CHIEF OF MISSION SUPPORT

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Org. Setting and Reporting This position is located in the Office of the Chief of Mission Support supporting both the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) and the United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA). The incumbent will be based in Amman, Jordan The incumbent will report to the Heads of both UNMHA and OSESGY.

UNMHA was established by Security Council resolution 2452 (2019) and is mandated to support the implementation of the Agreement on the City of Hudaydah and Ports of Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Issa as set out in the Stockholm Agreement.

Responsibilities Within the limits of the authority sub-delegated by the two (2) Head(s) of Mission, the Chief of Mission Support will be responsible for performing the following duties:

•Contributes to the mandate implementation of both the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY) and the United Nations Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) by providing the necessary mission support services including: Operations and Resource Management (budget, finance, human resources, service center, field technology); Supply Chain Management (warehousing, movement control, acquisition and procurement), Service Delivery (transport, aviation, medical, engineering, life support); control and compliance functions. •Certifies expenditures for both OSESGY and UNMHA; •Advises the Head of Office of both Missions 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 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 missions support component at meetings, protocol and ceremonial occasions, military parades, etc. Performs related duties as may be required by the Heads of Missions 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 Office/Mission, 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 conflict-resolution skills; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. 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.

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;

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 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 decision-making 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 risk-taking 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 equivalent) in business or public administration, human resources management, business administration, finance, accounting, management, logistics, supply chain management, engineering, communications or related field is required. A first-level 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.

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 senior-level managing complex operations in United Nations common system field operations, including peacekeeping and special political missions, UN agencies, funds, and programmes; or field-based operations of other public international organizations or non-governmental 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 in providing strategic policy advice to senior level officials is required. Experience working with or coordinating closely with uniformed and non-uniformed personnel 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 competency-based interview.

Special Notice Appointment against this position is for an initial period of one year and may be subject to extension. Extension of the appointment is subject to extension of the mandate and/or the availability of the funds.

Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Staff members appointed to the current position are required to submit a financial disclosure statement upon assignment or appointment and annually thereafter.

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 non-smoking environment.

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

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.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.