Overview
Coordinate, supervise, and manage activities, studies, and human resources related to Postal Policy and Regulation, Congress, and CA matters. Represent the organization externally and provide secretariat services to UPU bodies.
Key Responsibilities
- - Coordinate, supervise and manage activities, studies and human resources relevant to Postal Policy and Regulation, Congress and CA matters.
- - Represent the organization to external organisations and ensure secretariat role to UPU bodies.
- - Lead, supervise and coordinate the formulation of postal policy guidelines and strategies.
- - Provide advice on matters related to Postal Policy and Regulation, Congress and CA matters.
- - Initiate, plan, supervise and coordinate programmes and activities of functionally specialized units.
- - Make decisions on administrative and operational matters.
- - Lead, supervise and coordinate strategic activities of programs.
- - Give guidance and advice on complex issues.
- - Represent the organization at external and internal meetings.
- - Lead, supervise and coordinate the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policy advice.
- - Lead, supervise and coordinate the conduct of studies, organization of forums, development of toolkits, and technical assistance.
- - Lead, supervise and coordinate development work on innovative UPU products and services.
- - Lead, supervise and coordinate activities covered by the program in charge of the UPU Acts.
- - Lead, supervise and coordinate the planning, organization and execution of the work of Congress and the CA.
- - Ensure the quality and knowledge content of documents.
- - Coordinate the organization of meetings of dedicated groups.
- - Liaise with the POC Secretariat and ensure cooperation.
- - Act as Secretary of the CA Committee on Postal Policy and Regulations.
- - Act as Assistant Secretary of the Council of Administration and Congress.
- - Lead, develop and supervise relations with UPU external stakeholders and partners.
- - Ensure an efficient allocation of budget resources and their management.
- - Lead the team members of the programs under his/her purview.
- - Define and allocate annual objectives of programs.
- - Provide guidance and advice on complex technical, political and governance issues.
- - Report to member countries and postal sector players on program activities.
Required Experience
- - At least 10 years of international experience with an advanced university degree.
- - At least 12 years of international experience with a first level university degree in two or more of the other areas covered by the position.
- - Solid knowledge and proven experience in securing, building and maintaining stakeholder relationships.
- - Sound knowledge of and proven experience with policy and regulation development and implementation, project management and evaluation methodologies.
- - Practical knowledge in public policy advocacy, preferably in an international context.
- - Knowledge of macroeconomic issues and how these relate to postal sector and its socio-economic trends.
- - Knowledge of sources for data collection as well as quantitative technical analyses.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in economics, business administration, political science, international postal management, international relations or any such related field, or first university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the aforementioned areas with the stipulated additional years of experience.
