UNHCR Receptionist Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs

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UNHCR Receptionist Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

UNHCR Uganda looking for “Receptionist”.

Applicants with a degree in High School Diploma may apply on or before May 13, 2024.

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1950, during the aftermath of the Second World War, to help millions of Europeans who had fled or lost their homes. We had three years to complete our work and then disband.

The UNHCR has published a job vacancy announcement on May 08, 2024 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Receptionist to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

UNHCR Job Vacancy 2024

Duties:

– Visitors and persons of concern have a full and fair access to UNHCR staff and services while approaching the reception for different purposes and their privacy is respected.
– Receive, screen and assist visitors/clients and escorts them to responsible officer concerned. Adopt tactful attitude to inform and convince interlocutors to accept unforeseen situations, such as waiting longer than expected, meet with a different officer than expected or accepting the cancellation of an appointment.
– Answer to incoming calls and transfer calls to concerned officer and/or take messages or provide general information, understanding the importance and the confidentiality of the issues treated.
– Receive and transmit verbal and written messages to appropriate officer/office/Unit/Department.
– Record the incoming and outgoing mail and manage internal courier distribution, as appropriate. Register/keep records of visitors/clients, as requested.
– Utilise office equipment (telephone, fax, radio, computer¿) when necessary.
– Perform any other clerical duty that may be required.
– Identify which individuals or groups to be prioritized at the reception based on vulnerability and other criteria specified by the supervisor.
– Decide on information contained in the weekly and daily reports submitted to the supervisor.
– Perform other related duties as required.

Position in Organization:

Full time
Posted Today
job requisition id: JR2441378
Location: Kampala, Uganda

Qualification:

1 year relevant experience with High School Diploma; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Languages

For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.