Chief of Staff

The Chief of Staff at the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) in Libreville is responsible for ensuring the integrated and coherent functioning of the mission across all areas, components and locations. The role includes overseeing strategic and operational planning, policy and coordination, senior-level decision-making, and information management to enable the integrated delivery of UNOCA's mandate.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the effective direction and integrated management of all the mission's activities in line with the strategic vision and guidance of the SRSG.
• Oversee the internal management of the mission including development of advice on and promotion of policies on management issues, including risk management.
• Facilitate translation of policy intent and high-level direction into viable tasks and ensure effective implementation by components.
• Direct and oversee core integrated processes and mechanisms enabling the integrated delivery of the mission's mandate including programme management, information management and crisis management.
• Hold overall management responsibility for staff working in the office of the SRSG and serve as focal point for sensitive personnel and management issues.
• Serve as interface between the Office of SRSG and Mission Support component on personnel matters and oversee recruitment of senior mission management appointments.
• Oversee mission-wide planning processes ensuring coherence between mandated tasks and component plans.
• Ensure proper conduct of strategic planning, policy coordination and senior level decision making processes.
• Facilitate translation of policy intent into work plans and ensure implementation.
• Coordinate integrated approach to results-based budget process and oversee related processes.
• Review delivery of component work plans and identify necessary adjustments.
• Provide guidance on United Nations policies and procedures and coordinate development and implementation of cross-cutting and management policies.
• Ensure effective communication structures and serve as focal point for communication with UN Headquarters.
• Oversee mission-wide procedures and systems for information analysis, management, and knowledge management.
• Facilitate discussions between the mission and national government on UNOCA functions and advise on protocol matters.
• Supervise preparation and coordination of official visits.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Advance university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in international relations, political science, business administration, public administration, management, law, or military studies.
• A first university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advance university degree.
• A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in political, social, civil, military or legal affairs; public or business administration; or management is required.
• Proven track record of leadership and management in multicultural settings, including coordination of interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience serving in a senior advisory or managerial capacity at the United Nations Headquarters or a United Nations field operation is desirable.
• A minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible experience in UN or comparable international organization with volatile security environment is desirable.
• Experience in UN or comparable international organization budgetary processes including the preparation of budget related responses to legislative bodies is desirable.
• Fluency in both English and French is required.

Skills

• Leadership in Multicultural Settings
• Interdisciplinary team coordination
• Strategic Planning
• Operational Planning
• Policy Development
• Senior-level decision-making
• Information Management
• Political Affairs
• Peace and Security
• Humanitarian Affairs
• Public Administration
• Business Administration
• Management
• Legal Affairs
• Military Studies
• National Budgetary Processes
• Budget Preparation
• Experience in volatile security environments
• Senior advisory experience
• UN Field Operations

Languages

English, French