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Administrative Assistant- [Open to Tier 0, 1 & 2 applicants]
Better Than Cash
Administration
New York, USA
Posted on Apr 23, 2026
Tiered Approach
In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:
- Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
- Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
- Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
- Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates
Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.
Background
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 170 countries and territories, working with governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges to help empower lives and build resilient nations.
Within UNDP, the Office of General Operations (OGO) provides the essential operational services that enable UNDP to function effectively across all locations. Its core responsibilities include the global management of UNDP premises and assets, travel and fleet services, insurance coverage, corporate cards, and a broad range of transactional business services at Headquarters in New York.
The office monitors global asset data to ensure accurate financial reporting and oversees the issuance of corporate purchasing cards for colleagues worldwide. Within OGO, the Business Solutions team provides transactional support across project management, micro-purchasing, logistics, finance, contract and asset management, insurance, premises oversight, human resources, and resource planning.
Position Purpose
Under the general guidance and supervision of the Asset Management Associate (G-7), the Administrative Clerk ensures the delivery of essential registry and logistics services supporting UNDP Headquarters and Country Offices. The incumbent is responsible for the timely and accurate distribution of pouch and mail to all UNDP units at Headquarters and to Country Offices, thereby ensuring uninterrupted registry support.
The Administrative Clerk works closely with the OGO Business Solutions Team, the Travel Team, and counterparts across the UN system to meet critical pouch and mail service requirements, resolve operational issues, and maintain an effective and reliable registry system. In addition, the role provides essential protocol-related services, including ground pass encoding and archiving, and delivers core operational support in the areas of logistics, asset management, and the UNDP Headquarters Consolidation Project.
The position requires a full-time presence in the New York HQ office, so there is no opportunity to work from home.
UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.
Duties and Responsibilities
Ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of the Business Solutions Team and maintaining high-quality, efficient, and compliant service delivery in the following areas:
- Pouch and Mail Operations
- Protocol services
- Logistics services
- Support Asset Management at HQ
- Follow up on deliverable expected from crew that provide Maintenance, Messenger, Cleaning services
- Archiving
- Support administrative tasks requested by Director of OGO
Ensures knowledge building and knowledge sharing, focusing on the following results:
- Support to clients and expertise services in the areas of responsibility including on standards and processes.
Encoding of staff ground passes including:
- Reviewing staff documents
- Confirming details correspond to ID’s
- Updating ground pass to allow access
Competencies
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationship
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Administration and Operations: Documents and records Management:
- Overall document (hard or electronic) management; registry and retention policy including storing and archiving.
Business Development Knowledge Generation:
- Ability to research information and to turn it into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.
- Ability to apply existing concepts to new situations, and to develop new concepts to generate workable solutions and new approaches. Knowledge of relevant concepts, conceptual models, and theories that can be useful in addressing new situations.
Business Management: Customer Satisfaction/Client Management:
- Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfill and understand the client’s needs. Provide inputs to the development of the client service strategy. Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests. Ability to anticipate the client's upcoming needs and concerns.
Business Direction & Strategy Business Acumen:
- Ability to understand and deal with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome; ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such frameworks Knowledge and understanding of the operational frameworks in the organization.
Administration and Operations: Registry & correspondence management:
- Ability to collect, register, maintain and deliver mail and UNDP pouch; ability to manage archives.
Business Management: Communication
- Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Secondary education is required.
- A university degree (bachelor’s degree) in Business Administration, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Management, Finance, or equivalent will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.
Experience:
- Minimum 3 years (with secondary education) of experience working in an administrative capacity is required. No experience is required with bachelor´s degree.
- Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and knowledge of web-based management systems such as ERP is required.
- Experience using SharePoint or other web-based /records management systems is desired;
- Experience supporting operational or administrative processes is desired.
Language requirements:
- Fluency in English is required.
Equal opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority
UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.
Probation
For all new UNDP fixed term appointments (FTA), including for staff members being transferred or seconded to UNDP under the Inter-Organization Agreement concerning Transfer, Secondment or Loan of Staff, on an appointment of more than one year, continuation of the appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.
Right to select multiple candidates
UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
Use of AI by candidates
Applicants are invited to read UNDP’s guidance for candidates on using AI responsibly in UNDP recruitment and selection
Scam alert
UNDP does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process. For further information, please see www.undp.org/scam-alert.
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