ONU recherche un Chef d’Administration, D1 – Nairobi, Kenya 

Cadre organisationnel :

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socialy and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

The position leads the Service that is responsible to coordinate and provide administrative support for the implementation of UN-Habitat’s work programme, either directly or through the engagement of third- party service providers.

The Service provides input and support to organizational development and management initiatives including simplification and design of systems and processes; information and knowledge management of UN-Habitat’s policies and procedures; management performance and accountability tools; and HQ/Field structural and staffing reviews.

The Service consists of Units that are responsible for the provisions of Budget and Financial resources management, Human resources management and the provision of general support services such as Information Technology services and procurement coordination.

The position reports directly to the Deputy Executive Director

Responsabilités :

Within delegated authority, the Chief of Service will be responsible for the following :

• Formulates and implements the substantive work programme of the Service. Oversees the management of activities undertaken by the Service, ensures that programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion and co-ordinates work in the different areas both within the Service , within UN-Habitat in Nairobi and at offices away from Nairobi, with the United Nations Office Nairobi (UNON) as well as with third party service providers.
• Leads, supervises and carries out the work programme of the Service. Co-ordinates the work carried out by different work units of the Service and provides substantive reviews of the drafts prepared by others.
• Liaises with and negotiates agreements for the provisions of administrative support services to UN-Habitat by third party providers such as the United Nations Office Nairobi and others
• Co-ordinates and oversees the preparation of reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies such as the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget Questions, Committee for Programme Coordination, Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly and other policy-making organs, as appropriate.
• Reports to the Executive Board of UN-Habitat on budget performance, as appropriate, particularly those presented in annual reports.
• Ensures that the outputs produced by the Service maintain high-quality standards; that reports are clear, objective and based on comprehensive data. Ensures that all outputs produced by the Sections under his/her supervision meet required standards before completion to ensure they comply with the relevant mandates.
• Assists the Senior Managers in preparing the work programme of the UN-Habitat jointly determining priorities and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
• Undertakes or oversees the administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of UN-Habitat, including preparation of budgets, reporting on budget/programme performance, evaluation of staff performance (PAS), interviews of candidates for job openings, evaluation of candidates and preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting.
• Manages, guides, develops and trains staff under his/her supervision.
• Fosters teamwork and communication among staff in the Service and across organizational boundaries with a specific focus on relations with the UNON and third-party service providers
• Leads and supervises the organization of meetings, seminars, etc. on programme support -related issues. Manages the substantive preparation and organization of such meetings or seminars.
• Participates in international, regional or national meetings and provides substantive expertise on an issue or holds substantive and organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions.
• Represents the Service at international, regional or national meetings.

Work implies frequent interaction with the following:

The Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director and the Chief of Staff

Managers and staff within the Service and within UN-Habitat, UNON,

Senior Staff within the UN Secretariat and other UN offices, funds, programmes and specialized agencies.

UN-Habitat Executive Board

Representatives of Governments and representatives of non-governmental organizations.
Chairs and members of intergovernmental bodies.

Results expected: Produces high-quality outputs on key issues. Effectively and efficiently manages available human and financial resources to ensure the timely delivery of programmed outputs. Provides solid substantive support in the servicing of various committees and intergovernmental bodies; reports for these bodies are clear and focused on the issue at hand and the meetings or seminars are well-organized meetings or seminars and address the topics covered in a comprehensive manner. Effectively develops staff under his/her supervision, including their on-going learning and development. Effectively assists, guides and supports programme managers in meeting their objectives and outputs.

Compétences :

Professionalism: Knowledge of administrative support work in the UN system in general and of specific experience in either financial or human resources management. Ability to produce reports and papers on technical issues and to review and edit the work of others. Ability to apply UN rules, regulations, policies and guidelines in work situations. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

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.

Planning& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

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.

Creativity: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas; takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas; thinks “outside the box”; takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things; is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches.

Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Managerial Competencies :

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.

Vision: Identifies strategic issues, opportunities and risks; clearly communicates links between the Organization’s strategy and the work unit’s goals; generates and communicates broad and compelling organizational direction, inspiring others to pursue that same direction; conveys enthusiasm about future possibilities.

Empowering Others: Delegates responsibility, clarifies expectations, and gives staff autonomy in important areas of their work; encourages others to set challenging goals; holds others accountable for achieving results related to their area of responsibility; genuinely values all staff members’ input and expertise; shows appreciation and rewards achievement and effort; involves others when making decisions that affect them.

Building Trust: Provides an environment in which others can talk and act without fear of repercussion; manages in a deliberate and predictable way; operates with transparency; has no hidden agenda; places confidences in colleagues, staff members and clients; gives proper credit to theirs; follows through on agreed upon actions; treats sensitive or confidential information appropriately.

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.

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 the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.

Formation :

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business or public administration, finance, accounting, law, social sciences or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Expérience professionnelle :

A minimum of fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administration, logistics, financial management, budget or related field.

Connaissances linguistiques :

Fluency in one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat, English or French, (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage. Demonstrable Experience with project implementation in the UN system at the field level is desirable.

Méthode d’évaluation .

L’évaluation des candidats qualifiés pourrait inclure un exercice d’évaluation, pouvant être suivi d’un entretien d’appréciation des compétences.

Notice spéciale .

• Ce poste n’est vacant que pour une période provisoire s’achevant le [date]. Si le candidat sélectionné est un fonctionnaire du Secrétariat de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, il s’agira d’une affectation temporaire.
• Si cette affectation temporaire peut permettre au candidat sélectionné d’acquérir de l’expérience, elle ne porte que sur une période limitée et ne préjuge en rien de la sélection du futur titulaire du poste.
• Selon les modalités de financement du poste à pourvoir, le droit de faire acte de candidature pourrait être limité aux candidats basés dans le lieu d’affectation concerné.
• Pour cette vacance de poste temporaire, le droit de faire acte de candidature pourrait être limité aux « candidats internes », qui ont été recrutés à l’issue d’un concours, dont les modalités sont prévues par la disposition 4.16 du Règlement du personnel, ou d’une procédure de sélection sanctionnée par un organe central de contrôle, comme prévu par la disposition 4.15 dudit Règlement.
• Les fonctionnaires des organisations appliquant le régime commun des Nations Unies qui atteindront l’âge réglementaire de départ à la retraite au cours de la période considérée ne peuvent pas se porter candidats.Le fait de faire acte de candidature ou d’être sélectionné pour cette vacance de poste temporaire est sans effet sur l’âge réglementaire de départ à la retraite, cette date ne pouvant être repoussée.
• Les retraités ayant dépassé l’âge de départ obligatoire à la retraite qui souhaitent être considérés pour cet emploi temporaire, doivent sélectionner “départ à la retraite” pour le motif de leur depart. Les retraités ne peuvent être employés par l’Organisation que si les conditions suivantes sont remplies : (a) L’Organisation ne peut faire face à ses besoins opérationnels, aucun fonctionnaire qualifié n’étant disponible pour exercer les fonctions considérées; (b) L’engagement proposé n’a pas d’effets préjudiciables sur les perspectives de carrière ou les possibilités de réaffectation d’autres fonctionnaires et constitue un moyen économique et rationnel de répondre aux besoins du service.

Charte des Nations Unies .

Aux termes du paragraphe 3 de l’Article 101 de la Charte des Nations Unies, la considération dominante dans le recrutement du personnel doit être la nécessité d’assurer à l’Organisation les services de personnes possédant les plus hautes qualités de travail, de compétence et d’intégrité. Ne seront pas retenues les candidatures des personnes qui ont commis des violations du droit international des droits de l’homme, des violations du droit international humanitaire, des actes d’exploitation, d’atteintes ou de harcèlement sexuels, ou au sujet desquelles il existe des raisons plausibles de croire qu’elles ont été impliquées dans la commission de tels actes. L’expression « exploitation sexuelle » désigne le fait d’abuser ou de tenter d’abuser d’un état de vulnérabilité, d’un rapport de force inégal ou de rapports de confiance à des fins sexuelles, y compris mais non exclusivement en vue d’en tirer un avantage pécuniaire, social ou politique. On entend par « atteinte sexuelle » toute atteinte physique de nature sexuelle commise par la force, sous la contrainte ou à la faveur d’un rapport inégal, ou la menace d’une telle atteinte. Le harcèlement sexuel s’entend de tout comportement déplacé à connotation sexuelle raisonnablement propre ou de nature à choquer ou humilier, lorsqu’il entrave la bonne marche du service, est présenté comme une condition d’emploi ou crée au lieu de travail un climat d’intimidation, d’hostilité ou de vexation, et lorsque ce comportement est assez grave pour justifier le licenciement de son auteur. La candidature de personnes qui ont commis des infractions autres que des infractions mineures au code de la route ne sera pas retenue.

Sera dûment prise en considération l’importance d’un recrutement effectué sur une base géographique aussi large que possible. Aucune restriction ne sera imposée par l’Organisation à l’accès des hommes et des femmes, dans des conditions égales, à toutes les fonctions, dans ses organes principaux et subsidiaires. Le Secrétariat de l’Organisation des Nations Unies est un espace non-fumeurs.

Les candidats sont invités à respecter scrupuleusement toutes les instructions disponibles sur la plateforme de recrutement en ligne Inspira. Pour des informations plus détaillées, ils ou elles peuvent consulter le manuel d’instructions pour le candidat, en cliquant sur le lien hypertexte « Manuels » sur le côté supérieur droit de la page d’accueil de leur compte Inspira.

Les candidatures feront l’objet d’une évaluation et d’un examen préalables sur la base des informations soumises conformément aux critères d’évaluation de l’avis de vacance de poste et aux dispositions législatives internes applicables de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, notamment la Charte des Nations Unies, les résolutions de l’Assemblée générale, le Statut et le Règlement du personnel, les textes administratives et les directives. Les candidats doivent fournir des informations exhaustives et précises conformément aux instructions fournies sur la plateforme Inspira. Une fois la candidature envoyée, aucune modification, suppression ou révision, ni aucun ajout ou changement ne pourra être fait. Il sera procédé à une vérification des références des candidats faisant l’objet d’une attention particulière pour s’assurer de l’exactitude des renseignements qu’ils ont fournis dans leur candidature.

Les avis de vacance de postes publiés sur le Portail des carrières sont retirés à 11:59 p.m. (heure de New York), le jour de la date limite de dépôt des candidatures.

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