Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the Office of the Chief of Mission Support, supporting both the United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHand the Office of the Special Envoy of the SecretaryGeneral for Yemen (OSESG. The incumbent will report to the Heads of both UNMHA and OSESGY. SheHe will be based in Amman, Jordan, and will be required to travel regularly to Hudaydah and other duty stations in Yemen. HerHis presence in Yemen may be required for an extensive period.

Responsibilities

Within the limits of the authority subdelegated by the two (2) Head(of Entities of OSESGY and UNMHA, the Chief of Mission Support (CMwill be responsible for performing the following duties: Contributes to the mandate implementation of both OSESGY and UNMHA by providing the necessary mission support services including Operations and Resource Management (budget, finance, human resources, service center, field technolog; Supply Chain Management (warehousing, movement control, acquisition and procuremen, Service Delivery (transport, aviation, medical, engineering, life suppor; control and compliance functions. Certifies expenditures for both OSESGY and UNMHA. Advises the Heads of Entities of both OSESGY and UNMHA on all matters pertaining to administrative and logistical support. Plans, organizes, implements, manages and oversees activities of all OSESGY and UNMHA support operations. Provides effective management of human, financial and material resources of both missions. Identifies broad strategies required for the development and implementation of the mission support’s work programme. Ensures alignment with the Organizational and Departmental strategic goals and directions. Ensures development, preparation, coordination and monitoring of overall work plans, strategies and programmes for the support activities of the missions and takes the lead in securing the required human and financial resources for the missions. Establishes a set of sound procedures, practices, standards and tools that are consistent with UN regulations, rules, policies and practice to ensure proper budget, accounting, financial and human resources management and control. Liaises, negotiates and coordinates with national authorities with respect to administrative and logistical matters. Ensures cooperation and integration of administrative and logistical resources with military, police and civilian substantive elements of the missions, as required. Provides guidance, support and supervision to senior administrative, logistics and technical support staff, as well as supports audit and evaluation services, as appropriate. Ensures the provision of guidance, performance evaluation, supervision and mentoring to all mission support and other staff in the areas of his/her responsibility. Maintains good order and discipline of staff under his/her overall supervision. Represents the missions before legislative bodies, providing information and clarification in support of budget proposals. Represents the mission support component at meetings, protocol and ceremonial occasions, military parades, etc. Performs related duties as may be required by the Heads of entities e. g., provides briefing to visiting senior officials on mission, administrative and technical support activities, etc. Performs other related work as required.

Competencies

Professionalism: Ability to provide seasoned effective specialized advice in a broad range of human resources, financial, logistical, and administrative areas to Head of Entity, and to Headquarters and senior mission staff; ability to ensure adequate preparation of reports or rationale with respect to key logistic and administrative decisions; strong negotiation and conflictresolution skills; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Accountability Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honors commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards. Operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal Responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable. Judgement/ Decisionmaking: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary. Leadership: Serves as a role model that other people want to follow empowers others to translate vision into results; is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; drives for change and improvements; does not accept the status quo; shows the courage to take unpopular stands. Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work; demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing. Managing performance: Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decisionmaking authority; makes sure that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member; accurately judges the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and matches task to skills; monitors progress against milestones and deadlines; regularly discusses performance and provides feedback and coaching to staff; encourages risktaking and supports creativity and initiative; actively supports the development and career aspirations of staff; appraises performance fairly.

Education

Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalenin business or public administration, human resources management, accounting, management, logistics, supply chain management, engineering, communications or related field is required. A firstlevel degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. The selected candidate will be required to complete the mandatory trainings/certification required to perform significant functions in the management of financial, human and physical resources.

JobSpecific Qualification

Not available.

Work Experience

At least fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in public or business administration, management, programme management, human resource management, finance, accounting, logistics, supply chain management, information technology or related area is required. At least five (5) years of experience at seniorlevel managing complex operations in United Nations common system field operations, including peacekeeping and special political missions, UN agencies, funds, and programmes; or fieldbased operations of other public international organizations or nongovernmental organizations is required. At least three (3) years of experience implementing complex support programmes and administrative rules and procedures in a volatile environment is required. At least two (2) years of experience providing strategic policy advice to seniorlevel officials is required. Experience in developing operational strategies, change management and workforce planning in an international setting; in coordinating and providing services to multistakeholders and United Nations country teams in managing common services and premises is required. Experience at the senior level in directly managing crossfunctional teams and sections is required. A proven track record of leadership and management in multicultural settings in a politically sensitive context is required. Prior experience serving as a Chief or Director of Mission Support in a UN peacekeeping or a special political mission is desirable. Experience supporting field operations with Military Observers is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

Assessment

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competencybased interview.

Special Notice

The appointment is conditional to obtaining requisite visas for Jordan and Yemen. The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. The United Nations Secretariat maintains rosters of qualified and available candidates to fill anticipated job openings in peacekeeping operations, special political missions, and other field operations.

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 nonsmoking 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 SecretaryGeneral, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 2 (. Further, staff members in the Professional and higher category up to and including the D2 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 accountholder 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. Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York timon the deadline date.

No Fee

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