Records Management Assistants, G-3 (4 posts). UNFCCC, Bonn. Open until 27 April 2011

SHORT TERM EMPLOYMENT


INFORMATION SERVICES (IS) PROGRAMME
Knowledge Management Unit
ANNOUNCEMENT NO: 11/TA02/IS
PUBLICATION DATE: 06 April 2011
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION 27 April 2011
TITLE AND GRADE: Records Management Assistant, G-3 (4 posts)
INDICATIVE MONTHLY SALARY: EUR 2,313 to 2,659 net plus other UN benefits
DURATION OF APPOINTMENT: 11 months with starting date as soon as possible
DUTY STATION: Bonn, Germany
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Background
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the focus of the
political process to address Climate Change. The Convention secretariat supports the Convention and
its Kyoto Protocol by a range of activities, including substantive and organizational support to meetings of
the Parties.
Information Services (IS) ensures that Information and Communication Technology (ICT),
Knowledge Management (KM), and Communications and Media Relations (CMR) services are in place
to assist Parties and the UNFCCC secretariat in managing and disseminating information.
Functions to be performed
The Records Management Clerk is a member of the records management implementation
project team within the Knowledge Management Unit. The project team is charged with the task of
implementing records management programme across the Climate Change Secretariat - in terms of the
substantive stream of activities: policy, procedures and practice; as well as, a systems stream to
operationalize a records management system (FileNet).
The Records Management Clerk reports to the Records Management Officer and is responsible
for supporting staff in secretariat programmes to manage the physical records according to records
management polices and procedures, implementing the authorized records disposition and supporting
the operation of the IS records centre. The particular duties include:
1. Liaise with record-creating offices on the transfer of records to IS/KM records centre;
2. Analyse records against retention schedules and precedents in support of disposition decisions
3. Process records transfer from record-creating offices and programme record storages into the IS/KM
records centre;
4. Analyze, organize, and register inactive and permanent records according to the filing classification
scheme;
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5. Assess the collection, identify the preservation requirement and undertake necessary actions for the
preservation of historic and legacy records;
6. Scan the archival records and capture them with adequate metadata into the records management
system, ensure the scanned images are accurate representations of original document, taking
corrective action when necessary;
7. Supports records disposal operations;
8. Perform other related duties as required.
Requirements
• Completed secondary education. Specialized training in information science, records and archives
management is an asset.
• A minimum of three years experience in documents registration, modern archives management,
record keeping, information management or related area; Practical experience in maintaining records
for public institutions is desirable;
• Fluency in English, knowledge of French or German is an advantage.
To apply
Candidates whose qualifications and experience match the requirements, please use the on-line
application system available at http://unfccc.int/secretariat/employment/recruitment.
Please note:
1. This post is for local recruitment only. All travel, interview and relocation costs incurred to
take up an appointment at the duty station in Bonn are at the expense of the applicant.
2. We will confirm receipt of your application. However, only candidates under serious
consideration and contacted for an interview will receive notice of the final outcome of the
selection process.