Chief of Staff at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

• Management of the Executive Office:
• Directing and managing the Executive Office through ensuring overall coordination of the substantive support to the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director.
• Directing and overseeing the formulation and implementation of the work programme of the Office.
• Managing the Executive Office teams of Special Assistants, Corporate Coordination staff and other Executive Office staff, including managing the recruitment of senior UN Environment Programme staff.
• Supporting the Senior Management Team (SMT) and serving as an ex-officio member of the SMT.
• Provision of Strategic Advisory Support: Providing strategic advice in planning for the Executive Director to fulfill her/his political and managerial objectives in cooperation with the UN Environment Programme Deputy Executive Director and the SMT.
• Providing policy advice and recommendations to the Executive Director.
• Overseeing the coordination and support of the activities of UNEP's Divisions, Regional and Country Offices and the Multilateral Environmental Agreements, related to the Executive Director’s responsibilities.
• Key Security Related responsibilities: Representing the Executive Director on the Security Management Team and ensuring effective internal security /wardens’ system is in place across the organization, in cooperation with UN Security.
• Liaison with Member States and Stakeholders: Maintaining proactive liaison with Heads of diplomatic missions and other senior representatives of Member States, as well as other international organizations and external partners on substantive, political, procedural and managerial questions. Direction and oversight for preparation of quality institutional products.
• Managing the preparation of and reviewing draft correspondence, official statements, communication outputs and reports for the Executive Director's signature or clearance.
• Overseeing the preparation of relevant research, background papers, talking points, speeches, official statements. Coordinating follow-up across the UN Environment Programme.
• Collaboration with Director of Corporate Services: In coordination with the Director, Corporate Service Division, ensuring an integrated approach to the results-based budget process, including alignment with strategic and operational plans and adequate provisions to meet resource requirements, overseeing the preparation of the budget, and human resource requirements. Working in close collaboration on all audit, legal cases and evaluations, bringing to the attention of the Executive Director matters needing attention

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in International Relations, Management, Administration, Environmental Studies, Political Science, or other related field is required.
• A first level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of professional and progressively responsible experience in public or business administration; management; international relations, sustainable development, environment, political affairs or related area is required.
• At least seven (7) years of experience at the International level is required. Leadership experience and management in multicultural settings in a politically sensitive context is required. Experience in providing strategic policy advice to senior level officials is required.
• Experience working within the UN system and on UN inter-agency coordination is desirable.
• Experience in the international environmental policy and environmental governance setting is desirable.
• Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.