The United Nations Project Office on Governance is engaging the service of an Administrative Assistant (G-5). The Administrative Assistant position requires several years of experience in administrative services, finance, accounting, audit, human resources or related areas.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position, fluency in English is required and knowledge of another official United Nations language or Korean is desirable.

The initial appointment of the position is for one year subject to approval of funding. Extension of appointment is subject to the extension of the mandate and/or the availability of funds.

Interested applicants should complete the United Nations Personal History Form (P.11) (attached) with a cover letter to ewijeong.jeong@un.org by midnight, January 6, 2019 (GMT+9). Please indicate in your application if you passed the Global General Service Test (GGST) or the Administrative Services Assessment Test (ASAT) before. 

For those shortlisted candidates who have not taken the GGST or ASAT before, we will arrange the GGST in Incheon, Republic of Korea. Only the candidates who pass or have the proven record of passing the GGST or ASAT will be convoked for the interview.

The GGST consists of three parts: the verbal reasoning section (40 minutes), the numerical reasoning section (45 minutes), and the situational judgment section (20 minutes), and each test part is timed separately. It is a general ability test, therefore, no preparation is needed. The sample test is attached for your reference. More information about the GGST could be referred to this weblink: https://hr.un.org/page/general-service-examinations. For the instruction of the test, please refer to the video: https://vimeo.com/204603883.

Please refer to the attached TOR for more information on the position.