Travel Assistant

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO

Staff Closes 30 Sep 2026 0 days left

Overview

The Travel Assistant coordinates and performs travel support and administrative processing functions to ensure quality, transparency, and consistency of services within the unit.


Key Responsibilities
  • Process travel expense claims, including verification and computation of costs.
  • Identify/claim refunds of travel costs from carriers, travel agents or travellers.
  • Process lump sum payments and post-factum claims.
  • Assist in providing guidance and advice on travel rules and procedures.
  • Manage the Travel E-mail account concerning queries on travel-related payments/recoveries/entitlements.
  • Verify correctness of records related to travellers in corporate systems.
  • Review the daily rejections list relating to travel payments.
  • Review and reconcile monthly recoveries report.
  • Assist Accounts Payable in clearing consultants' honoraria payments.
  • Address/initiate requests and tasks in Service Now customer portal.
  • Supports corporate initiatives in accordance with the Corporate Environmental Responsibility Strategy.
  • Perform other duties as required.
Required Experience

Four years of relevant experience in office/travel and/or accounting support work.

Qualifications

Secondary School Education.

Other Details
Languages Required
Working knowledge (proficient - level C) of English.
Languages Preferred
Intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency - level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
Contract Duration
Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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