Vacancies for Administrative/Support Positions at World Bank

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In line with its regional learning strategy, the Africa Region of the World Bank recently created a Regional learning hub in its Abuja Office to achieve the following objectives:

• Providing learning opportunities which support Regional staff to maintain and build required skills. 
• Providing relevant learning opportunities which support staff to perform and achieve development results as the Bank's business evolves, as decentralization continues and as change accelerates
• Providing learning opportunities to maintain the breath and relevance of Bank's knowledge base.
• Developing a more innovative and strategic learning program better-aligned with the region's key business needs.
• Providing adequate learning opportunities for locally-recruited staff.

Job #: 100693
Job Title: E T Temporary
Job Family: Learning
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Closing Date: 01-May-2010

Duties and Accountabilities:

Under the supervision of the Sub-Regional Human Resource Officer, the responsibilities would include but not limited to the following:

1. Coordinate the Language and Culture Program (LCP):
2. Workshop administration:
3. Training Logistics:

Selection Criteria:

• A Minimum of Bachelors degree preferably in Secretarial Studies or Office Management or Business Administration, or other relevant discipline.
• At least 3 years of direct relevant experience in a large International, service or Private Sector Organization. (Relevant hands-on experience in a reputable training outfit, professional body or consulting firm will be an added advantage)
• Proficiency in English (verbal and written) and effective time management and organizational skills.
• A working knowledge of French Language is an added advantage.
• Experience in working effectively with numbers.
• Pass relevant Bank Group tests in place at time of recruitment i.e. language and computer applications such as Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Typing. 
• Proficiency in using advance functions of standard computer applications and adaptability to use state-of-art software. 
• Knowledge of and ability to execute business processes involving diverse and work procedures related to the processing and production of assigned outputs in a timely manner.
• Ability to retrieve reference materials from various sources and pulling the information together in a useable format. 
• Ability to follow through on team priorities in the absence of the team leader and respond to requests for information.   
• Committed team player with demonstrated inter-personal skills and ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural/disciplinary environment and able to produce high quality work under pressure.

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