Org. Setting and Reporting

The temporary position is located within the United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH). Pursuant to Security Council resolution 2793 (2025), UNSOH has been mandated to provide support; primarily to the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), the Haitian National Police (HNP), and the Haitian Armed Forces in the context of any joint operations with the GSF. Additionally, UNSOH is tasked with delivering technical assistance to the Organization of American States (OAS). The Movement Control Assistant is responsible for: Processing cargo movement requests for air/ground transportation and following up on delivery of freight to destination; organizing passengers' boarding and disembarking as well as loading and unloading of cargo into/from the aircrafts. Preparing flight documentation, statistics and ensuring accuracy; coordinating work of outsourced loaders. Ensuring that established procedures are in place, and aviation safety regulations are followed. The temporary position is based in Port-au-Prince and is located in the Cargo Team within the Movement Control Unit. The incumbent will report to the Movement Control Officer P-3, or designated official.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority and depending on location, the Movement Control Assistant, G-5, may be responsible for the following duties: • Receives and registers cargo movement requests for air/ground transportation. • Receives supplies from different sections, arranges for transportation and follows up from delivery to destination. • Coordinates transportation of cargo by air and/or road with Air Operations and Transport Section respectively. • Ensures proper and safe storage of inbound and outbound cargo. • Ensures proper packing and marking of cargo items, including dangerous goods. • Informs appropriate consignees on delivery of items. • Provides technical advice and guidance to personnel involved in cargo movements. • Compiles and maintains cargo statistics related to air/ground movements. • Coordinates work of outsources loaders at the airport. • Prepares cargo manifest and ensures its distribution to all concerned parties. • Facilitates embarking/disembarking of passengers at the airport, and loading/unloading of cargo. • Operates Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE) for cargo handling as required. • Ensures that loading of the aircraft is conducted in accordance with the published daily schedule and cargo manifest. • Checks in passengers against passenger manifest, issues boarding passes and organizes passengers transfer for aircraft boarding. • Performs pre-boarding briefing for passengers and monitors the safety briefing performed by the aircrew. • Facilitates immigration and customs formalities for passengers. • Ensures that passengers’ baggage is weighted, measures, labelled, manifested and loaded into the aircraft. • Ensures the General Release From Liability form (waiver) for non-UN passengers is in place and retained before boarding. • Reports time of take-off and landing of UN aircraft to Air Operations Center. • Receives the Aviation Risk management check list from aircrews and informs Air Operations Center of safety concerns if any. • Ensures established procedures are in place and aviation safety regulations are followed. • Provides assistance to VIP passengers, if required. • Carries out duties in Passenger Booking, if required. • Performs the flight monitor duties or other duties as and when required.

Competencies

Professionalism: Knowledge of regulations and requirements designed to ensure the safety of personnel and goods transported by contracted carriers; knowledge of Movement Control and Aviation Standard Operating Procedures; ability to use electronic spreadsheets (MS Excel); ability to use databases for inputs and queries. Shows pride in work and achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments and adjusts priorities as required; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; Uses time efficiently. Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be "clients " and seeks to see things from clients' point of view; Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; Identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Job - Specific Qualification

Valid national driving license including license to operate heavy forklift and trucks is required. Training and certification in IATA and/or IMO dangerous goods regulations is required.

Work Experience

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in movement control related services in the field of transport logistics, with at least three (3) years of experience in cargo handling in aviation and surface modes of transportation is required. At least three (3) years of experience in operating heavy forklifts is required. Experience in load planning and preparing cargo manifests is desirable. Experience in coordinating road convoys for large-scale cargo operations is desirable. Experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams is desirable.

Languages

Assessment

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by a competency-based interview.

Special Notice

This temporary job opening is being advertised for advance planning purposes pending formal approval of the relevant funding and staffing structures. An appointment may be terminated, or post level adjusted in accordance with the Staff Rules for such reasons as abolition of post or reduction of staff or committee funding approvals, for example in the event that the funding for the post is not approved or the mandate of the mission is not extended. The selected candidate will be expected to be temporarily deployed until 30 June 2026. This position is subject to local recruitment pursuant to staff rule 4.4 of the United Nations Staff Rules. All staff in the General Service and related categories shall be recruited in the country or within commuting distance of each office, irrespective of their nationality and of the length of time they may have been in the country. A staff member subject to local recruitment shall not be eligible for the allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment. If the selected candidate is a staff member from the United Nations Secretariat, the selection will be administered as a temporary assignment. While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period and has no bearing on the future incumbency of the post. The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

United Nations Considerations

According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. By accepting a letter of appointment, staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). Further, staff members in the Professional and higher category up to and including the D-2 level and the Field Service category are normally required to move periodically to discharge functions in different duty stations under conditions established in ST/AI/2023/3 on Mobility, as may be amended or revised. This condition of service applies to all position specific job openings and does not apply to temporary positions. Applicants are urged to carefully follow all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira, and to refer to the Applicant Guide by clicking on “Manuals” in the “Help” tile of the inspira account-holder homepage. The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application. All external candidates recruited in accordance with section ‎2.2 (a) of ST/AI/2025/3 for a fixed term appointment without limitation and all external candidates recruited in accordance with section 2.2. (c) of ST/AI/2025/3 for a fixed term appointment limited to the entity are subject to an initial probationary period of one year under a fixed-term appointment. Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.