United Nations Regional Director Jobs in Adidas Ababa - Ethiopia
United Nations Regional Director Jobs in Adidas Ababa - Ethiopia
Org. Setting and ReportingThe positions are located in the United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (UNDOCO) in Addis Ababa, Amman, Bangkok, and Istanbul.
In its Resolution A/RES/72/279, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the transformation of the Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO) as a stand-alone coordination office within the United Nations Secretariat.
Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Regional Director will be responsible for the following:
Directs and manages the UNDOCO Regional Desk: Formulates and implements the substantive work programme and budgets of the Regional Desk under his/her supervision, determining priorities, allocating and monitoring resources for the delivery of outputs, and reporting on results; b) Oversees the management of activities undertaken by the Regional Desk, ensuring that programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion and co-ordinates work in the different areas both within the Regional Desk, and with other organizations of the United Nations System, regional bodies and partners.
Provides strategic guidance to Resident Coordinators (RC) and UN Country Teams (UNCT) to ensure quality and timely support to Member States in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
Provides leadership and strategic thinking to identify existing and emerging development challenges and priorities in the region.
Manages day-to-day operations of the RC system in the region, including management of RC/UNCT queries and requests for support, guidance and strategic advice; approves RC travel, mission and leave requests.
Strengthens collaboration and partnerships with the Regional Economic Commissions.
Supports the Chair of the Regional UNSDG on/in:
UNDAF and joint programme preparations and quality assurance, including leadership of the regional Programme Support Group (PSG).
Ensuring UNDAFs and joint programmes are supported by and linked to the work of relevant inter-governmental bodies and networks in the region
Competencies
Professionalism: Knowledge of the substantive field of work in general and of specific areas being supervised. Shows ability to produce reports and papers on technical issues and to review and edit the work of others. Shows ability to apply UN rules, regulations, policies and guidelines in work situations. Shows pride in work and in 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.
Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours 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.
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.
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.
Judgement/Decision making: 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 the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.
Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in international relations or public administration, law, social sciences or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
Over fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in coordination of development cooperation, of which a minimum of ten years serving in a leadership role in international positions (not in one’s own country).
Over five years of experience in policy formulation in the area of development coordination is required.
Over five years of senior management experience with inter-agency or inter-organizational collaboration in the development sector is required.
Field experience in development cooperation is desirable.
Experience in managing managers in a multicultural environment in development cooperation is desirable.
Experience leading organizational reform or change management is desirable.
Experience in the United Nations system or a comparable international organization is desirable.
Experience overseeing programmatic and administrative tasks necessary to the functioning of a large work unit is desirable.
Experience managing large budget programs in a development cooperation context is desirable.
Experience working at the headquarters of a development cooperation agency is an advantage.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. Knowledge of another official UN language is an advantage.
How to Apply
Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side 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.
Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.Apply by 21st January, 2019
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