United Nations RSCE Movement Control Assistants Jobs Vacancies in Uganda

Job Title: Movement Control Assistant (3
Career Vacancies)

Organization: United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE)

Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda

Grade: GL-4

Vacancy Announcement Number: RSCE-2014-MOVCON-GS-001

Reports to: Supply Warehouse Distribution Centre Manager

About RSCE:

The Regional Service Centre Steering Committee
is the decision-making body for RSCE, in compliance with General Assembly
resolutions, United Nations Secretariat rules and regulations, strategic
guidance

from United Nations Headquarters and oversight bodies. The Steering
Committee consults with the Global Field Support Strategy Implementation
Coordination Team, as required.

The Regional Service Centre, as approved by
the Member States, is owned, managed and staffed by the regional missions it
serves. This framework reinforces the existing missions’ chain of command
structures and lines of authority in a manner that does not create an
additional layer between Headquarters and the regional missions. It also
ensures that staffing for RSCE will be achieved through the redeployment of
resources from the regional missions it serves.

Job Summary: The UN Movement Control Assistant is responsible for assisting with
planning, organizing and executing the movement of UN personnel and cargo in
the operational area of the region.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Preparation of daily passenger load lists
based on the requests for Electronic Movement of Personnel.
Daily tracking of incoming UN and
Contingent Owned shipments
Provide coordination of loading and
unloading of passengers and cargo on UN contracted aircraft/Buses /trucks
efficiently.
Ensure Compliance on standard operating
procedures as established by Chief Movement Control and assist with the
movement of contingent military personal and cargo on MONUSCO assets into,
within and out of Uganda.
Offer
MovCon technical guidance for the execution of tasks by UN
contractors in connection to passengers and freight movement to/from
aircraft/barge in accordance with MovCon existing procedure.
Support Movement Control Section in
rotation, deployment and repatriation coordination for large troop and
cargo movements as per Movement Control approved movement plan.
Forward all e-Cargo Movement Request
consolidated Documents to Joint Movement Control Centre for movement
planning.
Compile and update daily statistics of
flights/vessels arrive and depart and the report on a weekly basis to
Administration unit for compiling.
Work collaboratively with colleagues,
place team work agenda to ensure the movement of cargo and passengers are
carried out in a timely manner and keep the relevant MovCon Manager
informed of any movement changes or delays that may affect planned
operations.
Prepare and up-date statistics as flight
/ vehicles arrivals and departures on a daily basis and send
weekly/monthly report to Field Movement Control Manager.
Perform any other duties as directed by
unit supervisor or Field Movement Control Manager

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidate for the
aforementioned United Nations job must possess a High school certificate
or equivalent.
A minimum of four or more years’
experience in Movement operations is required.
Past exposure and experience in Movement
administration related activities is desirable. Qualifications and
experience in Dangerous Goods Handling is a must.
Driving license for light vehicles is
required.

Language: English and French are the working languages
of the United Nations. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written
English is required. Fluency in oral and written French is an added advantage.

Personal Competencies:

Professionalism: Knowledge and experience in planning and
supporting passengers and cargo operations.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to
achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing
others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team
agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with
final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect
own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility
for team shortcomings.

Client
Orientation: Considers all those to whom
services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from
clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with
clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs
and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments
inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate
problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets
timeline for delivery of products or services to clients.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates who wish to
join the United Nations in the aforementioned capacity should submit their
applications which should include the following documents:

Cover Letter (letter of motivation or
application letter);
The United Nations Personal History form
(P-11), download here
Academic Certificate(s) and/or High
School/Secondary Diploma;
Copy of birth certificate; or copy of
National ID; or copy of Passport.
Internal candidates must submit the two
(2) most recent performance evaluations (e-pas)