Secretary (Research)

Deadline: 11 March 2012 - Job Code: 3.2. 11 HP

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has a vacancy at its Secretariat in Vienna, Austria, for a Secretary (Research) within the Data Services Department, who provides secretarial and administrative support to the Statistics Group.

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintains the filing/documentation system of the Statistics Group, including registration and circulation of data sources and publications to the staff of the Group
• Assists the staff in editing and formatting correspondence and reports, as well as in completing various administrative forms
• Disseminates various regular data reports, in particular the Daily Basket Prices (SMS and e-mail), various weekly data to the Member Countries (e-mail and fax) and quarterly Energy & Oil Statistics (printed and CD version)
• Prepares correspondence to various developing countries, requesting direct data related to production/consumption and reserves, including the update and maintenance of the contact persons/offices in those countries
• Assists the Coordinator of the Group in recording various data requests and in monitoring the follow-up by concerned staff
• Updates the statistics database, among others, in retrieving daily exchange rates from different sources

Requirements:

• Secondary School certificate plus special courses
• Three years of work experience
• Proficiency in written and spoken English

Skills and Knowledge:

• MS Office
• Typing

Offer:

Commensurate remuneration package (i.e. monthly basic salary of € 2,681 x 12 per year) with tax-free benefits and six weeks annual leave.

Applications:

Applicants should kindly complete the "Application Form" which can be downloaded from our website and send their updated curriculum vitae (quoting the job code 3.2.11 HP) to:

OPEC
Finance & Human Resources Department
Helferstorferstrasse 17
A-1010 Vienna - Austria
or
Email: recruitment@opec.org

The deadline for receipt of applications is Sunday, 11 March 2012. Acknowledgements will only be sent to short-listed candidates.