Responsibilities

The incumbent will act in this capacity as Personal Assistant to the Secretary-General, acting as a sounding board for ideas and ensuring enhanced efficiency and structure across the organisation.
As also expected to provide strategic advice and guidance on key developments within the organisation and ensure the appropriate policy approaches are developed to meet mission and objectives.
The incumbent will provide input on strategy and ensure organisational goals are achieved in a well-coordinated, team-oriented manner.
Should be able to accurately reflect the Secretary-General’s position in internal and external meetings to help drive understanding of views.
Work in close cooperation with the Secretary-General and contribute to initiatives for management improvement by capturing, institutionalizing, and sharing best practices and lessons learned. Implement and/or recommend management improvements to enhance productivity and performance including the implementation of cost-saving strategies.
Work with the Secretary-General and the Secretariat in mobilizing resources and engage in building partnerships with donor and member countries, UN agencies, development financial institutions and global programme partnerships, at global, regional, and country levels.

Requirements

University degree (Minimum of MSc) in Law, Economics, Business Management, Engineering and other related areas.
Minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience both at national and international level in two of the following:, international organization, intergovernmental organization, financial institution