Overview
Provide assistance to the overall policy and UNCT/ inter-agency coordination functions of UNSOH/CORM.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with the preparation of briefing material, talking points, and other substantive documents for meetings and high level visits and missions.
- Assist with the preparation of talking points and background information.
- Monitor incoming correspondence and manage the appropriate action.
- Draft and review correspondence, including Note Verbales.
- Assist in facilitating UNSOH's contribution to the UN System's coordination efforts.
- Assist in reviewing submissions to reports of the Secretary-General or other high-level officials or UN bodies.
- Assist in reviewing internal policy and programmatic documents and provide contributions to support decision making.
- Attend meetings on behalf of the entity with the Host Government authorities, draft and review minutes, monitor and facilitate follow-up actions.
- Assist in providing policy support for UNCT, intergovernmental meetings and Member States groupings.
- Contribute to the implementation of the inter-regional approach to drug control and crime prevention.
- Contribute to addressing key institutional challenges to smooth and accountable delivery of programmes.
- Keep abreast of policy issues related to UNSOH mandate areas as well as strategic and operational developments.
- Perform records management activities related to all policy and strategic management related matters.
- Support administrative tasks (e.g. SAP (Umoja), budgetary and financial functions, etc.).
- Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.
Required Experience
A minimum of two years of relevant progressively responsible professional experience in policy analysis and coordination or related area is required. Work experience in the office of a high-level senior official is desirable. Work experience within the United Nations system or similar international organizations is desirable.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master’s or Doctorate degree, or equivalent) preferably in business administration, management, economics or related fields is required. A first-level degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of studies with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
