Overview
The consultant will facilitate operational, administrative, and technical coordination between UN entities and Government authorities on matters related to privileges and immunities, and support the UNCT's efficiency agenda.
Key Responsibilities
- Support UNCT engagement with Government counterparts regarding taxation, bureaucratic and administrative impediments and matters under the SOFA and Host Country Agreements.
- Support the UN Finance Working Group to facilitate coordination between UN Agencies, MoFA, and BoSS to address operational bottlenecks affecting financial transactions and remittances.
- Review UN agency operations to identify overlaps, gaps, and opportunities for common services, including shared procurement, logistics, HR, and ICT.
- Ensure alignment between PMT and OMT priorities, Strategies and workplans.
- Provide leadership to consolidate services under one Agency.
- Provide coordination support to surveys such as Place to Place Survey, Local Salary Survey, DSA Review, and any additional cost-of-living or operational surveys.
- Assist in designing and managing cost sharing arrangements across UNCT entities.
- Monitor and report on agency shares and compliance.
Required Experience
- 5–7 years of progressively responsible UN experience in operations, logistics, programme management support, and Inter-Agency coordination at the international or senior national level is required.
- Experience in facilitating technical coordination on the implementation of United Nations privileges and immunities with Government authorities, especially in support of UN and international obligations under Government rules regulations, and policies is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in UN operational efficiency initiatives, integrated business process reviews and compliance, common services and UN efficiency and cost effectiveness reforms are desirable.
- Ability to work at a senior level with senior Government officials and engage diplomatically with Government partners is required.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Development Studies, or related field.
- A first-level university degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
