Job Vacancies at United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

Duties

• Assist in the preparation of health and wellness communication tools. Assist in health promotion and outreach activities focused on staff wellness. The JMS intern will participate in healthy U campaigns, fitness promotion activities and group challenge activities.
• Assist in providing administrative support for wellness activities.
• Assist in promoting awareness on healthy nutrition and providing support for nutrition -based wellness activities.
• Assist in disseminating health awareness content through the JMS website, online newsletter articles and social media platforms.
• Assist in data collection and data analytics, including support to research activities, monitoring and evaluation of JMS wellness and related programmes, supporting surveys and interviews, report writing, and presentation of recommendations.
• Assist in promoting public health awareness and supporting JMS interventions for prevention & control of infectious disease outbreaks.
• Assist with administrative support for the HIV Workplace programme including support for the annual UN Run, Children’s HIV training and other programmatic activities.
• Utilization of the activities and experiences contemplated in this role to learn, to be engaged and to gain the core skills as per the learning objectives of the sponsoring college / institution.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent),
• Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Preferred areas of study: The Health and Wellness intern should be a final year undergraduate, graduate student or recent graduate in the fields of Nutrition, Public Health, Wellness studies, Health communications or related fields of study.
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent),
• Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.

Deadline : Sep 10, 2024

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Responsibilities

• Drive officials and authorized UN staff to and from various destinations in and around Nairobi.
• Responsible for day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle including cleanliness, checks on fuel, water, battery, brakes, engine oil, etc. and inform the Senior Logistics Assistant of any defects to the vehicle.
• Record all trip-details in the vehicle movement log sheet, fuel consumption, defects noted, tyre condition, vehicle tools and other particulars, report when vehicle is due for scheduled service, etc. and ensure that the relevant documents, such as insurance, are valid.
• Adhere to the rules and regulations of the Kenya Highway Code and take prompt action in the event of an accident.
• Collect and deliver documents as required.
• Drive UN executives assigned, safely and courteously, including in fast moving convoys.
• Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
• Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned.

Education

• Completion of high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Job - Specific Qualification

• A valid National Driver license is required.

Work Experience

• A minimum of two (2) years of progressive responsible driving experience is required.
• Experience in applying the Kenya Highway Code is required.
• Experience working with the United Nations or similar international organizations is desirable.
• Experience with the Kenya Government motor vehicle related processes and procedures is desirable.