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LOCATION: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization, Kingston

DESCRIPTION: Responsible for a variety of routine administrative and financial support functions for the FAO Representation.

QUALIFICATIONS: Secondary school education or equivalent commercial school; Three years of clerical, administrative or accounting experience; Fluency in English; Ability to effectively use standard office software, such as MS Office (Windows, Word, Outlook, Excel, Exchange) etc.; Ability to use accounting software and other information systems and databases to insert data, make enquiries, retrieve/define ad hoc reports and analyses and edit results in appropriate format; Systematic, well structured and efficient approach to work assignments; Analytical ability, accuracy and consistency; Exercise diligence and care in dealing with records and expenditures; Must possess a cooperative spirit; Flexibility; Openness to work in an international environment; Tact and courtesy; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural background. Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) is available from our offices or from our website: http://www.fao.org/world/jamaica/Vacancies.

CONTACT INFORMATION: The FAO Representative, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1-3 Lady Musgrave Road, Kingston 5; Email: [email protected]

APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 23, 2012. Letters of applications along with a completed Personal History Form (also available on our website) should be submitted no later than 1:30 pm