge of UN systems or field operations, and understanding of the Latin America and Caribbean region, are also desirable.Skills:Professionalism, tact, discretion, excellent interpersonal skills, initiative, good judgment, efficiency, persistence, calmness under stress, teamwork, planning, and organizing.Required languages:English, Spanish, French#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Senior Staff Assistant (Cundinamarca)
🏢 UN Secretariat
📍 Cundinamarca