Partnerships and Coordination Director temporary - Geneve, Schweiz - United Nations

United Nations

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Geneve, Schweiz

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

This position is located in the Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and development (UNCTAD), working on the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance (GCRG).

The incumbent will report to the Secretary-General of UNCTAD.

Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Secretary-General of UNCTAD, the Partnerships and Coordination Director will manage the UN Task Team working on the MoU on trade facilitation with the Russian Federation and coordinate the GCRG Task Team Secretariat to ensure alignment across both areas of work.

The Partnerships and Coordination Director will be responsible for the following duties:

Leads, supervises and carries out the work programme of the UN Task Team working on the MoU on trade facilitation, especially Genevabased staff. Coordinates the work carried out by the MoU workplan priorities are met and ontrack and advises the Secretary-General of UNCTAD on developments and progress.
Support the establishment of a dedicated UN Task Team located in UNCTAD, with the relevant skills and expertise, to followup on the implementation of the MoU between the UN and the Russian Federation.
Provide senior level strategic, technical, and management support to the Secretary-General of UNCTAD to develop workplans and communications strategies to deliver on the MoU with the Russian Federation in liaison with the Black Sea Grain Initiative teams at the Joint Coordination center and OCHA.
Lead on outreach with relevant the Russian Federation counterparts, the sanctions regimes of the U.S, EU, UK and other member states, and relevant private sector stakeholders in finance, insurance, shipping and trading, to ensure the unimpeded access to global markets for food and fertilizers originated from the Russian Federation.
Leads, coordinates and executes special initiatives required for the implementation MoU as required.
Represents the UN Task Team and GCRG Task Team secretariat on assigned issues, coordinating, developing and maintaining collaborative relationships and partnerships, including serving as point of contact for partner institutions/individuals.
Coordinate and provide senior leadership in establishing a systematic process to manage partner relationships and outreach to facilitate the effective functioning and deliverables of the UN Task Team working on the MoU on trade facilitation and the GCRG Task Team Secretariat, and support the functioning of the GCRG Steering Committee and Champions Group. Stakeholders and partners include UN entities, IFIs and other multilateral organisations, Member States (Missions in Geneva, New York, and Capitals), intergovernmental platforms (G7, G20, AU, EU etc) private sector, civil society organisations, academia and think tanks, foundations, and senior leaders/influencers in relevant fields.
Provide senior level political and strategic support to ensure the coherence of the GCRG and MoU efforts and their linkages with health and nutrition, climate change, peace and security and the sustaining peace agenda within the overall Decade of Action for SDGs and Our Common Agenda.
Focal point for the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) to ensure effective coordination, alignment and quality control for inputs to UN Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General and delivery of the MoU on trade facilitation and the GCRG workplan.
Coordinate with the GCRG technical team in UNCTAD to ensure that partners and stakeholders are linked up and contributing to the goals and deliverables of the GCRG Task Team effectively, including development of GCRG Briefs, a mechanism for countrylevel support and political engagement strategy and roadmaps.
Support resource mobilization efforts for the implementation of the MoU on trade facilitation and the GCRG task team at UNCTAD.

Competencies

COMMUNICATION:

Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

TEAMWORK:

Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

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 an