Deadline: 13 December 2015
African Union (AU) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Head of Mission Support in Mogadishu, Somalia. The duration for the post is of 1 year.
The Head of Mission Support ensures the provision and efficient use of all mission material requirements and provides logistical and administrative support required to all mission components.
The mission of AU is to become “An efficient and value-adding institution driving the African integration and development process in close collaboration with African Union Member States, the Regional Economic Communities and African citizens”.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Head of Mission Support will perform the following functions-
- Contribute to the implementation of the mission mandate by providing the necessary managerial, logistical and administrative support required for the fulfillment of the mandate, including such areas as human resources management, logistics, communications, transport, air operations, supply, movement, etc.
- Advise the SRCC on all matters pertaining to administrative and logistical
- Plan, organize, implement, manage and oversee the activities of all administrative and logistical support operations.
- Ensure effective management of human, financial and material resources of the
- Identify broad strategies required for the development and implementation of the mission support’s work programme.
- Establish a set of sound policies, procedures, practices, standards and tools that are consistent with AU regulations, rules, policies and practice in order to ensure proper financial and human resources and asset management and control.
- Liaise, negotiate and coordinate with national authorities with respect to administrative and logistical matters.
- Ensure cooperation and integration of administrative and logistical resources with military, police and civilian elements of the mission as required.
- Provide guidance, support and supervision to administrative and logistics support staff as well as audit and evaluation services, as appropriate.
- Ensure the provision of guidance, performance evaluation, supervision and mentoring to all administrative support and other staff in the areas of his/her responsibility.
- Represent the mission before legislative bodies, providing information and clarification in support of budget proposals and expenditures related to the areas of responsibility.
- Serve as a member of the Mission Senior Leadership Team and Mission Management Team.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the SRCC.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- A University Master’s Degree in business or public administration, finance, accounting, law, social sciences or related fields. A higher qualification would be and added advantage.
- A minimum of Fifteen (15) years of progressively working experience responsible for Human Resources management, Administration, Logistics, Financial management and budgeting Operations, or related field.
- Delivers outputs within prescribed time, cost and quality standards.
- Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority.
- Responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member.
- Ability to ensure adequate preparation of reports or rationale with respect to key logistic and administrative decisions.
- Computer literate and well versed in the use of the Internet, Power Point, Excel and Word.
- Ability to work in a multicultural and emergency setting.
- Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages is mandatory, for this position fluency in English language is encouraged. Knowledge of one or several other working languages would be an added advantage.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit AU.
