August 15, 2013

Job vacancy Staff Nurses needed at United Nations , UNOPS



UNOPS helps its partners in the United Nations system meet the worlds needs for building peace, recovering from disasters and creating sustainable development. UNOPS is known for its ability to implement complex projects in all types of environments around the globe.

In Delta state UNOPS is implementing 'The Niger Delta Job Creation And Conflict Prevention Initiative' Which aims at mitigating the violence in the Niger Delta through job creation and conflict prevention initiatives to the vulnerable unemployed youths in the region.

The project is within the States Governments Human Capital Development, Peace, Security, and job creation agenda and is jointly funded by the Delta state Government, UN Development Project (UNDP) and Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC).

This specific project covers a variety of sectors including training of beneficiaries in livelihood, vocational skills development, job creation, mind set change and conflict prevention initiatives. 

To achieve this, UNOPS alongside the partners are setting up benefiting vocational training centers in Egbokodo, Warri, delta state and would require the services of suitably qualified individuals for the following positions:
  

. STAFF NURSE (X4)
Vacancy Reference Code: UNOPS/VA/2013-015

Key Responsibilities:
The staff would provide support to the medical center in overseeing patient care

Qualifications/Experience:
. BSC/N.R.N/N.R/M In Nursing
. 3 years cognitive experience


Method of application:
. All interested candidates are expected to submit their applications containing a letter of interest, CV and the United Nations Personal History Form (P11) to the following email:

vacancynigeria@unops.org

Deadline: 31/08/2013

. Candidates must ensure that the subject line of the email application includes the position tittle and vacancy reference. eg Application: Staff Nurse UNOPS/VA/2013-015.
Failure to meet this requirement will lead to an automatic disqualification.

. Only short listed candidates would be contacted and no other correspondence will be entered into with the applicants.

. For more details on recruitment, candidates are advised to visit UNOPS website: www.unops.org and navigate to "who we need"

. The UN Personal History Form (P11) can also be obtained from the UNOPS website: http://www.unops.org/english/whoweneed/pages/default.aspx

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION

. Remuneration: Recruitment for the above stated position is for the Delta state Government and successful candidates once employed shall be subject to the best salary scale obtainable at Delta State institutions with an additional Special Duty Allowances (SDA)- 30% of Gross salary. Candidates will not be recruited not subject to UN Contract Agreement.

. Interested and suitably qualified candidates working with the Delta State Government Educational Institutions are encouraged to apply . Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

. Successful candidates currently working with the delta state institutions would be placed on secondment and will benefit from the SDA.

. Other successful candidates not working with the Delta State Government will be placed at a level commensurate with their qualifications and experiences and will also benefit from the SDA as addition to their Gross Salary.

UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life saving, peace building, humanitarian and developement operations, I have seen many examples of how these activities help surferring people in troubled parts of the world.
Ban Ki-moon, U.N Secretary General